Text messages released to ABC News through a public records request provide new insight about what local officials were discussing before, during and after the fires.

The text messages show how officials first started to realize how bad things were getting and that the windswept blazes had the upper hand.

Wildfires are increasingly touching more diverse communities as fires grow in intensity and extend into urban areas, according to researchers.

On the morning of Jan. 7, just days into the new year, the Palisades Fire erupted and ravaged the Los Angeles County coast from Malibu to Santa Monica. Within 24 hours, two more fires —  Eaton and Hughes — ignited.

California officials on Monday released another set of county maps rating the likelihood and severity of wildfires as part of an executive order by Gov. Gavin Newsom signed earlier this month.

Losses in the state are expected to exceed $250 billion. A leading scholar in insurance law says the question isn’t if someone will pay, but who.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to provide an update on California's fire recovery and rebuilding efforts following the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires