Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.
Wildfires have destroyed around 90 square miles of area around Pacific Palisades, Pasadena and other communities in the Los ...
Burning embers swirl as crews work to contain the Hughes Fire in Castaic, Calif., on Wednesday. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) ...