As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather. The National Weather Service warned Tuesday that the combination of high winds and severely dry conditions have created a “particularly dangerous situation” in which

The National Weather Service’s warning about the “particularly dangerous situation” in which any new fire could explode in size in the Los Angeles area didn’t mention fire tornadoes

Wildfires tearing through Southern California have already burned tens of thousands of acres and structures down. Now, another threat is facing the area: fire tornadoes.

Victims of the Los Angeles wildfires, likely the costliest in U.S. history, are seizing upon a unique California legal doctrine that allows them to collect from their power utility if its equipment caused the blaze -- even if the company did nothing wrong.

Three law firms are suing the Edison electrical company, claiming its equipment ignited one of the four California wildfires. Newsweek sought email comment on Wednesday from Southern California Edison (SCE) and California Governor Gavin Newsom's Office of Emergency Services.

California’s public utility company, Southern California Edison (SCE), was hit with a handful of lawsuits on Monday over the origins of the Eaton Canyon fire burning both Pasadena, California, and Altadena,

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin talks about why he and many of his Republican colleagues believe fire aid for California should only come if there are some strings attached.

As deadly wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles, a Republican congressman from Texas says federal lawmakers will consider tying relief funding for California to policy changes in the state.

Texas firefighters have joined scores of other fire departments to try to get California's wildfires under control. Houston, Conroe, Neeham fire departments and multiple more made the trip. Crews from TIFMAS,

New wildfires have erupted in California as thousands of firefighters continue their work to extinguish other deadly blazes that have been raging across the Los Angeles area since last week.

More than 12,000 homes, businesses, schools and other structures have been destroyed by raging wildfires that began ripping through the Greater Los Angeles area last Tuesday. Cal Fire said in an update Monday that a total of 40,