In 2013, a wildfire tore through Yosemite National Park. Its slow recovery can teach Angelenos what to expect in the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires of 2025.

Andria Hautamaki When the 2021 Dixie Fire barreled toward Jeff Greef’s Northern California cabin ... By early afternoon, most of the burn piles have been reduced to smoldering ashes.

The Santa Ana winds, drought and dry fuels were the main culprits in the blazes that started the morning of Jan. 7.