Donald Trump scored a big win in Washington and visited North Carolina, California and Nevada on first trip since beginning his second term.

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared across the Los Angeles area.

The National Weather Service (NWS) said Wednesday that wind speeds in southern California are dwindling, though sudden gusts and dry conditions could still help ignite new fires. However, the NWS added that the winds will “be slow to weaken” and as conditions change,

Los Angeles County Fire Department bulldozer No. 5 pulled ... Angeles pulled away from the gate at Washington Dulles International Airport. 6:18 a.m. A fourth fire ignited in the Sepulveda Basin ...

President Donald Trump, who has criticized state and local leaders over what he calls faulty water-management policies that he says contributed to the region’s deadly wildfires, arrived in Los Angeles Friday.

Los Angeles authorities arrested a couple and impounded their fake fire truck after they were allegedly caught impersonating firefighters near the Palisades Fire. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.) Officials said the two occupants were also wearing CAL-Fire T-shirts under the turnout gear, and had helmets and radios.

Trump noted that he is a property owner in California and is committed to helping the fire-affected communities ... Friday afternoon at Los Angeles International Airport by longtime political ...

We have over 100 fire apparatus out of service,” Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley admitted when the wildfires were still at their peak.