Crews took advantage of relatively lesser winds on Sunday, but a red flag warning lasts through Wednesday.
Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies take a break from searching for potential looters near a swath of burned homes from the Eaton fire in the northwestern area of Altadena on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. , as firefighters faced their sixth day of battling the deadly, wind-driven blazes that have raged across Los Angeles County and braced for the return of critical fire weather.
Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies take a break from searching for potential looters near a swath of burned homes from the Eaton fire in the northwestern area of Altadena on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. Chris Tragos examines what was once an outdoor light sconce as he roots through the rubble of what’s left of his family’s 1927 Spanish-style home on Boedoin Street in Pacific Palisades. Firefighters put out hotspots at burned homes along Marcheta Drive just west of Maiden Lane in Altadena on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025.
Earlier Sunday, crews aided by aerial water drops were taking advantage of relatively lesser winds, before the return of dangerously gusty and dry weather is expected to once again increase the fire danger over the next several days. The Eaton fire also remained about the same size — an estimated 14,117 acres — while the containment estimate jumped overnight from 15 to 27%.
As of Sunday morning, there were more than 3,150 fire personnel assigned to the Eaton fire and more than 4,700 assigned to the Palisades fire.Luna and Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell acknowledged at the Sunday news conference that evacuated residents were angry at not being able to access homes in the burn areas to get medication or other essentials they left behind.
The day the fire broke out, Marx said he hitched a ride on a scooter to make sure his father’s 88-year-old wife had made it out safely. He recalled riding past burning buildings and witnessing early attempts by firefighters to keep the flames under control. “The atmosphere is continually changing and we have to adapt to the conditions that are provided to us,” McDonnell said.
Law enforcement — aided by National Guard members — have instituted 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfews in the burn areas and have kept a lookout for people trying to loot homes or businesses in those communities. With more firefighters arriving from out of state — and even out of the country — officials said the additional resources are allowing them to free up firefighters to help prepare“These winds, combined with low relative humidity and low fuel moistures, will keep the fire threat in Los Angeles County very high.” Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said.
“We need to cut through the red tape,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said. “That has always been a problem. Now that is over.”Meanwhile, community efforts to assist in the aftermath of the fires continued on Sunday.
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