In the days after the devastating wildfires, air monitors recorded some of the highest levels of air pollution in recent years, coinciding with a surge in hospital visits.

Officials are warning of windblown ash and other pollutants from Los Angeles-area fires and say air quality readers won't pick up on the ash pollutants.

A post shared on X claims the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is “begging” anyone with firefighting experience to assist them in extinguishing the fires in Los Angeles County. Verdict: False The LAFD post requested help from LAFD members only.

Fierce wildfires are raging in the Los Angeles area, with fast-moving flames burning through homes and businesses as residents flee smoke-filled canyons and picturesque neighborhoods that are home

The hazardous air quality in Los Angeles is largely a result of smoke from the Pacific Palisades Fire, intensified by strong Santa Ana winds.

Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Anthony Marrone said ... Sensitive people, such as older people, pregnant women and people with asthma, should stay indoors, authorities said.

The fires expanded even as Los Angeles saw a brief reprieve from intense Santa Ana winds on Thursday. Gales had fueled rapidly spreading walls of flame on Tuesday and Wednesday, leaving a vast trail of destruction and sending as many as 100,000 residents fleeing — including movie stars and celebrities in the scenic Santa Monica Mountains.

As firefighters continue to battle raging fires across Los Angeles County, a cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department 2025 budget and its commitment to recruiting a more diverse force have come under attack.

Santa Anas are the desiccating winds that are common in winter, blowing out of Nevada and Utah and into southwestern California. Carrying dry desert air, they push over the mountains in the Transverse Ranges and accelerate as they move downslope, howling into the canyons and valleys.

Thousands of firefighters were battling at least three separate blazes on Wednesday, from the Pacific Coast inland to Pasadena.

Thousands of firefighters are battling at least three separate blazes Wednesday, from the Pacific Coast inland to Pasadena.

The county's fire department said the blaze's forward progress was stopped. Set of remains tied to Eaton Fire determined to be not human In an update Tuesday night, the Los Angeles County Medical ...