...minutes and forced the closure of the Antelope Valley Freeway, said Brian Jordan, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Officials were investigating the cause of the blaze. Winds of up to 50 mph in Orange County toppled power...

...from wind-whipped wildfires to chemically laced industrial blazes. But a new study conducted by the Los Angeles County Fire Department found the substance can also be effective in battling residential fires that nationwide kill thousands of...

...picnicking, said Mike Brown, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. "It was total chaos," Brown said. Pilot...injured were in critical condition, said Los Angeles County Fire Department Capt. Mark Savage. About half the people...

...couple's two cats. About 2,000 people were ordered from their homes, said Inspector Armando Carrillo of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. By Friday morning, the fire had destroyed at least six homes, as well as other structures. At one point...