California
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In the catastrophic Palisades fire, one of the city’s iconic thoroughfares was severely damaged and large swaths of homes were reduced to smoldering rubble.
Firefighters were dispatched to two new blazes that erupted Wednesday — a brush fire that prompted evacuations near the Hollywood Hills and a structure fire in Studio City.
A brush fire broke out Friday in Granada Hills. What you need to know
Officials say a man who tried to enter the Palisades fire zone claiming to be a volunteer firefighter was a convicted arsonist in a decommissioned fire truck.
We’re tracking damage assessments from the Eaton and Palisades fires, which destroyed 12,000 structures in Altadena and Pacific Palisades.
For years, renowned fire experts Jack Cohen and Stephen Pyne have tried to shift the conversation on fire prevention strategies. This week’s destruction, they say, could have been minimized.
Crews have made progress against the California fires, with seemingly each new day bringing a further boost in containment. But what do those figures mean?