Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for 20 days. A crew of 1,043 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 94% of the fire by Monday afternoon. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.
The Palisades Fire started Jan. 7 during a Santa Ana windstorm in Pacific Palisades. Nearly three weeks later, evacuation orders are lifted.
Frustrated Palisades fire victims confront officials over 18-month debris removal timeline as thousands navigate complex rebuilding process.
Officials closed part of Pacific Coast Highway in the Palisades fire area on Sunday, Caltrans said, as rain poured down across the Los Angeles area and burn scars in Southern California were under a flood watch that will last until 4 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
The amount of rainfall Los Angeles has received isn’t quite enough to keep the fire season from dragging into February. But the possibility for isolated showers will remain across the L.A. Basin into Tuesday.
The new reported fatality was a person who died at a hospital from the Palisades Fire, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
About 1,600 policies for Pacific Palisades homeowners were dropped by State Farm in July, the state insurance office says.
A public insurance adjuster may help negotiate a better insurance payout for residents who lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires.
A group of Pacific Palisades residents and businesses impacted by the Palisades Fire has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against the city's Department of Water and Power.
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for 19 days. A crew of 1,859 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 87% of the fire by Sunday morning. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.
The orders for the final two neighborhoods within the Los Angeles portion of the fire area were lifted shortly after noon.
With the burn area nearly fully contained, the final evacuation orders stemming from the deadly Palisades Fire were lifted Monday, allowing residents only to return to their properties. The orders for the final two neighborhoods within the city of Los Angeles portion of the fire area were lifted shortly after noon Monday.