As devastating wildfires have destroyed huge swaths of Los Angeles County, incinerating homes and leaving at least 27 people dead, fire and law enforcement authorities have also had to contend with multiple cases of arson.

Gloria Lynn Mandich, 60, was detained over an alleged connection with a brush fire near Leo Carrillo State Park in Los Angeles County.

Fugitive Josephine Sunshine Overaker's alleged eco-terror cell "The Family" has been linked to more than two dozen arson attacks from 1996 to 2001.

About 95% of fires in California are caused by humans, whether through an intentional act of arson, a downed power line, or a backyard barbecue party or fireworks celebration gone awry ...

Two more people are behind bars for allegedly setting small fires in Los Angeles amid high fire-danger conditions and as crews continued efforts to fully contain a pair of destructive blazes.

Los Angeles authorities have arrested a man after a brush fire broke out in the Griffith Park neighborhood on Monday afternoon, according to the LAPD.

The causes of eight fires, including the Eaton and Palisades fires, that have broken out around Los Angeles in the last week all remain under investigation.

The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested two individuals on Tuesday who admitted to setting fires outside of the wildfire zones.​

Amid the wildfires, a petition initially created a year ago to address crime in Vallejo has reignited recent support.

One man allegedly admitted to starting a brush fire in Azusa. The LA County Fire Department quickly put out the blaze.

Ruben Montes, 29, of Baldwin Park, was detained and arrested after firefighters from the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a small brush fire in Irwindale, near Rivergrade Road and the 605 Freeway at about 12:30 p.m. local time.

California’s wildfire crisis is a result of a mix of poor public policy, excuses and administrative overreach. This crisis is