Citizen app sets off manhunt for Palisades wildfire arson suspect — but they had the wrong guy

A picture posted on the popular "Citizen app" set off a manhunt for an alleged arson suspect in the Palisades fire, but it turns out the photo that was viewed more than a million times was the wrong guy.

Number of damaging fires in Los Angeles homeless camps on the rise

Fires linked to homeless tents and camps are raising concerns in Los Angeles, where flames claimed seven lives last year and caused tens of millions of dollars in damage to nearby businesses.

Three juveniles arrested for allegedly causing County Fire in Thousand Oaks

Three juveniles have been arrested for allegedly starting a brush fire, called the County Fire, in the hills near Westlake High in Thousand Oaks that burned approximately 28 acres.

US judge weighs if PG&E violated probation with 2019 fire

A federal judge is weighing whether Pacific Gas & Electric violated its criminal probation by sparking a wildfire north of San Francisco that destroyed more than 100 homes and injured six firefighters in October 2019.

North Fire: Crews contain wildfire that sparked in Castaic

Fire crews were able to contain a blaze that sparked in the Castaic area on April 28 and scorched roughly 552 acres, officials said. 

Crews knock down Towsley Fire in Stevenson Ranch

Firefighters knocked down a small brush fire in Stevenson Ranch that ignited near the intersection of Calgrove Boulevard and The Old Road on Sunday afternoon, fire authorities said. 

Chico Fire: Firefighters contain blaze that scorched hills south of Lake Mathews

A brush fire erupted on Monday southeast of Lake Mathews in Riverside County and scorched 25 acres before firefighters fully contained the blaze Tuesday night.

SoCal Edison forecasts extreme fire weather conditions this year

Southern California Edison is forecasting extreme fire weather conditions this year that will affect communities located in high fire risk areas as early as next month.  

CA authorizes $536M for wildfire mitigation, forest management

Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced $80.74 million in emergency funds for 1,399 more Cal Fire firefighters to bolster fuels management and wildfire response efforts.

Westwood Fire: Fire crews contain blaze in Simi Valley

Firefighters were able to contain a brush fire that broke out on Sunday afternoon in Simi Valley.

Brush fire burns about five acres in Malibu

Firefighters stopped the forward progress of a fire that charred about five acres of brush in Malibu.