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L.A. fire maps show Palisades, Eaton and more fires in California right now Emily Mae Czachor, John Kelly, Taylor Johnston, Grace Manthey January 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Another 65,186 customers were without power in Ventura County, 45,664 in Riverside County and 32,826 in San Bernardino County. Orange County had 7,358 customers without power as of Wednesday night ...
PHOTO: An ABC News graphic shows the extreme fire risk in Southern California on Jan. 14, 2025. ... the Ventura County Fire Department said, with the blaze mapped at 55.7 acres with 0% containment.
Los Angeles County Fire Department issued urgent requests for firefighters from Ventura, Orange, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara counties to aid in firefighting efforts. [117] Chief Anthony Marrone said the county's 29 fire departments lacked enough personnel to combat the wildfires. [58]
The largest of the blazes, the Palisades Fire, is more than 37 square miles. That’s more than half the land size of Washington, D.C. A second fire, the Eaton Fire, is now more than 22 square miles.
The Airport Fire in Trabuco Canyon of Orange County, California has set over 5,000 acres ablaze and is 0% contained.The fire is believed to have been started by a crew working on fire prevention ...
Climate change in California has lengthened the fire season and made it more extreme from the middle of the 20th century. [4] [5]Since the early 2010s, wildfires in California are growing more dangerous because of the accumulation of wood fuel in forests, higher population, and aging and often poorly maintained electricity transmission and distribution lines, particularly in areas serviced by ...
Editor's note: This file captures the news of the California wildfires from Tuesday, Jan. 14. For the latest updates on the LA fires, follow USA TODAY's live coverage for Wednesday, Jan. 15. SANTA ...