wildfires

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.

Editor-in-Chief of Sunset Magazine, Hugh Garvey, joins Jessica Vilchis in the studio to talk about the new non-negotiables of building a fire-resilient home in California. From simple swaps to new technology, there are plenty of ways to make your home—old or new—more fire resistant. 

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...

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.

Firefighters have announced progress on containing two of the largest wildfires burning in the North Carolina mountains, but are warning that fire danger remains from dry and windy conditions.

In the aftermath of the devastating Southern California wildfires, NASA is using new technology to enhance our understanding of wildfire behavior. Meteorologist Vianey Arana reports.

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.

Arson refers to the crime of starting a fire on purpose in order to damage property.

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. Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.

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.

Crews battled wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty winds as residents were forced to evacuate in some areas.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency Sunday as wildfires in the Carolinas and Georgia scorched thousands of acres and forced people to flee their homes, NBC News reported.

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.

For the first time in more than a decade, Cal Fire is reassessing wildfire risk in Bay Area cities. Thom Jensen reports.

For the first time in more than a decade, Cal Fire is reassessing wildfire risk in Bay Area cities.

The termination letters that ended the careers of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources will be available to help prevent and fight wildfires.

A Los Angeles Fire Department member was able to escape a close call Thursday after his vehicle was swept into the ocean by fast-moving mud along Pacific Coast Highway.