We've seen reports about Los Angeles County being under "fire weather watch" and "red flag warning." What is the difference?

From a red flag to a particularly dangerous situation, here’s how to understand some of the alerts going around.

The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch for the Inland Empire and surrounding areas as a Red Flag ...

Red flag warnings of critical fire danger will take effect at 4 a.m. Tuesday and remain in place until 6 p.m. Thursday for the Malibu coast, the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, the San ...

Red flag warnings of critical fire danger will take ... Graphic courtesy of the National Weather Service In the Inland Empire, a High Wind Watch is in effect from 4 p.m. Tuesday to 4 a.m. Thursday ...

On Sunday at 2:40 p.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a red flag warning valid from Tuesday ... resulting in the Fire Weather Watch for these areas. There is a high probability of strong ...