LOS ANGELES (AP) — A growing force of firefighters and equipment moved into the Los Angeles area as another round of powerful winds threatened to trigger new wildfires and set back recent progress in containing blazes that have destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people. Planes that drop firefighting chemicals and crews ready to pounce on hotspots were positioned across the city and the parched, brush-filled hillsides that surround it. Dozens of water trucks were in place to replenish supplies after hydrants ran dry last week.. LA County’s fire chief says crews are better prepared but warns that everyone in the potential fire zones should be ready to evacuate. The National Weather Service warned that the coming days could become “particularly dangerous.” (Photo: AP)