The pilots approach the Hughes Fire in Castaic, Calif. (146 Airlift Wing/California Air National Guard/TMX) More than 4,000 fire personnel are assigned to the Hughes Fire, authorities say.

Over 1,100 firefighters were “strategically pre-positioned” across Southern California to address "ongoing critical fire weather," Cal Fire said.

Southern California’s fire season refuses to quit, even with rain on the horizon. In the last day, hundreds of weary firefighters have battled multiple fires in the hills around Los Angeles and ...

• The Hughes fire north of Castaic quickly grew to more than 10,000 acres, but no structures were reported damaged. • Southern California expects less than half an inch of rain Saturday ...

The fast-burning Hughes Fire prompted evacuations on Wednesday, just over two weeks after the Eaton and Palisades Fires caused massive destruction across Los Angeles County.

As crews continued to battle the Hughes Fire — a blaze north of Los Angeles that exploded in the course of a day to 10,000 acres — additional fires keep sparking across a region facing another ...

A timelapse video has shown the Hughes fire explode, casting an enormous cloud of smoke over Los Angeles County in Southern California on Wednesday.. Why It Matters. Hughes is the newest fire to ...

What To Know. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), the Hughes Fire has grown to 9,400 acres. Evacuation orders are in place for these zones: ...

The fire threat remains critical in Southern California, where thousands of residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday as fire crews battled the out-of-control Hughes Fire near Castaic, a ...

The blaze, dubbed the Hughes Fire, was first reported just before 11 a.m.By around 10 p.m. local time it had grown to 10,176 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire ...

The Hughes fire in California on January 22, 2025. Photo from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The fire is currently zero percent contained, and Cal Fire says the cause ...