The National Weather Service discusses the return of Santa Ana winds and low humidity over the next several days and how it could affect firefighting efforts.

Southern California is bracing for a powerful Santa Ana wind event with extreme fire danger as containment efforts continue on the Eaton and Palisades fires.

Firefighters continued their efforts on the Palisades and Eaton fires on Saturday, hoping to make as much progress as possible before another round of fire weather is expected to return next week.

County officials were putting in K-rails and sandbags to reroute possible mudslides and debris flows with rain forecast for the weekend.

A group of residents impacted by the Palisades Fire is suing the LADWP, alleging the city and its agency was unprepared.

After killing at least nine people, the Palisades Fire continues to burn as residents remain under evacuation orders and warnings, with the next Santa Ana wind event continuing fire danger.

The Palisades fire — which has invaded Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Topanga and Mandeville canyons — was 65% contained as of Tuesday evening. Firefighters inched further on the Eaton fire — which has caused destruction in Altadena, Pasadena and Sierra Madre — achieving 89% containment, according to Cal Fire.

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.

The Pacific Palisades, one of the wealthiest communities in the U.S., is experiencing the worst fire in its history.

Communities in wildfire burn scars are threatened with possible mudslides as the chance of rain enters the forecast for Southern California this weekend.

A group of Pacific Palisades residents and businesses impacted by the Palisades Fire has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against the city's Department of Water and Power.

Homes destroyed along Sunset Blvd in Pacific Palisades from the Palisades Fire on Monday ... The evaluation includes rainfall thresholds used by the National Weather Service when issuing flood warnings. If the thresholds are exceeded, those areas are ...