It's one way that wildfires have affected the nation's second-largest city. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The fires have sometimes destroyed whole neighborhoods. They wrecked the homes of celebrities.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Now they have a break. The Santa Ana winds have let up a little bit, slowing the spread and letting air crews dump water from overhead, so we can assess. At least 10 people ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Los Angeles Fire Department ... who shared this account with our member station, KCRW host Steve Chiotakis. STEVE CHIOTAKIS, BYLINE: How are you doing?

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And he also met with Republicans to talk about strategizing for legislation. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) DONALD TRUMP: We're going to get something done that's going to ...

Some of the roads that we drive every day follow the routes of much older trails. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Oh, I've heard about this, Leila. People say Broadway in New York City follows an old trail ...

LEILA FADEL, HOST: Yeah, a joint terrorism task force ... FRANK LANGFITT, BYLINE: Hey. Good morning, Steve. INSKEEP: Can you work us through the best understanding of what happened?