When the firestorms started in Los Angeles County, health officials encouraged the public to take note of the air quality reports before heading outdoors. Now, more than a week later, the expert ...

The scale of the effort will be vast — the area scorched by the major fires is equal to three times the size of Manhattan.

A member of the Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team was helping with evacuations when the Eaton Fire destroyed his Altadena home.

Firefighters are making progress, officials said, but residents must be ready for a return of powerful winds that could spread flames.