We've seen reports about Los Angeles County being under "fire weather watch" and "red flag warning." What is the difference?

That being said – in addition to being on the lookout for evacuation orders and warnings, it’s also worth monitoring two other alerts – the fire weather watch and the red flag warning.

From a red flag to a particularly dangerous situation, here’s how to understand some of the alerts going around.

Red flag warnings tell other agencies, like fire and transportation departments, that it's time to staff up and prepare to respond to fast-moving fires. But they're also intended to put the public on ...

The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch for the Inland Empire and surrounding areas as a red flag ...

An updated fire weather watch was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA on Sunday at 3:24 p.m. valid from Tuesday 10 p.m.