Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared across the Los Angeles area.

Officials released details about the recovery effort from the initial Los Angeles fires — expected to last up to 18 months as authorities clear the wreckage.

In Los Angeles’s chaparral-covered ecosystem, wildfires in the mountains are an annual ritual. But when those fires leaped into residential neighborhoods this week, killing at least 11 people and destroying thousands of homes, the city suddenly found itself in survival mode.

The Hughes Fire, Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire are burning in Los Angeles County. This map shows the locations.

In an interview aired Wednesday night, Trump said he may withhold aid to California until the state adjusts how it manages its scarce water resources. He falsely claimed that California’s fish conservation efforts in the northern part of the state are responsible for fire hydrants running dry in urban areas.

Twenty-one firefighters from the Tri-Cities and Walla Walla are headed to California to battle the deadly wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The fire crew and five fire engines from Southeast Washington are being sent by the region in response to requests from California to states in the West via the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

A large number of Washington fire crews have arrived in California to help to fight the fierce wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area.

Boeing has pledged $1 million in donations to support relief and recovery operations in the Los Angeles region in response to the devastating wildfires that are sweeping across Southern California. Through the Boeing Charitable Trust,

California Republicans are making the trip to our nation's capital to watch the inauguration ceremonies. Festivities and security measures are underway as President-elect Donald Trump gets ready for his second inauguration.

After a weekend of reprieve allowing fire teams to continue making progress battling the deadly infernos burning in Los Angeles County, Southern California now faces another round of fire-fueling Santa Ana winds.

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Firefighters responded to a brush fire Wednesday north of Los Angeles on a day of red flag warnings for parts of Southern California.