Paradise Mayor Steve Crowder is in contact with officials in Southern California to share insights on recovery efforts following a wildfire, drawing from his experience as a Camp Fire survivor and the rebuilding of the community.

This isn’t the first time Trump has come to survey a fire-ravaged California. He was critical of the state then, as he is now.

A firefighter father-and-son duo were able to capture a special moment while they were out on a call while battling the Los Angeles wildfires.

City officials are ready to rebuild. But defending against future fires requires thinking about more than buildings.

LA County Sheriff says about 31,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders while another 23,000 were under evacuation warnings.

For years before Los Angeles fires, California Democrats killed GOP legislation that might have made it easier to fight massive wildfires.

The Petaluma-based Guy Fieri Foundation brought its large disaster relief trailer and smoker to the Cal Fire base camp in Malibu on Jan. 12 and began dinner service the next day, according to foundation spokesperson Irika Slavin. Slavin said the deployment theme was “serving those who protect and serve us.”

Combined with the Palisades Fire that broke out simultaneously, 28 lives were lost, including several who had disabilities or mobility issues. MORE: LA wildfire victims: What we know about those killed "It was gutting to read that,

In addition to the tens of thousands of those now without homes in LA and surrounding areas, some of the well-known public figures who have tragically lost houses include Adam Brody and Leighton Meester, Milo Ventimiglia, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Mandy Moore.

Despite upgrades to wireless alerts system, emergency warnings were often ineffective when most needed during the Los Angeles wildfires. Some were sent to too many people, some to too few.