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From January 7 to 31, 2025, a series of 7 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. [5] The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low humidity, a buildup of vegetation from the previous winter, and hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, which in some places reached 100 miles per hour (160 km/h; 45 m/s).
In the letter, dated Jan. 28, the district attorneys requested Newsom issue an additional declaration of emergency for the surrounding counties of Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Santa Barbara.
The Palisades Fire was a highly-destructive wildfire that began burning in the Santa Monica Mountains of Los Angeles County on January 7, 2025, which grew to destroy large areas of Pacific Palisades, Topanga, and Malibu before it was fully contained after 24 days on January 31.
This is a list of United States federal Disaster/Emergency Declarations, managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. [1] [2] This list does not differentiate between States, Territories and Tribal Nations.
Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) signaled he’s to open to overhauling the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under President Trump as the agency has faced increased criticism over its recent ...
Gov. .Newsom signs emergency declaration to make California eligible for federal help to repair storm-damaged Topanga Canyon Boulevard and other roads.
There is currently an ongoing series of wildfires in the U.S. state of California. A series of fires in Southern California, specifically in the Greater Los Angeles area, have caused at least 28 deaths, thousands of destroyed structures, evacuations and widespread power outages in January 2025.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers from Orange County, Calif., are urging House leaders to include disaster relief funding in fiscal 2025 spending, highlighting wildfire damage in the state even as ...