Update: Palisades Fire remains 100% contained, 23,706.6 acres destroyed in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for 27 days. A crew of 800 firefighters managed to contain the blaze entirely by Monday afternoon. The fire's cause remains under investigation.
Los Angeles’ Palisades and Eaton wildfires deemed fully contained
NBC News reports that the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection declared the Palisades and Eaton Fires as 100% contained on Friday. Both fires broke out on Jan. 7 and combined burned more than 37,000 acres across Los Angeles County.
As wildfires burn, arson reports are rising in Los Angeles
While the arson numbers are disconcerting, especially in the wake of the wildfires, the situation may be getting worse. According to LAPD data, there were 26 arson arrests in the city in January. That’s an 85% increase from the same month in 2023 and equals the highest monthly count going back to 2020.
Palisades Fire torches 1,000 structures, most destructive in Los Angeles history
The worst-case scenario has materialized in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles where an estimated 1,000 structures, many of them homes, have been destroyed by a Santa Ana-wind-fueled wildfire,
The True Reason Behind Los Angeles’ Destructive Wildfires
Los Angeles faced an unprecedented wildfire crisis, with blazes such as the Palisades and Eaton fires wreaking havoc across the region. These fires resulted in at least 25 fatalities and the destruction of over 12,
Los Angeles wildfires fully contained after burning for three weeks
The devastating wildfires in and around Los Angeles, have been completely contained after burning for three weeks, state officials said late Friday.Cal Fire, the state of California’s firefighting agency,
PCH partially reopening on Sunday morning following Palisades Fire
The Pacific Coast Highway will be partially reopened this Sunday morning for the first time since the Palisades Fire.
By 2028, LAUSD says it will rebuild the schools damaged by Palisades fire
The Los Angeles Unified School District is fast tracking the rebuilding of three schools damaged by the Palisades fire by ...
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Dozens of Los Angeles Fire Vehicles Were in the Maintenance Yard During the Wildfires
"The LAFD has not had the funding mechanism to supply enough mechanics and enough money for the parts to repair these engines ...
Percentage of emergency visits related to fire, smoke inhalation rose eightfold after LA wildfires: Report
A report published Thursday found the percentage of ED visits related to fire and smoke inhalation rose in the days after the ...
LA fires: SoCal Edison says equipment likely caused Hurst Fire
New regulatory filing shows power line surges, problems during high winds, including at a transmission tower near start of Hurst blaze in LA County.
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PCH partially reopens in Palisades Fire area amid coordination issues between local officials
The Pacific Coast Highway partially reopened in the Palisades Fire area Sunday following lack of coordination between the ...
Will Rogers State Beach parking lot to be processing site for Palisades fire debris
A parking lot at Will Rogers State Beach will be used as a staging area for potentially hazardous household waste removed ...
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Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag sue the city of Los Angeles, LADWP after Palisades Fire
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag have sued the city of Los Angeles and the Department of Water and Power after losing their home in the Palisades Fire. According to court documents obtained by ...
Tracking Los Angeles Wildfire Insurance Payments: More Than $4 Billion in Claims Paid Out to Victims
The post Tracking Los Angeles Wildfire Insurance Payments: More Than $4 Billion in Claims Paid Out to Victims appeared first ...
California utility company says its equipment may have sparked a Los Angeles-area wildfire
California utility company Southern California Edison on Thursday said its equipment “may be associated with” the ignition of ...