... aircraft were also waiting around the region, and dozens of inmates were ready to help clear fire lines. The Los Angeles County Fire Department, which took the lead in Malibu, had 100 extra personnel on hand and eight aircraft two 1,200-gallon ...

... Desert hills west of Palmdale was fully contained by Monday night, said Jim Crawford, spokesman with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Three sheds were destroyed and one house was damaged by flames shortly after the fire erupted Sunday ...

... survived, said FAA spokesman Jerry Johnston. Several of the injured were in critical condition, said Los Angeles County Fire Department Capt. Mark Savage. About half the people had minor injuries, Savage said. Two scuba divers searched ...