The particularly dangerous situation alert is relatively new to Southern California but has been issued before the recent wildfires that have caused devastation across LA County.
As many as 11,000 people will be able to return home as crews continue to get a handle on fires that started during an extreme wind event on Jan. 7, but another round of fire weather could last for much of next week.
At least 16 people have died in the Eaton Fire, officials said. About 7,000 structures have burned, and authorities expect the search for victims will continue for at least four more days.
Firefighters continue working to contain the Eaton Fire that has burned Altadena and northern Pasadena. Here’s how the blaze grew, hour by hour.
A beloved California Historic Landmark in the heart of Altadena was not impervious to the Eaton Fire, which rampaged through the neighborhood and burned several homes. A one-mile stretch of Santa
A high wind watch was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA on Saturday at 10:18 p.m. valid from Monday 4 p.m. until Tuesday noon.
More evacuation orders were lifted Saturday as containment of the Eaton Fire grew to 73 percent, up overnight from 65 percent, with firefighters aided by water-dropping helicopters extinguishing hot spots in steep,
Firefighters made progress battling back the deadly Los Angeles blazes overnight into Saturday, Jan, 18. as President-elect Donald Trump said he likely will visit the fire-torn areas next week. “I will be, probably, at the end of the week,” Trump told NBC News in an interview on Saturday.
At least 27 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage across Southern California.
An Associated Press analysis found the first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t come until about 40 minutes after some of those homes were already burning.
Another round of fire weather could last for much of next week in Southern California, bringing new dangers as Pacific Palisades, Altadena and surrounding communities struggle to assess the damage of devastating wildfires earlier this month.