Nearly a week after the destructive Mountain Fire destroyed more than a hundred buildings and torched tens of thousands of acres of brush in Ventura County, firefighters are defending their response to the blaze as some residents return to their burnt homes.

Laurie Perez reports from Camarillo Heights, where dozens of homes were destroyed by the devastating Mountain Fire last week. As residents begin to return back to their homes, some completely decimated by the flames,

Firefighters from Southern California counties and throughout the state were making significant progress in their battle against a massive wildfire Monday in Ventura County that has forced thousands of residents

Dangerous wildfires are burning on the East and West coasts Monday, with firefighters in New York and New Jersey working to contain a deadly blaze spurred by an ongoing, historic drought – while strong winds in Southern California could fan a destructive fire in Ventura County.

Fire crews battled small wildfires across the Northeast U.S. on Monday, including a blaze in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks employee over the weekend and postponed Veterans Day plans.