Update: Containment progress – Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County at 27%
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,713 acres after being active for nine days. A crew of 4,471 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 27% of the fire by Thursday evening. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.
How to help those affected by fires raging across Los Angeles County
Those looking to assist residents affected by the Los Angeles County firestorm have a number of options to donate money, materials or their time.
Firefighters quickly contain new brush fire in Los Angeles County
Fire crews are working to contain a new wildfire that has erupted near the Hanson Canyon Dam in the northeast San Fernando Valley. Sky 5 is overhead.
California wildfire map: Track the Palisades Fire as evacuations ordered in Los Angeles
Evacuation orders went into effect in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood, with multiple homes under immediate threat on Tuesday.
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, an Associated Press analysis shows. The Eaton and Palisades fires that erupted
Los Angeles home survived the fire, only to be split in two by a landslide
A Los Angeles home that survived the Palisades Fire was damaged by a landslide. The risk of landslides rises after wildfires, so more are expected in California.
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,
How Los Angeles Sent Nearly 10 Million People a False Fire Alert
NEW: This is an emergency message from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. An EVACUATION WARNING has been issued in your area,” the alert began, going on to list suggested actions and resources. The message met a population already on edge.
Here’s where victims of the Los Angeles-area wildfires can get help
Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, and at Pasadena City College Community Education Center, 3035 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena. Those affected can find help applying for federal aid payments of $770, learn the status of their application,
What If the Los Angeles Fires Were a Turning Point?
A widely praised novel several years ago foretold some of what we’re witnessing today—but got the political response very, very wrong.
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.
Los Angeles wildfires: 'Life-threatening,' powerful winds bring elevated fire risk
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said Tuesday that “life-threatening and destructive and widespread winds” ...
Fire crews in Los Angeles brace for more heavy winds; at least 24 killed, thousands of buildings lost
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, ...
Inmate firefighters: Over 1,000 prisoners deployed to battle Los Angeles fires
Inmate firefighters responding to the ongoing Los Angeles fires and working 24-hour shifts are earning $26.90 per day, ...
Suspect Admits to Starting Fire in Los Angeles as Blazes Persist
According to Azusa police, a man who has admitted to setting a fire at a park has been arrested as the investigation ...
39 arrests made in Eaton, Palisades fire zones as Los Angeles leaders crack down on crimes against disaster victims
Arrests near wildfire zones in Los Angeles continue to increase as more National Guard members have been deployed to the ...
Los Angeles winds to intensify; officials 'grid searching' for fire victims: Updates
Winds could threaten small signs of progress firefighters made over the weekend with the devastating Pacific Palisades Fire.
Pacific Palisades residents sue Los Angeles department of water and power
A group of Pacific Palisades residents and businesses impacted by the Palisades Fire has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles ...
Why Fire Lawsuits Against Los Angeles City Will Likely Fail
The Los Angeles Fire Department estimates that about 10,000 structures have been burned down or damaged in the city's fires.
As Flames Linger, Talk Turns to Rebuilding Los Angeles Neighborhoods Leveled by Wildfires
Heartbroken families, burned-out business owners and beleaguered Los Angeles leaders are beginning to ponder a monumental ...