Weather conditions were anticipated to return to seasonally normal through the weekend.
The remains of beachside homes that burned along Pacific Coast Highway during the Palisades Fire in Malibu, CA, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. fires continued its trend of gradual increases overnight — and with offshore winds weakening, firefighters may have an opportunity for bigger gains on Thursday, Jan. 16.
A American flag flies from what is left of a home that was destroyed along Sunset Dr. at Lake Ave. during the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Children who had attended Palisades Charter Elementary School are welcomed back to classes, now being held at the Brentwood Elementary Science Magnet in Brentwood on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. The fire burned the Palisades School and the Brentwood school will serve as a temporary location for the students.
A red flag warning remained in effect for the western San Gabriel Mountains until 3 p.m. Thursday, signaling dangerous weather for fires. That warning was dropped for all other parts of Los Angeles County at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15. Firefighters battling the Eaton fire used aircraft on Wednesday to support crews on the northern edge of the fire and utilized data from infrared flights to find and put out hot spots, Cal Fire officials said.
Crews on Thursday will continue their focus of addressing smoke and heat sources within the fire’s perimeter, particularly on the northern perimeter, while air support “continues to be used to extinguish inaccessible hot spots, aiding containment efforts,” Angeles National Forest authorities said.
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