The owner and operator of Hilltown Sleddogs, Brodsky said right up to the last minute everyone: owner, friends and doctors ...

Harvey has memorised the names of 203 dog toys and fetches the correct one every time he's asked by owner Irene Hewlett.

Volunteers, working on their own without guidance from governments or groups, do what they can to help fire victims.

Many people in the wealthy neighbourhood of Brentwood have been told to leave, as the Palisades Fire spreads east.

Some Los Angeles area residents have begun returning to their still smoldering neighborhoods to search for memories even as the threat of new fires persists.