Recent wildfires not only brought lose and heartache to the residents of the Los Angeles area, they also scorched state, city and county politics. While the initial voting in the races for California governor and Los Angeles mayor is more than a year away memories of how politicians dealt with the fires and its aftermath will linger.

As the California wildfires continue to burn, there is hope to soon rebuild as the two largest fires are both close to full containment.

Harrowing video shows two deputies rescue a 100-year-old woman as the Eaton Fire approached her senior living facility.

Newly released body camera video shows how Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department deputies searched a senior care facility in Altadena, California, and rescued a 100-year-old woman as the Eaton Fire raged outside.

Thousands of firefighters have been battling wildfires across 45 square miles of densely populated Los Angeles County. The two largest fires, the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades and the Eaton Fire near Pasadena, remain active. One of the latest, the Hughes Fire in the Castaic area, has prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people.

Extreme conditions helped fuel the fast-moving fires that destroyed thousands of homes. Scientists are working to figure out how climate change played a role in the disaster.

An international panel of scientists says with "high confidence" that climate change is worsening Southern California's fire threat.