San Francisco firefighters provided some reassurance to questions surrounding the city's firestorm preparedness, showcasing the city's robust water supply system and its readiness to tackle such emergencies.

Mild temperatures and low humidity are expected to contribute to "dangerous fire weather conditions" through Tuesday, Jan. 21

Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning ... "I want to assure everyone in San Francisco: We are prepared for these events," the statement continued. "As we monitor the impacts of this morning’s event, I am already ...

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's new mayor announced that the city will have a new fire chief in weeks. Mayor Daniel Lurie looked inside the department and tapped Battalion Chief Dean Crispen as the next chief.

Despite the aircraft's impressive capabilities, California has not purchased any, rather choosing to lease them for 90-day increments, according to LAFD.

Three California cities showed the largest increases and decreases in an annual report of the best-performing cities in the nation.

California has been hit with an exodus of property insurance companies in recent years, and the state's ongoing wildfires threaten to make the problem worse.

The earliest tunnels in Southern California were built for shelter, or mining purposes, but as civilization encroached, the region’s mountainous terrain required tunnels for railroads, aqueducts, and eventually, automobiles.

The San Francisco SPCA is offering free puppy adoptions for a limited time in order to free up space for animals being sent out of the wildfire zones in the Los Angeles area.

Several San Francisco restaurants are stepping up to support people affected by the devastating wildfires in Southern California through organizations that are doing relief work on the ground.

The home ignites, becoming the fire’s fuel. Soon, it puts off radiant heat that can ignite the exterior of the home next door, which then allows fire to penetrate to the neighbor’s carpets, furniture and appliances. In dense neighborhoods, the events play out like a contagion.

New York Times reporters have been writing personal portraits about the fires in the California Today newsletter. Here is a collection of their dispatches on what the disaster means to them, and to Los Angeles.