Wildfires

Thousands of people were under evacuation orders due to the Franklin Fire in the hills of Malibu. See photos of the fire.

The Franklin Fire continued to tear through the hillside near Pepperdine University. Watch live coverage as it happened on the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.

A homeowner and her brother describe what happened when flames neared her Malibu home. Camilla Rambaldi reports for the NBC News on Tuesday Dec. 10, 2024.

Thousands of residents were under evacuation orders due to a wildfire in the Malibu area. See where the fire is burning on the LA County coast.

The Franklin Fire in Malibu has prompted evacuation orders, school closures and road closures.

Firefighters continue to battle the flames of a 2,200-acre wildfire that started Monday night, prompting evacuation orders, road closures and school closures in Malibu near Pepperdine University.

An evacuation warning issued Thursday after a brush fire that grew to more than 200 acres broke out in Riverside County has been lifted.

A Camarillo thanks firefighters for saving him from the Mountain Fire in Ventura County.

At least 200 structures, including homes, have been destroyed alongside an additional 90 damaged in the ongoing wind-fanned Mountain Fire in Ventura County, fire officials said Tuesday morning.

At least 192 structures were destroyed by a fan-flamed wildfire that quickly spread to more than 20,000 acres in Ventura County, officials announced in a press conference Monday.

A class ring was among the few items left behind after the Mountain Fire destroyed a Camarillo home.

The Mountain Fire in Ventura County has been contained by 26% as of Sunday, according to Cal Fire.

As unpredictable as wildfires may be, the response to them has become very predictable.