The president’s initial guest list doesn’t include Gov. Gavin Newsom or state forest officials on his trip to the Los Angeles fires — but he’s bringing the head of the Forest Service, a Biden appointee with California experience.

Set aside for a moment the fact that the link between any mismanaged state forests and the Los Angeles fires is tenuous; the U.S. Forest Service, not California, owns the forest land around the Eaton Fire in Altadena, and the Pacific Palisades is surrounded by chaparral, not overgrown forest.

PORTLAND (WGME) – A Maine Forest Ranger battling California’s wildfires is sharing an update on the region's progress. Nearly two weeks ago, Governor Janet Mills sent eight forest rangers to California to help first responders on the ground. Right now, the rangers are working to put out a huge fire just north of Santa Clarita.

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for certain areas from Jan 26 to 27. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Flames were devouring hillsides near Castaic Lake, covering more than 3,200ha in just a few hours. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Los Angeles, United States: Above the roaring fires devastating parts of ... is fire retardant - much of it a product called Phos-Chek that has been used by the US Forest Service since the 1960s. "You can see it so easily ... it's amazing stuff," says ...

Federal investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating two men who were seen on surveillance cameras breaking into a U.S. Forest Service vehicle and stealing critical

A team of New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers are joining the efforts to battle the wildfires in Los Angeles, Governor Kathy Hochul announced.

But as Trump touches down in Los Angeles on Friday to view the latest damage, forest management remains a political vulnerability for Newsom that Republicans have capitalized on since the wildfires started — and that Democrats have struggled to defend against.

The Angeles National Forest and the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument are closed to the public through Jan. 31 because of critical fire danger despite the recent rainfall, officials announced Monday.

Rain is easing after Southern California’s first significant storm of the season brought weekend downpours that aided firefighters but caused ash, mud and debris to flow across streets in wildfire-burned areas.

Aerial firefighting companies supplement federal and state firefighting fleets, and their services are in high demand.