Text messages released to ABC News through a public records request provide new insight about what local officials were discussing before, during and after the fires.

The exchange of messages reveals how authorities initially assessed and activated the lowest level of emergency management to address the Palisades Fire, before the windswept blazes overwhelmed the response, displacing tens of thousands of residents in the Pacific Palisades area and testing the city’s emergency response systems.

California is turning to apprenticeship to combat its wildfire crisis. With thousands of firefighter apprentices trained since 2019, the state is investing in workforce development to address emergency service shortages.

In a letter to Congress, California Gov. Gavin Newsom requested $40 billion to help Los Angeles recover from January's disastrous fires.

Yolanda Marodi, also known as Yolanda Olejniczak, is a suspect in the slaying of her wife, Rebecca Marodi, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. Rebecca Marodi, 49, was found stabbed to death Monday at a residence in Ramona.

Most fire victims who opt to rebuild their homes will likely have to upgrade roofs, gutters, attic vents, windows, doors, siding and landscaping.

The fires destroyed structures on 56% of all the properties making up the Pacific Palisades. Nearly half of properties in Altadena were destroyed.

A California State Senator has proposed legislation to increase firefighting and prevention efforts in the state after winter wildfires caused devastating destruction in Los Angeles County.