Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

The degree of mismanagement is epic. It’s incompetence married with poisonous ideology, said Villanueva, who was sheriff between 2018 and 2022.

The fire threat remains critical in Southern California, where thousands of residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday as fire crews battled the out-of-control Hughes Fire near Castaic, a suburb in the foothills and mountains of northern Los Angeles County.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, scorching more than 60 square miles and displacing tens of thousands of people.

Firefighters in Southern California conducted another fierce wildfire fight on Wednesday and into Thursday morning.

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires continue burning in the Los Angeles area as Southern California prepares for increased fire danger.

After a weekend of reprieve allowing fire teams to continue making progress battling the deadly infernos burning in Los Angeles County, Southern California now faces another round of fire-fueling Santa Ana winds.

Over 50,000 people are under evacuation orders or warnings on Wednesday in California's Los Angeles after a fresh blaze swept through rugged mountains in the area. Meanwhile, other two major wildfires --Palisades and Eaton -- which wreaked havoc in Los Angeles earlier this month are still smouldering,

More than 10,000 acres burn near Los Angeles as forecasters warn about more threats - Los Angeles County’s latest major wildfire burns more than 10,000 acres near Castaic Lake as strong Santa Ana wind

Exhausted firefighters battling deadly infernos for weeks are now grappling with two new wildfires torching Southern California.

A new wildfire that erupted in northern Los Angeles County triggered tens of thousands of evacuation orders and warnings.