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Los Angeles Fire Department officials chose not to order 1,000 available firefighters to remain on duty for a second shift last Tuesday in the
Palisades to aid in battling wildfires, according to records .

Firefighters continued to battle multiple major wildfires.

A “particularly dangerous situation” warning will once again be in effect
for swaths of Los Angeles and Ventura counties starting at 3 a.m.
Wednesday. The National Weather Service reserves the designation for
signifying an extreme red flag warning, when especially hazardous fire
weather conditions are expected.

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Palisades fire
Burned 23,713 acres and numerous homes, businesses and landmarks in
Pacific Palisades and westward along Pacific Coast Highway, toward Malibu.
As of Tuesday evening, the fire was 18% contained, up from 14% early
Monday.

Many parts of Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Calabasas, Brentwood and Encino
are under evacuation orders or warnings. More than 12,000 structures
remain threatened. Santa Monica has downgraded its mandatory evacuation
orders to warnings. Officials estimate that more than 5,300 structures, including many homes, have been damaged or destroyed.

Closures, evacuations, shelters
Eaton fire
Burned 14,117 acres and many structures in Altadena and Pasadena. As of
Tuesday afternoon, the fire was 35% contained, up from 33% early Monday. Officials say 7,000 structures have been damaged in the fire.

Most of Altadena was under an evacuation order, as was unincorporated
Kinneloa Mesa. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced
Tuesday that areas south of Canyon Crest Road and west of Lincoln Avenue
would be reopened to residents. In Pasadena, a mandatory evacuation order
was in place some northern parts of the neighborhood of Hastings Ranch. In Sierra Madre, mandatory evacuations were in effect in some areas north of
Grand View Avenue.

https://www.latimes.com/california/live/2025-01-14/fire-winds-los-angeles- california-eaton-altadena-palisades-updates

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