California Wildfires

President Trump is expected to visit Los Angeles Friday for a tour areas damaged by two of the deadliest and destructive wildfires on record in California.

The president has had harsh words for state and local leaders in California amid the deadly blazes. He recently suggested that any federal aid could come with strings.

NBC4’s Robert Kovacik offered to keep the Pacific Palisades homeowner’s artwork safe as he evacuated the deadly flames on a bicycle on Jan. 7.

An Altadena mother is motivated to rebuild Village Play Garden Preschool, her son’s school destroyed in the Eaton Fire.  

In the first discouraging and chaotic hours of the Palisades Fire, an evacuating homeowner’s kindness lifted the spirits of two heroic firefighters. They returned to the home later with a heartwarming thank-you note.

Evacuations were ordered on the Cal State Channel Islands campus Thursday morning when a brush fire broke out in Ventura County.

Extreme drought expanded into parts of Los Angeles County as a dry start to the wet season continues. See this week’s California Drought Monitor report.

High fire danger warnings have been a recurring theme for Los Angeles in January. Here’s a look at how many red flag warnings were issued this month.

The Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire have destroyed more than 16,000 structures. See updates on the LA wildfires as a red flag warning continues.

Firefighters fought to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles and resulted in more than 50,000 people being put under evacuation orders or warnings.

The Castaic Union School District announced it would close all its campuses Thursday due to the Hughes Fire burning in the area.

Drivers on the 5 Freeway north of LA described an apocalyptic scene when the Hughes Fire spread with alarming speed.

The Hughes Fire, Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire are burning in Los Angeles County. This map shows the locations.

Firefighters responded to a brush fire Wednesday north of Los Angeles on a day of red flag warnings for parts of Southern California.

Who is playing at LA FireAid? Here’s the list of bands and artists scheduled to perform Jan. 30 at the Kia Forum and Intuit Dome.

An emergency order was issued Tuesday to prepare for possible rainstorms in neighborhoods damaged by January wildfires in Los Angeles.

Southern Californians are bracing for gusty winds and a heightened risk of wildfires, less than two weeks after the outbreak of deadly blazes that have killed at least 27 people.

Two people suspected of impersonating firefighters were detained Saturday after trying to go through a checkpoint limited to emergency crews responding to the Palisades Fire.

Experts told NBC News that Southern California and other vulnerable areas need a transformational shift in mindset away from heavy reliance on firefighters to control blazes.

On this Science 4 Everyone, Storm Team4 Meteorologist (and Science Teacher!) Ryan Miller explains why wildfires start with a focus on the current wildfires in Southern California.