They are accused of falsely stating that their homes were damaged or destroyed. One allegedly listed a nonexistent address.

Parts of the Pacific Coast Highway are closed Saturday morning near the Palisades Fire burn scar after a late-season storm ...

Caltrans had shut down the stretch between Carbon Canyon Terrace and Sunset Boulevard after debris from the Palisades burn ...

and how long the fire season is. In Southern California fires naturally occur during summer and fall, when dry weather removes most of the moisture from many plants and hot dry winds can spread any ...