Wildfires rage across Los Angeles County fueled by strong winds and dry conditions, prompting evacuations and straining firefighting resources.
As of Wednesday morning, strong winds fueled several wildfires in Los Angeles , forcing thousands of residents to evacuate with many more expected to join them in the coming 24 to 48 hours. 'We've had wind gusts of well above 100 miles an hour, I mean, Category 4 or 5 hurricane strength wind gusts,' said Los Angeles County Fire Chief, Anthony Marrone. 'That's one of the main things that's been fueling these fires, helping them spread so quickly.
' 'When you have winds that strong,' Marrone said, 'it's just impossible to get any containment to get these fires under control.' The winds have followed what Marrone described as an abnormally dry period for Los Angeles, during which the area has not had significant rainfall in nearly nine months. 'This is the time of year where Los Angeles and Southern California should be getting rain, should have like four inches,' Marrone said. 'Instead, we have less than 2/10 of an inch.' 'So really dry conditions, low humidity, and then you add these just intense, brutal winds, and that is allowing these fires to spread so quickly, spread much faster than firefighters can handle,' Marrone said. The fire in the Pacific Palisades area is one of four wildfires burning Wednesday in Los Angeles County. 'There are not enough firefighters in LA County to address four separate fires of this magnitude,' Marrone said. 'The LA County Fire Department was prepared for one or two major wildfires, but not the four. This is not a normal red flag alert.' The Palisades Fire exploded during hours of strong winds
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