Having claimed at least 1,500 structures, the Woolsey Fire is now far and away the most destructive wildfire ever to sweep through Los Angeles County. It is the “largest fire on record,” Los ...

The 2018 Woolsey Fire destroyed more than 1,600 structures in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Dec 17, 2021 Shannen Doherty Wins $6.3M In Woolsey Fire Lawsuit ...

The Woolsey Fire broke out near Simi Valley on November 8, and, over the next two weeks, it consumed an estimated 96,949 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Today, it is largely contained.

The destructive fire began Nov. 8, eventually consuming 151 square miles — roughly a third the size of the city of Los Angeles — and destroying 1,600 structures from Westlake Village to Malibu.

Woolsey Fire – Nov. 8, 2018. The Woolsey Fire, which began in southeast Ventura County and spread southward into Los Angeles County, including Malibu, has the dubious distinction as the most ...

This article was updated with a new acreage estimate for the Woolsey fire and a quote from Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby. 4:00 p.m.: This article was updated with details from Zuma Beach.

The Woolsey Fire ignited on the Los Angeles–Ventura county line, in an area covered by a joint protection agreement between Ventura County, L.A. County, and Los Angeles City fire departments.

Los Angeles County firefighters look on as the out of control Woolsey Fire explodes behind a house in the West Hills neighborhood on November 9, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

The largest of the two blazes, the Woolsey Fire, grew to 85,500 acres on Sunday after spreading south from Simi Valley in Ventura County to Agoura Hills in Los Angeles County, where the flames ...

In unincorporated Los Angeles County, the Woolsey fire destroyed 369 homes and damaged another 28; about 260 more accessory structures such as barns and garages were damaged or destroyed as well.

South Kitsap Fire & Rescue Firefighter Terry Geisleman was sleeping in a field next to his fire truck when a 2015 Dodge Ram collided with him, according to the California Highway Patrol ...

The Woolsey was fast and furious, Los Angeles County’s biggest blaze ever, a wall of flame that ignited south of Simi Valley and quickly rolled over hills and destroyed wildlife and homes ...