Los Angeles, Palisades Fire

Update: Palisades Fire at 98% containment, 23,448 acres affected in Los Angeles County
It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for 23 days. A crew of 800 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 98% of the fire by Thursday evening. The
Map: See containment updates for 3 largest fires still burning in Los Angeles County
The Eaton Fire is almost completely contained in the Altadena area northeast of Los Angeles. On the LA County coast, the Palisades Fire is over three-fourths contained. The Hughes Fire, which broke out in the Lake Castaic area Wednesday north of Los Angeles, is over 50% contained.
Tracking the damage and devastation from the Los Angeles wildfires in maps
The Palisades Fire has been the largest in terms of burned areas. The iconic Malibu restaurant Moonshadows was completely destroyed, as was the Palisades Branch Library. The Palisades Charter High School suffered extensive damage. Here’s an analysis of the building damage with what we know now:
After Fires, Los Angeles Gets Moonshot Moment to Rebuild
These are some of the bold ideas academics have for Los Angeles as it recovers from the Eaton and Palisades fires, which killed 28 people and damaged or destroyed nearly 16,000 structures. Together, the blazes charred 59 sq miles (152 sq km) - an area larger than Paris.
California fires updates: Death toll in Los Angeles fires rises to 29
The two largest fires, the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades and the Eaton Fire near Pasadena, remain active. One of the latest, the Hughes Fire in the Castaic area, has prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people.
Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Jan. 30
Jan. 30 A new wildfire was reported today at 6:01 p.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. There is no information on the containment of the fire and its cause remains undetermined.
FAIR Plan gets 4,400 claims from LA wildfire victims
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L.A. fire updates: Fire victims seek answers about rebuilding, cleanup timeline
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Ivanka Trump visits Altadena and Los Angeles, meets wildfire victims
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Los Angeles fire cleanup complicated by 'unprecedented' number of EVs with combustible lithium-ion batteries
According to the California Energy Commission, more than 99,000 zero-emission vehicles were sold in Los Angeles County in 2024 alone, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell electric ...
Teens are finding ways to help teens after fires: Enter Altadena Girls and Altadena Boys
With donation sites popping up all around, some Altadena young people found ways to give. Here’s what they did.
FireAid, a benefit for LA wildfire relief, is almost here. Here’s how to watch and donate
Some of the biggest names in music will come together on Thursday to raise money for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts ...
Los Angeles VCs unite to launch LA Tech Community Cares Fund for fire recovery
In Los Angeles, the venture community has banded together, launching The LA Tech Community Cares Fund to support fire ...
The LA Fires Were a Crisis Comms Nightmare. Why?
As a crisis communications professional who lived through the fires, here’s what I think could have been done differently.