Articles by Amy Taxin and Raquel Maria Dillon

Associated Press

California Faces Longer, Tough Wildfire Season

California truly is the Golden State this summer – golden brown – and that has fire officials worried heading into the peak of the wildfire season. It’s still weeks before the fire-fanning Santa Ana winds usually arrive and already it’s …

L.A. Fire Erupts in Remote Area

Fire officials tried to stay aggressive in stunting the growth of a huge wildfire north of Los Angeles, but the flames and the winds that fanned them have proved unpredictable. More than half of the stubborn fire was surrounded Monday, …

Southern California Fire Slowed by Weather

Firefighters made more progress Wednesday morning against a giant wildfire that has ravaged a national forest north of Los Angeles, with another day of cooperative weather providing a big assist to beleaguered fire crews. The blaze in the Angeles National …

L.A. Fire May Last Weeks

A relentless wildfire near Los Angeles raged Tuesday with 53 homes up in smoke, thousands more threatened and new rounds of evacuations as towering flames crackled close to foothill neighborhoods in the path of the blaze. Flames plowed through half-century-old …

Report: Universal Studios Needs More Fire Protection

The Universal Studios lot needs more stringent fire protection to prevent another fire like the one that devastated part of the back lot earlier in June, a Los Angeles County Fire Department report concluded. Firefighters’ difficulties in controlling the June …