"The only thing left standing of our house is the two chimneys," Darren Kettle told the Los Angeles Times. "My heart dropped to ... warming temperatures have created wet winters that allowed California's coastal chaparral - areas dominated by small trees ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:12 a.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

Forecasters in California are using some of their strongest language to warn that windy conditions may help fires spread this week.