Southern California residents are facing dire new wildfire warnings and power shutoffs while they prepare to flee at a moment's notice as fire-fueling winds blasted across the scarred landscape.

A beefed-up firefighting force was staged around Los Angeles to attack flare-ups or new blazes and anxious residents prepared for more fire danger as winds began to build Tuesday, a week after two

Harmful and even cancer-causing chemicals can get into water supplies as reserves are depleted and infrastructure is damaged by fire.

Dangerous Santa Ana winds are returning to the Los Angeles area as crews continue their work to get a handle on deadly wildfires across the region. FOX Business Correspondent Max Gorden was in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday and broke down the latest information as well as explaining the difference between fire containment and active fire.

California Governor Gavin Newsom looks on as he visits the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, while powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area force people to evacuate, in Los Angeles,

California and other Democratic-controlled states would need to atone for “bad behavior,” if they wanted federal assistance, one lawmaker said.