The Hughes fire, spanning Los Angeles and Ventura counties, has forced mandatory evacuations for 31,000 people, with 23,000 under warnings. Warnings for evacuations and orders have recently been downgraded.

Cal Fire’s total base wildfire protection budget has nearly tripled over the past 10 years, from $1.1 billion in 2014‑15 to $3 billion in 2023‑24.

Reduction to an extra sum for fire resilience drew outrage while the general fund for fire prevention continues to swell under Newsom's leadership.

The Clay Fire has sparked in Riverside County on Tuesday night as wildfires continue to plague Southern California.

The Hughes Fire, reported shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday near Castaic Lake, prompted evacuation of a 280-square-mile area north of Los Angeles. The map above shows the mandatory evacuation area in red and the approximate perimeter as a black line.

As winds across the Southern California area are calmer than their peak and firefighters are making progress, the threat to the fire-weary region remains with Santa Ana winds expected to continue in the coming days.

Santa Ana winds will continue whipping through Southern California through Thursday, sparking fears that progress made fighting wildfires that have scorched over 40,000 acres and left 28 dead could be reversed and more blazes could break out.

Multiple firefighting aircraft have been deployed north of Los Angeles in LA County to counteract the spread of a new fire that has taken hold in the area.

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A wildfire described as “hellish” by witnesses has forced over 30,000 people to evacuate their homes north of Los Angeles. Dubbed the Hughes Fire, the blaze broke out on Wednesday morning near Lake Castaic,