Just a few hours after the initial spark of the Hughes Fire, Bakersfield City Council members addressed the growing concerns for safety and preparedness of our local emergency plans.

Powerful winds and bone-dry conditions could pose a challenge to firefighters battling new wildfires in southern California on Thursday (Jan 23), including a blaze that swelled over the past day and ...

Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Thursday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic a day earlier.

Overnight water drops helped stop the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles.

As of Wednesday night, nearly 31,000 people are under evacuation orders with another 23-thousand under evacuation ...

Evacuation orders have been lifted for tens of thousands of people as firefighters with air support have slowed the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of ...

Powerful winds and bone-dry conditions could pose a challenge to firefighters battling new wildfires in southern California ...

Firefighters are battling a new brush fire that erupted along the 405 Freeway in Seal Beach, as they also race to contain the ...

The Hughes Fire has forced the evacuation of 31,000 people and more than 14,000 structures are threatened, according to L.A. County’s Coordinated Joint Information Center.

Over 1,100 firefighters were “strategically pre-positioned” across Southern California to address "ongoing critical fire ...