Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,713 acres after being active for 11 days. A crew of 5,478 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 43% of the fire by Saturday afternoon. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,713 acres after being active for 12 days. A crew of 5,677 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 52% of the fire by Sunday morning. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.
On Sunday, first responders made some significant progress on multiple fires burning in Los Angeles County after more than a week's worth of severe red flag weather created some of the worst wildfires in the region's history.
As a disastrous fire continues to burn on the city’s west side, some are calling Chief Kristin Crowley to account: Why wasn’t the city better prepared?
As firefighters continue to battle raging fires across Los Angeles County, a cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department 2025 budget and its commitment to recruiting a more diverse force have come under attack.
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, scorching more than 60 square miles and displacing tens of thousands of people.
Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities
According to Azusa police, a man who has admitted to setting a fire at a park has been arrested as the investigation continues.
Palisades, fire truck and Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Fire Department estimates that about 10,000 structures have been burned down or damaged in the city's fires. That includes houses, sheds, garages and cars. Celebrities who lost their homes in the fire included model and actor Paris Hilton, actor Billy Crystal, and actor Miles Teller. The death toll rose to 24 on Monday.
The question of who is in charge is testimony to the diffusion and, at times, dysfunction that make up the core DNA of the governance of the greater Los Angeles area.