LAGUNA BEACH, CA — A brush fire broke out in steep canyon terrain Monday afternoon in Laguna Beach, triggering a slew of evacuation orders as authorities tried to get a handle on the blaze.

The Laguna Beach City Council accepted more than $300,000 in FEMA grant funding for wildfire hazard mitigation and fuel modification on Tuesday.

Laguna Fire breaks out near California State University campus: See map. The Ventura County fire just north of Los Angeles was initially estimated to be 3 acres, but has since burned 50 acres ...

Laguna Beach residents piled into the council chambers on Tuesday to learn what could be done about the growing concern of the insurability of their properties against the threat of wildfire.