The particularly dangerous situation alert is relatively new to Southern California but has been issued before the recent wildfires that have caused devastation across LA County.

It takes 60- to 80-mph winds for the company to shut down transmission lines. CEO Steve Powell said it didn't see winds that powerful.

Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires across 45 square miles of densely populated Los Angeles County. About 92,000 people remain under mandatory evacuation orders and another 89,000 are under evacuation warnings.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern California.

At least 16 people have died in the Eaton Fire, officials said. About 7,000 structures have burned, and authorities expect the search for victims will continue for at least four more days.

Firefighters continue working to contain the Eaton Fire that has burned Altadena and northern Pasadena. Here’s how the blaze grew, hour by hour.

The Eaton Fire in Altadena is the fifth deadliest wildfire in California history since record-keeping began in 1933, while the Palisades Fire is tied for the 14th deadliest.

A beloved California Historic Landmark in the heart of Altadena was not impervious to the Eaton Fire, which rampaged through the neighborhood and burned several homes. A one-mile stretch of Santa

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 27 people. The Palisades and Eaton wildfires continue to burn in California today. Here are the latest updates.

Though dangerous fire weather conditions have eased, officials warned of other potential risks in impacted neighborhoods.

An Associated Press analysis of emergency communications shows that the first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t come unt