California Wildfire Live Updates Palisades Fire In L A Grows To Nearly 12,000 Acres

Topline The Palisades Fire, located on the coast of Los Angeles, California, has grown to nearly 12,000 acres, officials said Wednesday, as authorities say Los Angeles County’s uncontained flames continue to spread—prompting the evacuation of tens of thousands of people.
Wednesday, 11:40 a.m. PDTThe Palisades Fire in Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades—an affluent coastal neighborhood—explodes to 11,802 acres, according to Cal Fire, making it the largest fire of the four burning in Los Angeles County as of Wednesday morning.

Wednesday, 11 a.m.The Eaton Fire in Altadena, a small city directly north of Pasadena, grows to 10,600 acres with 0% containment, according to the Cal Fire.

Wednesday, 10:45 a.m.Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Los Angeles Fire Department air operations resumed after a lengthy suspension of air support began Tuesday due to high winds.

Wednesday, 8 a.m.County of Los Angeles Fire Chief Anthony Marrone says at least two civilians died in the Eaton Fire, though the cause of their deaths were not disclosed.

Wednesday, 7:31 a.m.Deanne Criswell, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, says FEMA is “closely monitoring” the wildfires and has authorized additional assistance from the agency to support firefighting efforts.

Wednesday, 6:15 a.m.The Woodley Fire begins in the Sepulveda Basin neighborhood, expanding to 30 acres before being brought under control, according to The New York Times.

Tuesday, 10:29 p.m.The Hurst Fire ignited in the suburban area of Sylmar.

Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency, urging residents to heed evacuation orders and saying, “This is a highly dangerous windstorm creating extreme fire risk, and we’re not out of the woods.”

Tuesday, 2:37 p.m.The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning (warm temperatures, strong winds and low humidity) for Los Angeles County and much of the neighboring Ventura County until 4 p.m. Wednesday, though it has not updated the warning since Tuesday afternoon as authorities have said there is a chance strong winds continue into Thursday.

Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.The Palisades Fire started in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood and has since resulted in about 30,000 people receiving evacuation orders and nearly 3,000 acres burned.