Just a few hours after the initial spark of the Hughes Fire, Bakersfield City Council members addressed the growing concerns for safety and preparedness of our local emergency plans.

Firefighters in Southern California have been conducting more fierce wildfire fights as crews race to contain and extinguish several fires that broke out on Wednesday and Thursday.

Firefighters are battling a new brush fire that erupted along the 405 Freeway in Seal Beach, as they also race to contain the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake.

Overnight water drops helped stop the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles.

With high winds driving the flames, a fast-moving wildfire exploded to more than 10,000 acres near the Los Angeles County ...

A large brush fire that erupted near Interstate 5 in Castaic has burned more than 5,000 acres, causing several evacuation ...

Powerful winds and bone-dry conditions could pose a challenge to firefighters battling new wildfires in southern California ...

Firefighters are battling a new brush fire that erupted along the 405 Freeway in Seal Beach, as they also race to contain the ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday for tens of thousands as firefighters with air support slowed the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los ...

The Hughes Fire has forced the evacuation of 31,000 people and more than 14,000 structures are threatened, according to L.A. County’s Coordinated Joint Information Center.

Over 1,100 firefighters were “strategically pre-positioned” across Southern California to address "ongoing critical fire ...