california wildfires

NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura got an up-close look at some new firefighting technology that dozens of families built right onto their houses.

NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura got an up-close look at some new firefighting technology that dozens of families built right onto their houses.

NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke with NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura, who got an up-close look at some new firefighting technology that dozens of families built right onto their houses.

Pacific Coast Highway is slated to reopen just in time for the summer, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Saturday.

A new death in connection with January’s wildfires has been confirmed, raising the death toll to 30, the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner’s office said on Wednesday. With the new death, a total of 18 lives were taken by the Eaton Fire and 12 were taken by the Palisades Fire. The fires devastated the region, displacing thousands...

Strong winds on Monday drove an out-of-control wildfire through a remote area of eastern California, prompting evacuations for hundreds of homes.

Strong winds on Monday drove an out-of-control wildfire through a remote area of eastern California, prompting evacuations for hundreds of homes.

A lawsuit filed by residents who were impacted by January’s Palisades Fire claims to have evidence a second blaze occurred shortly after the initial fire, causing more destruction and devastation to the seaside community.

PG&E is holding a virtual town hall Tuesday evening to help Bay Area residents reduce wildfire risk in their communities.

PG&E is holding a virtual town hall Tuesday evening to help Bay Area residents reduce wildfire risk in their communities.

An obscure regulatory rule change two decades ago allowed utilities to keep up unused, potentially hazardous electrical systems — like the one now being investigated as sparking the Eaton fire.

National Fire Protection Association Wildfire Division Director Michele Steinberg joins Today in the Bay to discuss the Southern California wildfires and mitigation strategies for homeowners.

Twenty-five more Pacific Palisades residents who were affected by January’s deadly brush fire have joined a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power over the disaster.

State fire safety officials have repeatedly warned Southern California Edison to improve weather tracking to help prevent wind-driven fire — but the utility maintained before the Eaton fire that its efforts met world standards.

State fire safety officials have repeatedly warned Southern California Edison to improve weather tracking to help prevent wind-driven fire — but the utility maintained before the Eaton fire that its efforts met world standards. Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.

The Eaton and Palisades fires displaced about 150,000 residents, and many remain in rentals and hotel rooms nearly two months later.

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis speaks with Francois Auroux, a longtime Palisades resident who recounts the terrifying night he escaped the fire on a bike with two paintings he had to hand off to NBC4 reporter, Robert Kovacik, live on the air.

Kristin Crowley has appealed her termination as LAFD chief to the Los Angeles City Council after she was dismissed from the position nearly a week ago by Mayor Karen Bass.

Property damage from the January wildfires in Los Angeles County, including the Eaton and Palisades fires, is estimated at between $28 billion to $53.8 billion.

California Live’s Amber Pfister visits West Hollywood with celebrity interior designer, Adam Hunter, as they walk through a warehouse that is providing essential furnishings and home goods for wildfire victims.