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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” are in the region, which could fuel the growth of new or existing wildfires in Los Angeles County and Ventura County.
California wildfires: Los Angeles area on alert as high winds fan the flames
Fanned by strong winds, the wildfires have killed at least 24 people and swept through 40,000 acres in the Greater Los Angeles area.
California Wildfire Live Updates: Eaton Fire Is 45% Contained As Winds Slow In Los Angeles
Wednesday, 8:41 a.m. PST Cal Fire provided an update on the fires in Los Angeles, reporting 19% containment for the Palisades Fire, 45% containment for the Eaton Fire, 50% containment for the Auto Fire (later upgraded to 85% containment) and 97% containment for the Hurst Fire.
New wildfires erupt in California as flames continue to rage across Los Angeles
Three new wildfires have started in southern California since Monday as dry conditions and destructive winds continued to create a high fire risk in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. At least 25 people have been killed in the disaster and dozens more are missing.
Death toll from catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires continues to grow
The devastating wildfires in Los Angeles are more than a week old, but parts of southern California are still burning. The death toll has reached 25, and is expected to climb as search teams comb through thousands of charred buildings,
Los Angeles residents remain on edge as critical fire threat continues in Southern California
Concerns are growing in Southern California as the region remains under a critical fire threat due to dry conditions, low relative humidity and strong Santa Ana winds that have allowed deadly wildfires to continue in the Los Angeles area.
California wildfires: Death toll at 25 amid LA County fires
The death toll from the recent California wildfires went up by one from over the weekend – marking a new total of 25.
An even bigger threat is looming behind California’s fires
The Los Angeles fires cast California’s water scarcity into stark view. It’s going to get worse. Fires in and around Los Angeles continue to rage as gusting Santa Ana winds drive the flames through brush and into neighborhoods.
Updates on Los Angeles wildfires at 12 p.m. January 14, 2025
A beefed-up firefighting force was staged around Los Angeles to attack flare-ups or new blazes and anxious residents prepared for more fire danger as winds began to build Tuesday, a week after two massive infernos destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people.
LA fire crews make progress but dangers remain; EPA hazmat teams to start cleaning debris
"We are not out of the woods yet. Please stay on guard for a fast-moving fire," the weather service's Los Angeles office ...
Los Angeles wildfires: Firefighters face several more critical hours of Wednesday’s dangerous winds
The Eaton and Palisades fires are now the most destructive wildfires in Southern California history, according to Cal Fire.
Los Angeles wildfires timeline: How the deadly blazes unfolded
Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of ...
Ventura County Braces for Dangerous Fire Conditions Through Wednesday
Although the National Weather Service downgraded the severity of its forecast on Tuesday, forecasters expect higher wind ...
Northern Ventura County Mountains under a fire warning until Wednesday evening, according to the NWS
On Tuesday at 1:16 p.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a red flag warning in effect until Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Auto Fire in Ventura County burns near Oxnard as extreme Santa Ana winds return to Southern California
Firefighters say that winds between 20 and 30 mph are blowing through the area as they attempt to quell the flames burning in ...
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.
Update: Kenneth Fire in Ventura County remains at nearly full containment
Kenneth Fire initially started 3:34 p.m. Jan. 9 in Los Angeles, Ventura County. It has burned 1,052 acres after being active ...