October in California is typically known as a dangerous moment in peak fire season, the month when the state has seen some of its most destructive wildfires, but an early-season storm that swept from the Bay Area to Los Angeles this week has lessened the risk that wildfires will spark, according to state fire meteorologists and other experts.

Authorities have charged a 29-year-old man with igniting the January fire that destroyed Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighborhood. Acting U.S.

A tax filing extension was set to end Wednesday for Los Angeles County residents impacted by the devastating January wildfires.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills to help the ongoing recovery and rebuilding of the communities in the Los Angeles area impacted by two deadly wildfires earlier this year, his office announced Friday.

Inmate firefighters in California will receive higher pay and the state will make permanent firefighting camps that train and educate young offenders under two laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. California state agencies and the Los Angeles County fire department run 35 “fire camps” where inmates train to become certified wildland firefighters.

The most destructive blaze that year was the North Complex fire, which was ignited by a lightning strike in the Plumas National Forest in Butte, Plumas and Yuba Counties, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Attorneys representing California wildfire survivors are divided on whether the recent arrest of an alleged arsonist connected to a Januaryfire that ravaged the Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles will weaken ongoing litigation against government entities.

The Palisades Fire was the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles to date and among the five worst in California’s history

The bill increases the wages of prisoners who work fighting California wildfires, but the pay is still far below the state minimum wage.

The bills, signed this week, streamline the process for rebuilding homes lost to wildfires, including an accelerated permitting process, and allow residents to live in temporary structures on