The strongest winds in the area had passed and meteorologists said high fire dangers decreased, which aided efforts to contain the fire. Evacuations in Malibu displaced thousands of residents ...

The Franklin Fire in Malibu has burned 4,037 acres as of Thursday morning and remains at 7% contained. Thousands of households remain under evacuation orders. Overall, the Franklin Fire destroyed ...

The FMAG will help to assist local, state and tribal agencies responding to the fire to apply for 75% reimbursement of their eligible fire suppression costs. "Fire officials and first responders ...

Fire crews in California are continuing to battle a wildfire in the scenic ocean-side community of Malibu that grew dramatically overnight and caused thousands to evacuate, including a host of ...

7th UPDATE 1:30 pm: The wind-driven Franklin Fire in Malibu continues to burn, scorching more than 4,000 acres as of early afternoon Wednesday. A red flag warning of critical fire danger was ...

The Franklin Fire remains a major threat to homes and prompted the evacuation of the Malibu Beach RV park on the 25800 block of Pacific Coast Highway. As of Thursday, the fire was mapped at 4,037 ...

Authorities are trying to control the “rapid rate of spread.” A brush fire that broke out on Monday evening in Malibu Canyon has led to mandatory evacuation orders in parts of Southern ...

Firefighters were battling a three-alarm brushfire early Tuesday in Malibu, California, near Pepperdine University, prompting evacuations. L.A. County Fire Department officials estimated that at least ...

The blaze, dubbed the Franklin fire, was reported a few minutes before 11 p.m. Monday along Malibu Canyon Road in the hills north of Pepperdine University. Fanned by strong Santa Ana winds ...

Camp crewmembers hike up a steep hillside as they battle the Frankiln fire in Malibu. More photos (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) A ferocious wildfire fanned by strong winds burned ...

Around 20,000 people were under evacuation orders after the blaze, dubbed the Franklin Fire, broke out shortly before 11 p.m. Monday in the Malibu Canyon area, the Los Angeles County fire and ...

The Franklin Fire burns next to power lines at the Pacific Coast Highway in the morning of Dec. 11 near Malibu, California. Parts of the road were shut down due to the wildfire. Photo: Apu Gomes/Getty ...