As more dangerous wildfires threaten Southern California, lawmakers say reforms to forest management are desperately needed, and the country cannot wait any longer.

It’s too soon to know the toll these fires have taken on wildlife, particularly wide-ranging carnivores like mountain lions. But biologists worry that the growing severity and frequency of fires is outpacing wildlife’s ability to adapt.

As wildfires continue to spread in southern California, misinformation about the response to the fires have cropped up online. Here are 5 claims debunked.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials are assisting with the Southern California wildfire situation by actively monitoring the intake of sick, injured and orphaned wildlife along with providing support and coordination to wildlife rehabilitation facilities affected by fire events. CDFW Photo

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

Water experts dismissed Trump’s claims that California water policy is to blame for dry hydrants. But Los Angeles is also unprepared for the age of urban wildfires.

As wildfire ravages areas of Southern California and continues to pose a risk across the state amid human-caused climate change, the California Department of Fish and

Devastating wildfires in southern California are continuing to spread ... advisor for the nonprofit conservation organization Defenders of Wildlife, told ABC News. "No water restoration ...

As more dangerous wildfires threaten Southern California, lawmakers say reforms to forest management are desperately needed, and the country cannot wait any longer.

Legislation to reduce the impact of increasingly devastating forest fires on US federal land passed the House of Representatives on Thursday.

More than 750 tidewater gobies were rescued from a Malibu lagoon scorched by the Palisades fire. Seared watersheds can take years to recover, experts say

Why you should listen: The same factors that make Los Angeles an appealing place to live are also the reasons we need a fundamentally different approach to fire. Learn about why fire management in Southern California is different from other parts of the country, the most common causes of fires here and what we can do to prevent them.