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An updating map created by CBS News' data team charts the expanse of the wildfires across Southern California. The Palisades Fire, a roaring blaze that has burned more than 23,000 acres since it ...
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.
The Hurst Fire ignited Tuesday night near Olive View-UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles’ Sylmar neighborhood, burning 799 acres. The blaze had been 76% contained as of Saturday. Lidia Fire
The Sunswept Fire was reported by Los Angeles Fire Department at 8:52 p.m. in the 3000 block of North Sunswept in Studio City, Los Angeles. [142] The fire began to burn a four-story home before it was extinguished by firefighters. [143] On January 9, the Creek Fire was reported at 1:51 p.m. PST near Big Tujunga Creek.
Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on the LA fires for Thursday, Jan. 9. For the latest updates on the Los Angeles wildfires in California, please read USA TODAY'S live updates for ...
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.
The largest of the blazes, the Palisades Fire, is more than 33 square miles. That’s half the land size of Washington, D.C. A second fire, the Eaton Fire, is now more than 22 square miles.
The Mountain Fire began shortly before 9:00 a.m. PST on November 6 during an episode of strong Santa Ana winds in Southern California. [2] The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center delineated an "extremely critical" risk area on their Day 1 fire weather outlook, warning of low relative humidity values combined with a strong wind event with gusts of over 65 miles per hour (105 km/h ...