Authorities were preparing to combat new conflagrations that might rise up as fast and excessively dry winds were expected to whip across Southern California.

Times reporter James Rainey ventured back to see if his childhood home in Malibu was still standing, while he reflected on 'Old World Malibu.'

In Altadena, the Eaton fire had killed at least five people and burned thousands of structures as of Friday afternoon. The image below shows homes and businesses on Lincoln Avenue before the fire, and after the flames had mostly moved through the area. The satellite image shows dozens of structures destroyed on Friday.

The Palisades and Eaton fires destroyed thousands of homes but left some still standing through a combination of fortunate timing, wind shifts and — according to experts, modern approaches to architecture and landscaping.

Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, issues firefighters faced and the weather.

Paris Hilton, Mandy Moore, Jeff Bridges, Mel Gibson and Britney Spears are among the many L.A. County residents affected by the destruction of historic fires.

The most serious red flag fire weather warning has been issued by the NWS for swaths of L.A. and Ventura counties starting before dawn Tuesday.

For years, renowned fire experts Jack Cohen and Stephen Pyne have tried to shift the conversation on fire prevention strategies. This week’s destruction, they say, could have been minimized.

Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, issues firefighters faced and the weather.

Companies, businesses and nonprofits that are offering free supplies, resources and services to victims of the Los Angeles-area fires.

Ex detective Ed Nordskog uses psychology to understand the minds of those – including twisted firefighters – who start wild blazes

One of the two major fires that devastated this region — the Eaton fire — is not even in the city of Los Angeles; it is in an unincorporated section of Los Angeles County. The response to the Eaton fire was led by the county fire department; the city fire department was at the forefront in fighting the Palisades fire.