Los Angeles County Fire Department California

Palisades Fire, Los Angeles County

Hughes Fire in LA County burns 10,000 acres, containment rises as some evacuations remain

Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic. Some mandatory evacuation orders have been downgraded to warnings while containment of the wildfire rose over Thursday.

NBC Los Angeles on MSN · 7h

Map: See containment updates for 3 largest fires still burning in Los Angeles County

The Eaton Fire is almost completely contained in the Altadena area northeast of Los Angeles. On the LA County coast, the Palisades Fire is over three-fourths contained. The Hughes Fire, which broke out in the Lake Castaic area Wednesday north of Los Angeles, is over 50% contained.

Sacramento Bee · 15h

Update: 23,448 acres destroyed by Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County, now 77% contained

Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for 17 days. A crew of 2,420 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 77% of the fire by Friday morning. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.

San Diego, California

CNN on MSN · 56m

Southern California’s first rainfall of the year could help or hurt wildfire victims as fire spreads in San Diego area

With parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires, the expected rain this weekend would seem like a welcome relief. But how the rain falls could make the difference between a disaster respite or a disaster repeat.

USA TODAY on MSN · 16h

San Diego blazes erupt; progress made on raging Hughes Fire: Wildfire updates

Over 1,100 firefighters were “strategically pre-positioned” across Southern California to address "ongoing critical fire weather," Cal Fire said.

NBC News · 1d

Thousands are under wildfire evacuation orders in Southern California

More than 50,000 people in Los Angeles are under mandatory evacuation orders after the Hughes Fire erupted near Castaic in California. NBC News’ Dana Griffin reports on the red flag warnings in place across southern California.

New fire erupts in Southern California

FOX News on MSN · 1d

Fast-moving Hughes Fire erupts in Los Angeles County as California officials order evacuations

Officials ordered evacuations in the area surrounding the Hughes Fire on Wednesday morning, located near Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County.

HuffPost · 1d

Progress Is Made On A Huge Fire North Of Los Angeles While New Fires Erupt In Southern California

Firefighters have slowed the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles where dangerous winds gained strength again.

CNN on MSN · 1d

New fire erupts in Southern California as thousands remain under evacuation from fast-moving Hughes Fire

The fire threat remains critical in Southern California, where thousands of residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday as fire crews battled the out-of-control Hughes Fire near Castaic, a suburb in the foothills and mountains of northern Los Angeles County.

L.A. live fire updates: Trump to visit fire zone as L.A. region braces for weekend rain

In the last few days, firefighters have battled multiple fires in the hills around Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Winds ...

5hon MSN

How fire departments use pre-positioning to get a jump on wildfires

Fires in the Inland Empire and Orange County that broke out this week were stopped from becoming more dangerous because of ...

2don MSN

Los Angeles begins "extensive" fire debris removal after deadly wildfires, officials warn about potential dangers with weekend rain

The "extensive" debris removal process is underway in Los Angeles County to clear rubble from burn scar areas ahead of ...

12hon MSN

Trump lands in Los Angeles to survey damage after criticizing fire response

President Trump landed in Los Angeles on Friday to survey the devastation from the firestorms that swept through the county.

4hon MSN

Why California’s US senators won’t join President Trump on his trip to fire-ravaged LA

“The senator regrets not being able to join President Trump in Los Angeles due to the Senate vote schedule,” said Edgar ...

15h

Blaze-Stricken Los Angeles Contends With Fresh Fires, Resurgent Winds

Red-flag warnings for dangerous fire weather are in place until Friday.

California Wildfire Updates: New Hughes Fire Explodes To 500 Acres In Northern LA County

Friday, 12:36 p.m. PST Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced another eight people were charged for ...

1don MSN

Hughes Fire sets thousands of acres ablaze prompting more evacuations: See map

The bushfire started northwest of Downtown Los Angeles and spread from Los Angeles County to Ventura County and prompted evacuations.

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