LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley said the department has staffed all available resources and fire patrols and engines are being strategically placed in the high-fire risk areas of the city.

Californians in the greater Los Angeles area have been on edge due to high winds and dry conditions. The Palisades and Eaton fires have killed at least 25 and destroyed thousands of homes.

Cal Fire said crews will continue reinforcing and maintaining the wildfire's containment lines as critical fire weather is here.

A map by the National Weather Service (NWS) shows California under both freeze and red flag fire danger warnings. Why It Matters. Southern California has been ravaged by wildfires

As firefighters struggle to gain control of massive and deadly wildfires that are raging across parts of the Los Angeles area, the region is once again bracing for the potential of new fires and for current ones to intensify as a new storm system heads for the state.

The National Weather Service issued another red flag warning in Southern California on Sunday. This is the fourth time in three months the NWS Los Angeles has issued the high-level alert ...

Red flag criteria is generally when relative humidity is at 15% or less, combined with sustained winds and/or gusts of 25 mph or greater. Both of these conditions must occur simultaneously for at least 3 hours in a 12 hour period, according to the NWS.

Here's a guide to understanding "particularly dangerous situation" red flag warnings, containment, and other terms related to the devastating fires that have left much of the LA area in ruins.

"If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for very rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior," the NWS warns.

After extreme winds gusts helped fan the flames of the Palisades and Eaton fires last week, a Red Flag Warning is once again in effect.

THESE WINDS ARE NOT NEARLY AS STRONG, BUT THEY’RE STILL FAIRLY STRONG. AND OF CONCERN. RED FLAG WARNING IS UP. NOW, WHAT’S INTERESTING HERE IS YOU HAVE FROM SACRAMENTO FROM LOS ANGELES COUNTY ...

Wildfire risk continues across Southern California less than a week after devastating fires swept through the region.