Wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have killed at least 27 people and burned more than 12,000 homes and other structures. Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires across 45 square miles of densely populated Los Angeles County. About 82,000 people remain under mandatory evacuation orders and another 90,000 are under evacuation warnings.
An aerial view shows the devastation by the Palisades Fire, Jan. 16, 2025 in Malibu, Calif. (Jae C. Hong/AP)Camping tents for first responders are seen at a staging ground at the Rose Bowl Stadium grounds in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 15, 2025. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)
Police officers inspect cars abandoned on Sunset Boulevard during by the Palisades Fire in Palisades, Calif., Jan. 15, 2025. (Jae C. Hong/AP)The devastation of the Palisades Fire is seen at sunset in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Jan. 14, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)The Pacific Ocean is seen through a fire-ravaged property in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire, Jan. 14, 2025 in Malibu, Calif. (Ethan Swope/AP)
A California Department of Corrections hand crew works containment lines ahead of the Palisades Fire, Jan. 14, 2025 in Santa Monica, Calif. (Ethan Swope/AP)Items are laid out at an aid center for people affected by wildfires at Santa Anita Park, Jan. 13, 2025, in Arcadia, Calif. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)Kaylin Johnson, whose home is one of the few that survived the Eaton Fire in her neighborhood in Altadena, Calif., visits her neighbor's home, Jan. 14, 2025. (Jae C. Hong/AP)
The sun rises behind a home destroyed by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades community of Los Angeles on Jan. 12, 2025. (Noah Berger/AP)Marjan Rajabi waters a scorched plant at her Pacific Palisades home, which was destroyed by the Palisades Fire, on on Jan. 12, 2025, in Los Angeles. "It's the hope of rebuilding," Rajabi said. (Noah Berger/AP)A vehicle is covered in retardant while crews battle the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon on Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Eric Thayer/AP)
Firefighters watch water drops on the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Eric Thayer/AP)After a 24-hour shift battling blazes in the Pacific Palisades, firefighters from Pleasant Hills, Ore., rest in their vehicle on Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register)Faithful pray at a religious service in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire at Trinity Lutheran Church on Jan. 12, 2025 in Pasadena. (Ethan Swope/AP)
Kaegan Baron takes a moment as she sifts through the rubble of her mother's home after it was destroyed by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Jan. 11, 2025. (John Locher/AP)A firefighter hoses down hot spots from the Archer Fire in the Granada Hills section of Los Angeles on Jan. 10, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)A stairwell remains at a home destroyed by the Palisades fire along the water at sunrise in Malibu on Jan. 10, 2025. (Ariana Drehsler/The New York Times)
Firefighters watch as water is dropped on the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon on Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Jae C. Hong/AP)Smoke from the Palisades Fire rises over a ridge as seen from the Encino section of Los Angeles on Jan. 11, 2025. (Richard Vogel/AP)Burned-out cars sit amongst debris at a residence on Altadena Drive destroyed by the Eaton Fire, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (Chris Pizzello/AP)
An American flag hangs on the gate of a home destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Jae C. Hong/AP)U.S. Forest Service personnel dig trenches and treat hot spots in the hills above Sierra Madre, Calif., east of Altadena, where the Eaton fire still burned on Jan. 10, 2025. Even without high wind speeds, the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles’s history expanded overnight across the region’s bone-dry terrain, prompting more evacuations. (Mark Abramson/The New York Times)Congregants look through the remains of Community United Methodist Church, which was destroyed by the Palisades Fire, as wildfires cause damage and loss through Los Angeles County on Jan. 10, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. Rev. John Shaver plans to rebuild the church while also losing his home in the fire. (Mario Tama/Getty)
A person watches from a balcony as a firefighting aircraft drops the fire retardant Phos-Chek near homes during the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through Los Angeles County on Jan. 10, 2025 in Topanga, California. Multiple wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds are burning across Los Angeles County. Reportedly at least 10 people have died with over 180,000 people having been under evacuation orders. Over 9,000 structures have been damaged or burned while more than more than 25,000 acres were burning from the fires. (Mario Tama/Getty)Luke Dexter kneels as he sifts through the remains of his father's fire-ravaged beach front property in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire, Jan. 10, 2025 in Malibu, Calif. (John Locher/AP)A view of the burned auditorium at the Eliot Arts Magnet Academy that was destroyed by the Eaton Fire on Jan. 10, 2025 in Altadena, California. The Eaton Fire has grown to over 13,000 acres and has destroyed many homes and businesses. (ustin Sullivan/Getty)
Water is dropped by helicopter on the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills section of Los Angeles, Jan. 9, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)Robert Karban fills a bucket with water from a swimming pool to put out hot spots at a home destroyed by the Eaton Fire on Jan. 9, 2025, in Altadena, California. (John Locher/AP)Fire crews battle the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills section of Los Angeles, Jan. 9, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)
In an aerial view, destroyed homes are seen as the Palisades Fire continues to burn on Jan. 9, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. Multiple wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds are burning across Los Angeles County. At least five people have been killed, and over 25,000 acres have burned. Over 2,000 structures have also burned and almost 180,000 people are under orders to evacuate. (Mario Tama/Getty)Fire crews battle the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills section of Los Angeles, Jan. 9, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)A helicopter flies over the Kenneth Fire, Jan. 9, 2025, in the West Hills section of Los Angeles. (Eric Thayer/AP)
Cesar Plaza becomes emotional while looking at his home destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., Jan. 9, 2025. (Nic Coury/AP)Glenda, who declined to give her last name, stands near the entrance of her home destroyed by the Eaton fire, Jan. 9, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (John Locher/AP)Smoke lingers over a neighborhood devastated by the Eaton Fire, Jan. 9, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (John Locher/AP)
Shane Torre douses hot spots of what remains of his home in Altadena, Calif., Jan. 9, 2025. (John Locher/AP)A man walks past the charred remains of the Altadena Community Church, Jan. 9, 2025, in the Altadena section of Pasadena, Calif. (Chris Pizzello/AP)Ari Rivera, rear, Anderson Hao hold each other in front of their destroyed home in Altadena, Calif., Jan. 9, 2025. (John Locher/AP)
