President Donald Trump has told government agencies to consolidate their wildland firefighting into a single program.

The Hughes fire ignited earlier in the day north of Castaic and by evening had grown to more than 9,000 acres, forcing the evacuation of about 31,000 people.

Already, forecasters have said they are seeing troubling signs that the pattern of rising temperatures, dry air, and parched plant life could be more intense than in previous years.

The Hughes Fire grew rapidly near Castaic Lake, after it sparked around 10:53 a.m. PST Wednesday.. Crews on the ground and in the sky attacked the flames, which were spreading over 23 football ...

The majority of public land is too fire prone and far away from communities to even make sense for housing, research shows.

As a longtime resident of Santa Clarita, I know that summer brings more than just high temperatures, it also marks a peak ...

Firefighters are responding to a brush fire that sparked near Castaic High School around 5 p.m. Saturday. Flames were seen in ...

"We're actually well below normal in terms of wildfires and, at this point in time, I'm not convinced this is going to be a big wildfire season," Mass said ...

A search-and-rescue mission is underway on Castaic Lake, where two kayakers flipped over due to strong winds on Sunday afternoon. One of the kayakers, a woman, was rescued with no injuries.

The search for a lake goer whose paddleboard tipped over on Castaic Lake on Sunday afternoon, June 1, continued into Monday. Officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded just ...

President Donald Trump's order directs agencies to consolidate wildfire efforts but doesn't specifically call for a new ...

Authorities are searching for a missing kayaker on Castaic Lake after his kayak overturned on Sunday afternoon. It happened at around 12:30 p.m., Los Angeles County Fire Department officials said.