Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los Angeles area.

A retired Los Angeles County Fire Department captain sprung into action when the Palisades Fire began to approach his home in Malibu last week, all while other homes in the surrounding area were already on fire.

Family members continue to identify the residents who were killed in the Southern California wildfires as the death toll rises to 25.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed more than two dozen people. Weaker winds enabled firefighters to make inroads containing the Palisades and Eaton fires.

Twenty-seven people have died across the Los Angeles area. Officials have said the true death toll isn’t known as the fires continue to burn.

A Malibu surfer who said he helped save nearly a dozen homes alongside a neighborhood fire brigade is calling for prescribed burns to help curb wildfires in California.

Evacuation orders went into effect in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood, with multiple homes under immediate threat on Tuesday.

A damaging Santa Ana wind event was peaking early Wednesday and was expected to stay strong through early afternoon.

Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate, Rick Caruso, made a heartbreaking admission about the devastating wildfires on HBO 's Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday.

LAFD took the type of dramatic measures in preparation of dangerous winds that the department failed to employ last week in advance of the Palisades fire.

The Palisades fire wreaked significant havoc on the nearby city of Malibu. In an interview, Mayor Doug Stewart said that the state has taken charge of debris removal efforts, praising its effective management of the cleanup after the 2018 Woolsey fire, but the process of building back is a long one.