The devastating Palisades and Eaton fires, which ignited three and a half weeks ago in Southern California, have been declared fully contained. The fires resulted in at least 29 fatalities and widespread destruction across Los Angeles County.
The devastating Palisades and Eaton fires, which ignited three and a half weeks ago in Southern California, have been declared fully contained by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The Palisades Fire erupted on the morning of January 7th in Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood east of Malibu, starting as a brush fire that quickly escalated due to Southern California's dry weather conditions.
Later that evening, the Eaton Fire began in Los Angeles County, spreading through the rain-free brush of the Angeles National Forest foothills. Fueled by hurricane-force winds, it encroached upon the Altadena neighborhoods. Containment refers to the percentage of a fire's perimeter that has been secured to halt its growth. At least 29 lives were lost in the two fires – 17 in the Eaton Fire and 12 in the Palisades Fire, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. The official cause of the fires remains under investigation by Cal Fire. The Palisades Fire scorched 23,448 acres, destroying 6,837 structures and damaging an additional 1,017, according to Cal Fire. The Eaton Fire ravaged a San Gabriel Valley foothills enclave bordering the expansive Angeles National Forest. Heavy winds propelled flames downhill, directly into populated areas. It destroyed 9,418 structures and damaged 1,073, many of them century-old homes in Altadena, a historically inclusive community renowned for its Black professionals and artists. Numerous architectural treasures, including the Andrew McNally House and the Zane Grey Estate, were destroyed, according to the Los Angeles Conservancy. Approximately 4,000 acres of the 14,021-acre blaze engulfed urban and residential blocks, as stated by Jed Gaines, operations section chief on the fire, from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, at a community meeting last week. A confluence of drought-like conditions and powerful offshore winds in Southern California created fire weather that was, as the National Weather Service described it, “about as bad as it gets.” The region had received less than 10% of its average rainfall since October 1st. The National Weather Service issued a warning for extreme fire weather, using the rare term “particularly dangerous situation” on January 6th. In anticipation, Governor Gavin Newsom deployed state fire personnel and equipment to Southern California, according to his office statement the day before the fires. The wildfires overwhelmed most attempts at containment, although a few others, such as the Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, were successfully contained, doused, and starved of fuel. On Monday, Cal Fire Chief Joe Tyler commended the recent storm, which brought the first substantial rainfall to parts of Southern California in nearly eight months, for aiding firefighters battling the deadly L.A. blazes. “Rain showers across Southern California have greatly reduced current fire potential,” he stated on X
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