On Thursday, Jan. 9, a Super Scooper firefighting plane was grounded after it collided with a drone illegally flying over the Palisades fire area. The aircraft, which can drop 1,600 gallons of water at a time and replenish its supply in five minutes, will likely be out of use for the remainder of the Palisades fire.

The Palisades Fire, already one of the most destructive natural disasters in Los Angeles history, set its sights on yet another neighborhood on Saturday. Ground and

A number of videos have been shared on social media showing the Palisades fire, the most destructive in Los Angeles' history, making its way toward the populated San Fernando Valley with mandatory evacuation orders in place.

The Palisades fire grew to 21,596 acres overnight, with evacuations expanding rapidly in Encino, Tarzana and Brentwood as flames lit up ridge lines and threatened homes in Mandeville Canyon. Six helicopters flew throughout the night, dropping water on the blaze as it entered its 5th day Saturday.

Elsewhere in L.A. County, firefighters gained the upper hand on smaller wildfires — showing how, with milder winds, the ability to drop water on flames using aircraft can play a major role in limiting a fire’s spread.

Firefighters were slowly making progress in their battle to contain the inferno that has razed swathes of Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood to the ground, but still-spreading flames threatened communities in the populous San Fernando Valley on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES could face “explosive fire growth” in the coming days as blazing wildfires threaten to burn through more A-list neighborhoods. Firefighters have been tirelessly fighting

Coverage of the Eaton and Palisades fires, including stories about the unprecedented losses, issues firefighters faced and the winds.

The deadly Palisades fire grew to 22,660 acres by Saturday morning, with evacuations expanding rapidly in Encino, Tarzana and Brentwood ... have opened in the San Fernando Valley: The Van Nuys ...

Sands said he is on the California Fair ... Recreation Center and the Brentwood Country Club. Additional evacuation shelters were opened in the San Fernando Valley: The Van Nuys/Sherman Oaks ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the reported unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir.

The latest red flag warning includes the Inland Empire and Orange County, as well as the already ravaged Los Angeles area.