California Wildfire Updates: Palisades Fire Finally Over 50% Contained—Trump Visiting Friday
Jan. 8, 1:25 p.m. PST The Palisades Fire in Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades—an affluent coastal neighborhood—exploded to 15,832 acres, according to Cal Fire, making it the largest fire of the four burning in Los Angeles County as of Wednesday afternoon.
Update: Palisades Fire 52% contained, 23,713 acres burned in Los Angeles County
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.
Containment of Los Angeles-area Eaton and Palisades fires increases as weather improves
Improving weather conditions continue to aid in the increased containment of both the Eaton and Palisades fires, with some evacuations lifted in the Palisades Fire area.
California Wildfire Updates: Palisades Fire Finally Over 50% Contained
Firefighters extinguish a hotspot from the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood on ... [+] January 15, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Apu Gomes/) Sunday, 7:30 a.m. PSTFirefighters have contained 52% of the Palisades Fire,
Update: Containment progress – Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County at 31%
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,713 acres after being active for 10 days. A crew of 4,471 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 31% of the fire by Friday morning. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.
More evacuations lifted in Palisades Fire burn area amid uptick in containment
Containment of the deadly Palisades Fire rose to 43% Saturday, up overnight from 39%, with firefighters catching a break from the weather thanks to low clouds and good humidity levels. Winds are expected to remain calm through the weekend,
He pulled up to Palisades fire with a fire engine and an offer to help. It was fake, police say
Officials say a man who tried to enter the Palisades fire zone claiming to be a volunteer firefighter was a convicted ...
Los Angeles will face another round of fire-fueling Santa Ana winds this week
After a weekend of reprieve allowing fire teams to continue making progress battling the deadly infernos burning in Los ...
Couple with fake fire truck busted for impersonating firefighters near Palisades Fire in Los Angeles: sheriff
Los Angeles authorities arrested a couple and impounded their fake fire truck after they were allegedly caught impersonating firefighters near the Palisades Fire. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.) ...
Thousands of Los Angeles homeowners were dropped by their insurers before the Palisades Fire
About 1,600 policies for Pacific Palisades homeowners were dropped by State Farm in July, the state insurance office says.
Santa Ana winds threaten again this week as firefighters labor to douse Los Angeles blazes
"A strong Santa Ana Wind event is expected to develop Monday and last through at least Tuesday," the National Weather Service ...
The Los Angeles fires expose a web of governments, weak by design
The question of who is in charge is testimony to the diffusion and, at times, dysfunction that make up the core DNA of the ...
Aerial Video of Palisades Fire Shows Scale of Los Angeles Blaze
The Palisades Fire is one of two major blazes in Los Angeles County. The other, the Eaton Fire near Pasadena, has grown to ...
Palisades Fire torches 1,000 structures, most destructive in Los Angeles history
The worst-case scenario materialized in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, where an estimated 1,000 ...
Palisades Fire at 52% Containment; More Winds Expected This Week
Containment of the deadly Palisades Fire has grown to 52%, up overnight from 49%, and ahead of another Santa Ana wind event, ...