Lissa Renn looks at remains of her neighborhood In Altadena, Calif., Jan. 9, 2025. (John Locher/AP)A person walks through a community destroyed in the Palisades Fire on Jan. 9, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. Multiple wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds are burning across Los Angeles County. At least five people have been killed, and over 25,000 acres have burned. Over 2,000 structures have also burned and almost 180,000 people are under orders to evacuate. (Mario Tama/Getty)A VW van sits among burned out homes, Jan. 9, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)
A beach front property is burned by the Palisades Fire, Jan. 9, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (Jae C. Hong/AP)Water is dropped by helicopter on the burning Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles, Jan. 8, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Eaton Fire on Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (Maxar Technologies)
The sun rises after the Palisades Fire ravaged an area in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 9, 2025. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)Josh Lederer wears a mask to protect him from fumes as he retrieves his children's clothes from his fire-raved property in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 9, 2025. (Jae C. Hong/AP)A house burns along PCH as the Palisades Fire burns in Malibu, Jan. 8, 2025. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
A person turns on a garden hose in an effort to save a neighboring home from catching fire during the Eaton Fire on Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. Over 1,000 structures have burned, with two people dead, in wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds across L.A. County. (Mario Tama/Getty)A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire around a burned structure in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 8, 2025. (Etienne Laurent/AP)Residents embrace in front of a fire-ravaged property after the Palisades Fire swept through in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 8, 2025. (Etienne Laurent/AP)
A man walks past a fire-ravaged business after the Eaton Fire swept through, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (Ethan Swope/AP)Fire-damaged vehicles are lined up at a dealership after the Eaton Fire swept through on Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (Ethan Swope/AP)A firefighter battles the Eaton Fire, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (Ethan Swope/AP)
Claudio and Kathleen Boltiansky embrace in their fire-ravaged neighborhood after the Palisades Fire swept through in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 8, 2025. (Etienne Laurent/AP)A resident sprays their property with a garden hose as the Eaton Fire engulfs structures across the street, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (Ethan Swope/AP)Residents along Braeburn Road rush to save property as a home burns behind them during the Eaton fire in Altadena Wednesday morning Jan. 8, 2025. (Will Lester/The Orange County Register)
A vehicle and other structures are burned as the Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 8, 2025. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)Thick heavy smoke from wildfires passes over the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles on Jan. 8, 2025. (Richard Vogel/AP)Firefighters protect a structure as the Eaton Fire advances, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (Ethan Swope/AP)
A person walks across from the burning Altadena Community Church, Jan. 8, 2025, in the downtown Altadena section of Pasadena, Calif. (Chris Pizzello/AP)The Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 8, 2025. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)Firefighters pull a hose line as they prepare to spray water from a roof during the Eaton Fire on Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. (Mario Tama/Getty)
A wildfire-ravaged property is shown after the Palisades Fire swept through in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 8, 2025. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)Police officers help people evacuate along Sunset Boulevard as the Palisades Fire burns amid a powerful windstorm on Jan. 7, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. (Apu Gomes/Getty)Firefighters battle flames on Sunset Boulevard as the Palisades Fire burns during a powerful windstorm on Jan. 7, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. (Apu Gomes/Getty)
Elderly patients are quickly evacuated into emergency vehicles as embers and flames approach during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California on Jan. 7, 2025. (Josh Edelson/Getty-AFP)Elderly patients are quickly evacuated into an armored vehicle as embers and flames approach during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California on Jan. 7, 2025. (Josh Edelson/Getty-AFP)People use garden hoses in an effort to prevent a home from catching fire, as a home burns next door, during the Eaton Fire on Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. Over 1,000 structures have burned, with two people dead, in wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds across L.A. County. (Mario Tama/Getty)
A firefighting plane makes a drop on the Palisades fire on Jan. 7, 2025. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)"There's no water in the fire hydrants," Caruso said. "The firefighters are there [in the neighborhood], and there's nothing they can do — we've got neighborhoods burning, homes burning, and businesses burning. ... It should never happen." (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)Firefighters battle a house fire off Bollinger Drive in Pacific Palisades on Jan. 7, 2025. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
The Palisades Fire burns a residence in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 7, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)Residents of a senior center are evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (Ethan Swope/AP)Residents of a senior center are evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (Ethan Swope/AP)
A firefighter battles the advancing Palisades Fire as it burns a structure in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 7, 2025. (Etienne Laurent/AP)The Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 7, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)The Palisades Fire burns a Christmas tree inside a residence in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 7, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)
A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire as it burns a structure in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 7, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)A firefighter jumps over a fence while fighting the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 7, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)A person tries to hose down embers from the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 7, 2025. (Etienne Laurent/AP)
A resident of a senior center is evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches, Jan. 7, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (Ethan Swope/AP)A resident of a senior center is evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches, Jan. 7, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (Ethan Swope/AP)
