Fires

A pilot program in Orange County provides for a fixed-wing aircraft to monitor wildfires and give ground crews real-time information.

As small brush fires keep firefighters busy, low humidity and high temperatures will continue across L.A.

A warming trend will bring triple-digit temperatures to parts of Los Angeles County this week, which combined with low humidity is creating fire danger.

The U.S. attorney’s office dropped a lawsuit against a Saudi businessman over the 2013 Mountain fire after a last-minute bombshell was dropped before trial.

Federal prosecutors have filed a $25-million suit against the owners of an iconic train, claiming that it emitted sparks that started one of the largest wildfires in Colorado history.

Of the estimated 650 homes that burned inside Malibu city limits, just 113 replacement plans have been approved, and only 12 have received permits to start construction, records show.

Alarmed by dense smoke, shoppers are snapping up portable air purifiers and breathing masks in staggering numbers.

Nearly two years after the Tubbs fire, victims are still waiting for monetary relief. It is meant to rebuild and help prevent future disasters in the state.

The Caliente fire broke out shortly before noon and has blackened at least 350 acres and set pallets at an industrial yard ablaze.

Crews for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power bulldozed hundreds of endangered plants while working on a wildfire prevention project. State authorities are now investigating, as are L.A. officials, in response to a Times inquiry.

Russian authorities have declared a state of emergency in five areas because of forest fires, including all of the Irkutsk and Krasnoyarsk regions, which lie north of Mongolia.

PG&E told a judge it “strongly disagrees” with the story suggesting that it knew its equipment near the fire’s ignition point badly needed upgrades but deferred maintenance.