As a principal engineer for the county’s Public Works Department, Klippel’s job is to try to stop catastrophic flows of mud, ...

Los Angeles County Public Works Director said crews will monitor all burn scar areas hit within the past year.

Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires ...

Nearly a decade after the Serpa Fire in Madera County, the burn scar still raises concerns when winter weather hits. "With excessive rainfall, there's debris flow or possible mudslides or something ...

Ahead of an incoming storm, state and federal leaders visited the Eaton and Palisades burn scar areas as rainfall brings threats of mudslides and flooding. On Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom visited ...