Update: Eaton Fire remains 73% contained, 14,117 acres destroyed in Los Angeles County
Eaton Fire initially started 6:18 p.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. Since its discovery 11 days ago, it has burned 14,117 acres. A fire crew of 2,703 has been working on site and, as of Saturday evening, they managed to contain 73% of the fire. However, investigations into the cause are ongoing.
After arrests during wildfires, Los Angeles County DA Hochman looks to make looting a felony
After dozens of people were arrested​ in Los Angeles County wildfire zones, District Attorney Nathan Hochman has called for making looting during a local emergency a felony crime punishable by time in prison rather than county jail.
Kern County response to Los Angeles fires includes much more than firefighters
The Kern County Fire Department joined the fight in Los Angeles last week along with additional county departments that are doing their part to assist residents down south. “They’ve asked for help…we’ve sent over 170 firefighters down there.
Update: Containment progress – Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County at 43%
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.
Los Angeles Fires Have Scorched Largest Urban Area in California in at Least 40 Years
Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s
Help Los Angeles County residents recover from unprecedented wildfires
Wind-driven flames are pushing through the greater Los Angeles area, forcing residents to flee their homes by the tens of thousands. At least five major wildfires present an unprecedented disaster for rescue and relief officials,
Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Jan. 19
Jan. 19 A new wildfire was reported today at 4:33 a.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. There is currently no information on the containment of the fire and its cause remains undetermined.
Los Angeles area crews make progress containing wildfires
Subsiding winds in the Los Angeles area have allowed fire crews to gain more control of the ongoing wildfires. CBS News' Andres Gutierrez has the latest.
Ex-Los Angeles sheriff blasts wokeness crippling city’s wildfire response: ‘Disaster is not the fires, it’s this ideology’
The degree of mismanagement is epic. It’s incompetence married with poisonous ideology, said Villanueva, who was sheriff ...
Los Angeles wildfires timeline: How the deadly blazes unfolded
Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of ...
California wildfire live updates: Los Angeles area on alert as high winds fan the flames
Fanned by strong winds, the wildfires have killed at least 24 people and swept through 40,000 acres in the Greater Los ...
New wildfire concerns in Los Angeles: Strong winds could return next week.
Firefighters are making progress, officials said, but residents must be ready for a return of powerful winds that could ...
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Los Angeles Wildfires: Sheriff Puts Evac Areas Under 12-Hour Curfew
Los Angeles County ... of Thursday afternoon, the Sheriff’s Department has made 20 arrests related to looting in burn areas, according to a news release from LA County Supervisor Kathryn ...
California fires updates: Death toll in Los Angeles fires rises to 24
Nearly a dozen people are believed to be dead and many more injured as several fires broke out across Southern California ...
LA County Sheriff's Department working to locate more than 30 missing persons from wildfires
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is working to locate and identify dozens of missing persons from the wildfires.