Several counties in Southern California faced "critical" fire risks this week, according to an AccuWeather forecast.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has billions of dollars in disaster funds, which are used to reimburse states for eligible recovery efforts after major disasters, contrary to posts online saying FEMA has “no money” to respond to the wildfires in southern California.

Southern California residents are being proactive about new fire threats while others are in the process of healing and recovering from what has burned down.

Rainfall is expected to reach Los Angeles and Southern California this weekend, bringing the risk of mudslides and fire debris flow.

Parched Southern California could get some badly needed rain this weekend to dampen the prospects of another round of killer wildfires.

Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking

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.

A recent moratorium now protects California policyholders from losing home insurance coverage for at least one year if their home is near a site affected by wildfires.

As crews continue to battle fires across Southern California, residents will also need to brace for the possible winter storm, which may lead to mudslides this weekend.

Southern California is expected to be slammed with up to hurricane-strength gusts that could spark a growth in various wildfires through Tuesday morning, officials said.

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