The devastation of the Los Angeles wildfires has resonated far beyond Southern California, as local officials and residents across the United States have watched the flames, started among dry vegetation,

For those who plan to rebuild, a natural question has emerged: What can be done differently to prevent the sort of destruction that has killed at least 24 people, leveled thousands of structures and inflicted untold billions in damage?

As deadly wildfires devastated a wide area of Los Angeles in early 2025, social media posts claimed that directed energy weapons ignited the blazes -- a conspiracy theory shared around similar disasters.

Wildfires like the Los Angeles blazes destroy so much, but they often spare some evidence of the cause of their ignition

A particularly dangerous situation red flag warning is in place from noon Monday to 10 a.m. Tuesday local time for a large portion of Ventura and Los Angeles counties.

Los Angeles is in the midst of battling multiple wildfires. FOX Business takes a look at some of America's most costly wildfires.

Footage of a firefighting plane picking up water from the Pacific Ocean to beat back the wildfires currently burning in Los Angeles has only added fuel to a debate taking place among onlookers on social media: Should we be using seawater to douse the flames?

As wildfires tear through Los Angeles County, tens of thousands of unhoused residents face a cascade of risks: toxic air they can't filter, emergency alerts they can't receive, and evacuation orders they struggle to follow.

National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) and the Big City Fire Working Group (BCF) have reached a major milestone

The initial cost estimate, issued this week, included damaged or destroyed streetlights, recreation centers, sanitation systems and the Pacific Palisades library.

Charred hillsides stripped of vegetation do not absorb water well, creating the potential for flash floods and mudslides that can collect debris and wipe out structures in their paths. The extent of a mudflows will depend on the intensity of the rainfall, duration of the storm, and the amount of remaining vegetation to hold everything in place.

LA County launched a one-stop page on its website for wildfire relief efforts on Wednesday, sharing information about trusted organizations helping people affected by the Palisades and Eaton Fires.