The team at Boise State University looked at hundreds of attributes about the fires — not just weather variables like wind speed or temperature, but human factors like density of development.
Mandatory evacuations were issued Wednesday in the Castaic area due to the fast-spreading Hughes Fire. CAL FIRE's map shows the evacuation zones.
WASHINGTON—The number of days when the weather gets hot, dry and windy—ideal to spark extreme wildfires—has nearly tripled in ...
Three major fires were burning on a day of high fire danger Wednesday in Los Angeles County. The fires include the deadly Eaton and Palisades fire and the Hughes Fire, which started Wednesday morning ...