Firefighters had a hopeful outlook for the evening firefight after learning from previous wildfires in Southern California, as crews battled the fast-moving Easy Fire, which when fueled by the most powerful winds of the season grew to more than 1,000 acres in mere hours.

The incredible view from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library was the battleground for firefighters as they tried to prevent the Easy Fire from getting to the library. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019.

A fire had erupted in downtown Riverside Wednesday amid some of the fiercest winds the region had seen, with gusts up to 70 mph, as taxed fire crews were already battling several blazes.

As multiple brush fires burn in Southern California amid punishing winds and dry heat, a fire began burning in Whittier Wednesday, as firefighters worked to stop flames from engulfing a homeless encampment.

The curator of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library was planning to participate in a national emergency training drill Wednesday. But when Randle Swan arrived in the pre-dawn hours and saw the eerie orange glow over a ridge near the hilltop library in Simi Valley, he knew this would be no drill.

Fire crews quickly surrounded a brush fire on the north side of the 101 Freeway in Calabasas Wednesday, holding the flames at roughly 10 acres amid gusting winds that have first-responders across the Southland on high alert.

Ronald Reagan’s life and legacy will be remembered Wednesday at his memorial site in Simi Valley.

A characteristic twinkle in his eye, Ronald Reagan waves to a crowd from aboard a rail car in a hologram revealed Wednesday at the late president’s namesake library in Southern California.

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library is giving visitors a peek into the life and legacy of one of the world’s greatest and most infamous conquerors in “Genghis Khan: The Exhibition.” Credit: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

Canadian Prime Minister will speak Friday night at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. Trudeau will spend a second day in California Friday meeting with Gov. Jerry Brown and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, both Democrats, where the environment is likely to be on the agenda.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum to speak on Canada and U.S. relations. Christine Kim reports for Today in LA on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018.

A local hockey team is coping with the loss of their beloved teammate after he and his father died in a plane crash over the weekend. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, June 5, 2017.

Fire officials say a father and son from Calabasas have died after the small plane they were in crashed in Southern California.

Fire officials say two people have died after a small plane crashed in California.

The “Grey Ghost” of WWII welcomes those who have served aboard (with no admission required).

Local city organizations and police departments in Southern California are getting in on the Pokemon Go app’s popularity.

Authorities were warning players swept up in the Pokemon Go app craze that it may be a dangerous distraction. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News at 5 on Monday, July 11, 2016.

Republican presidential contender Donald Trump said Tuesday that veterans should get subsidized private health care if they face unacceptable waits in the current system, because “we have illegal immigrants that are treated better by far than our veterans.”