A 39-year-old Stockton man was charged with attempted murder and arson after allegedly setting a probation officer ablaze.

Laguna Beach police said they identified the suspect as a 13-year-old boy, who was arrested on suspicion of felony reckless burning of forest land.

Immigrant workers are central to recovery efforts in neighborhoods burned in the January wildfires, but recent raids have led some to stay home.

The FBI offered a $50,000 reward for a person who appeared to point and fire a weapon at federal law enforcement officers in Southern California on Thursday.

Cal Fire says it has sent crews to Jamul to put out a brush fire that ignited shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday. The blaze triggered evacuation orders for the immediate area.

The fire has prompted evacuation orders, warnings and highway closures in San Luis Obispo County about 100 miles north of Los Angeles.

The Eaton and Palisades fires in January caused an unprecedented level of destruction, killing at least 30 people, destroying more than 16,000 homes in L.A. County and leaving a burn zone 2½ times the size of New York’s Manhattan. Two weeks into peak fire season, wildfires are spreading in California. Officials say it’s just the beginning.

The Madre Fire has more than doubled the size of California’s second-largest wildfire this year, as it races through the Los Padres National Forest

Currently, the chatbot is unable to provide information about evacuation orders associated with fires. When asked who issues evacuation orders, it sometimes correctly said law enforcement, while other times said it didn’t know. Cal Fire’s Sanchez said it’s reasonable to expect the chatbot to be able to answer questions about evacuations.

The California State Fire Marshal shared updates on an investigation into the Yolo County fireworks facility explosion that left seven people dead.