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The Eaton Fire consumed 14,000 acres and is now 95 percent contained. The Hughes Fire started on January 22 and has destroyed more than 10,000 acres. ... “There are a lot in a position right now ...
Fires continue to rage across Southern California, with the Hughes Fire exploding to more than 10,000 acres ... to this point, we had 4 acres burned. Compared to now, we've got more than 50,000 ...
As of 7:15 p.m. PT, the fire had burned 566 acres and was at 0% containment, according to Cal Fire. The department said the blaze had a "dangerous rate'' of spread in an earlier update.
An update from the LA County Sheriff's Department shortly before 8:30 p.m. local time said the most intense fire activity was occurring on the southwestern side of the fire.
According to statistics published by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), a total of 7,127 wildfires burned a total of 324,917 acres (131,489 hectares) in the U.S. state of California in 2023. This was below the state's five-year average of 1,722,059 acres (696,893 ha) burned during the same period.
Palisades Fire- Los Angeles County, 23,448 acres, 70% contained. Eaton Fire- Los Angeles County, 14,021 acres, 95% contained. Hughes Fire- Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, 10,176 acres, 14% contained
The Northern California Geographic Coordination Center (commonly called 'North Ops') forecast stated that "Confidence is moderate to high for an early start to the significant large fire season." [12] In Northern California, peak fire season begins in the early summer (June–July) and runs until late fall, varying year to year.
On October 4, 1877, McKeesport suffered a major fire when the Enterprise Foundry and Car Shop at Fifth Avenue and Market Street caught alight. Rapid spread resulted in damage to 32 buildings. The first organized department was created by the borough in 1885 by hiring one man responsible for maintaining a hose reel and a hook and ladder.