Containment of the deadly Palisades Fire has grown to 52%, up overnight from 49%, and ahead of another Santa Ana wind event, which is expected to move into the region Monday with gusts of up to 60 mph.
Two people suspected of impersonating firefighters were detained Saturday after trying to go through a checkpoint limited to emergency crews responding to the Palisades Fire.
The deadly Palisades Fire was 27% contained Friday as a much-feared Santa Ana wind event wound down without dramatically impacting the firefight, and residents were allowed to return home in select neighborhoods that had been evacuated due to the blaze.
County firefighters who went to L.A. to fight the wildfires described the Palisades and Altadena blazes as a “wall of flames”
A Pacific Palisades house that was still standing after the Palisades Fire was split in two by a landslide in the neighborhood overlooking the Los Angeles County coast.
A Pacific Palisades couple fled a fire that destroyed their home Tuesday. Now in San Diego, the Polakoffs seek housing near Balboa Park.
A video shared on social media shows the Palisades Fire from the International Space Station. The video, shared by Sen on X, shows the Palisades Fire as red spots just as it was beginning to grow on the mountains near Pacific Palisades at around 3:20 a.m. PT. on Jan 9.
Dozens of hotels in San Diego are offering discounted rates for people affected by the Palisades Fire, which authorities say has caused nearly 105,000 people to evacuate.
"If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for very rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior," the NWS warns.
Delaney White spoke with them to learn more. Some San Diego fire agencies have come together to form a task force. They’ve been prepositioned in El Cajon, stationed at temporarily at the ...
The smoke has yet to settle in Southern California, where thousands are reeling from the devastating impacts of a series of ongoing fires in the Los Angeles area.