Santa Ana winds, which are common in Southern California during cooler months, are behind some of the Golden State’s most vicious fires.

Santa Ana winds are a geographically specific type of wind that occur in Southern California known as katabatic winds. They are cold, dry, down-sloping winds that warm as they descend a mountain side.

How was the Eaton fire of Southern California able to start and spread so easily in the winter month of January?

That includes building the Wildfire and Climate Resilience Center, creating what’s considered a state-of-the-art network, ...

Malibu residents warned of more frequent power outages due to wildfire risks, with SCE advising increased Public Safety Power ...

VENTURA, Calif. - High fire season is now underway in California. "That increase fire risk across the interior areas first ...

The Getty Villa has reopened almost six months after the Palisades Fire damaged trees and vegetation on its property.

The winds that whipped the Eaton Fire into infernos spared precious things: old family photos, postcards, and kids’ art. One ...

Seven months after the Mountain Fire, the Ventura County District Attorney's Office is reviewing an investigation into its cause.

Since 1993, seven of the 10 worst fire years in California, ranked by total acres burned, have occurred after ...