As critical fire weather continues to strike in Southern California, crews are also tasked with preparing for a storm expected this weekend that could trigger mudslides in burn scar areas.

Communities like Malibu were ravaged by the Palisades Fire, and drone video shows the apocalyptic damage that lies across the city.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed more than two dozen people. Weaker winds enabled firefighters to make inroads containing the Palisades and Eaton fires.

With the fires in California still raging on, help is coming from all over the country, including in Grand Rapids. One nonprofit has already jumped into action.

Southern California will continue to face "dangerous fire weather conditions" including strong Santa Ana winds and extremely low humidity through later this week, forecasters said Tuesday.

As winds across the Southern California area are calmer than their peak and firefighters are making progress, the threat to the fire-weary region remains with Santa Ana winds expected to continue in the coming days.

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

Imperfect Paradise host Antonia Cereijido and science reporter Jacob Margolis dive into what makes Southern California’s ecology unique and what that means for fire management. Why you should listen: The same factors that make Los Angeles an appealing place to live are also the reasons we need a fundamentally different approach to fire.

More than 750 tidewater gobies were rescued from a Malibu lagoon scorched by the Palisades fire. Seared watersheds can take years to recover, experts say

On Thursday at 2:58 a.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued an updated wind advisory. The advisory is for Ventura County Beaches, Ventura County Inland Coast, Central Ventura County Valleys, Malibu Coast,