Wildfires are forcing evacuations across California, displacing thousands as conditions rapidly change and smoke spreads statewide.

A large wildfire has burned a third of Santa Rosa Island in California’s Channel Islands National Park — an area home to dozens of rare plants and animals, including some found nowhere else in the world.

A smoke advisory for a broad swath of Southern California was extended into Thursday night due to brush fires in Los Angeles and Riverside counties. The Sandy Fire in Simi Valley and the Bain and Verona fires in Riverside County have resulted in diminished air quality this week for several counties.

California fires have triggered evacuation orders and warnings. See latest on size and containment.

The fire raging through Ventura County, California, is a reminder that the state’s home insurance crisis is far from fixed.

Simi Valley, the Channel Islands and areas east of Bakersfield are on fire. What’s the risk for Northern California?

The Southern California hub — one of 15 in the world — learned a lot from the January 2025 wildfires, Amazon executives say.

Calcoast Fencing Los Angeles today announced a significant expansion of its fire-resistant fencing services across the greater Los Angeles area, responding to surging homeowner demand driven by California’s newly enforced Zone 0 wildfire safety regulations and the ongoing aftermath of the January 2025 Palisades and Eaton fires.

The Sandy fire, one of several wildfires burning in Southern California this week, was 15% contained Wednesday morning.