Over the last eight years, wildfires have burned down more houses than at any time in California history. Decades of homebuilding in forests and foothills have left millions of residents exposed as climate change fuels longer, hotter and drier fire seasons.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal officials and Los Angeles police planned a news conference on Wednesday to announce a “significant development” related to the criminal investigation into last January’s deadly Palisades Fire.

Investigators on Wednesday announced new information about the suspect in the devastating Pacific Palisades fire in January. Here are five things to know about the suspect.1. The suspect's name is Jonathan Rinderknecht.

"The complaint alleges that a single person's recklessness caused one of the worst fires Los Angeles has ever seen."

Sandia Fire initially started 3:20 p.m. Oct. 7 in San Diego County, California. Since its discovery 17 hours ago, it has burned 24 acres. 35% of the fire was brought under containment by a fire crew of 72 as of Wednesday morning. However, investigations into the cause are ongoing.

A massive fire at Chevron's El Segundo refinery lit up the Southern California sky, but officials say no injuries or evacuations were reported