While calmer winds and higher humidity allowed firefighters to make progress battling the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles, officials warned that Santa Ana winds will return next week, posing a continued threat. Despite some containment, the fires remain dangerous, with the death toll expected to rise. The respite provided an opportunity for aerial assaults, but the fires have already caused widespread damage, destroying or damaging over 10,000 structures.
Calmer winds and higher humidity helped firefighters make progress Saturday battling an unprecedented fire siege that has devastated the foothill community of Altadena and coastal enclave of Pacific Palisades — but officials warned that Santa Ana gusts will pick up again next week and cautioned the public to stay on alert.
was not yet in an evacuation zone, but students were put on high alert Saturday with its campus right next to an area under an evacuation warning. University housing officials sent an email to campus residents urging them to 'stay vigilant and ready to evacuate,' county officials said. Remote instruction will continue for all undergraduate and graduate classes through Jan. 17,
Chancellor Julio Frenk announced Saturday. In an affluent section of Tarzana, residents in gated communities off Reseda Boulevard spent the night on edge watching the skyline to see if the Palisades blaze would encroach into the San Fernando Valley. Cohen stayed up all night, anxiously catching occasional flare-ups on the dark hillside, and drove up Reseda Boulevard early Saturday to try to get a better sense of the fire.
WILDFIRES SANTA ANA WINDS FIRE THREAT CONTAMINMENT LOS ANGELES
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