Both the Phoenix Fire Department and the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management are deploying personnel and sending equipment.

Throughout Southern California, some highways were closed ... of 28 task forces in the United States and is part of the Phoenix Fire Department’s special operations division.

The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management sent 150 people and equipment to Southern California to combat wildfires that erupted on Jan. 7, according to spokesperson Tiffany Davila. More than a dozen Arizona fire departments and districts sent ...

Multiple groups of Arizona firefighters will be sent to fight the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area, officials confirmed Wednesday.

The Hurst Fire has set 505 acres ablaze near San Fernando, California in the Sylmar neighborhood, according to Cal Fire. It is 0% contained. The cause of the fire, which was discovered on Tuesday at around 10:30 p.m., remains under investigation, according to the department.

Arizona Task Force 1, which is managed by the Phoenix Fire Department, is ready and waiting to be called upon to assist with relief efforts.

A second day of windy and dry conditions is in store for Southern California. Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking.

As wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles, three fires broke out in San Diego County, prompting evacuation orders and warnings.

In a state that averages more than 7,500 wildfires a year some California homeowners keep helmets and fire hoses handy. However, the Los Angeles fires demonstrate a new reality: Wildfires in the state are growing larger and more ferocious and burning into suburbs and cities more often, experts told USA TODAY.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern Californians are bracing for gusty winds and a heightened risk of wildfires, less than two weeks after the outbreak of deadly blazes that have killed at least 27 people and charred thousands of homes.

Rescuers continued searching for 31 people who were reported missing amid the chaos of the Eaton and Palisades fires, which broke out 10 days ago.

People in areas under mandatory evacuation orders face an "immediate threat to life" and must leave immediately.