Strong Santa Ana winds are fueling multiple wildfires across Southern California, forcing thousands of residents to flee from their homes.

Whipping Santa Ana winds and dropping humidity levels will create an enhanced risk for wildfires in Southern California this week ... Reaching up to 80 mph, the gusts pose an "extreme" wildfire risk, in addition to low humidity and very dry vegetation ...

The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested two individuals on Tuesday who admitted to setting fires outside of the wildfire zones.​

The American Red Cross is helping wildfire victims find shelter and food. Call the American Red Cross hotline at 1-800-RED CROSS or text CAWILDFIRES to 90999 to make a donation. The nonprofit organization urged Californians to sign up to give blood, noting that blood donations have dropped since the fires began.

Here is as list of organizations accepting donations and offering to help Southern California wildfire victims.

A volunteer who has been in Los Angeles since the beginning of this week said the fires have impacted everyone, regardless of their demographics.

To ensure your donation goes to a legitimate group doing relief work, you should: Avoid donating on the spot if you receive a phone call asking for money. If you want to donate by phone, you can visit the group’s website and call the phone number listed (or donate through the website itself).

Nearly 90,000 households lost electricity as utilities shut off power to prevent their lines from sparking new blazes.

Frustrated Los Angeles County evacuees are anxious to return to their houses to survey damage, retrieve necessities, figure out what their insured losses are and assess what can be salvaged of their remaining property.

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los Angeles area.