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The Sunswept Fire is burning near Laurel Cyn [Canyon]/Mulholland/Coldwater Cyn/Ventura Blvd.,
a city alert said tonight
Firefighters are in the defensive mode against the fire unit with priority of defending the exposures and preventing extension into the brush,
it said
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) has been conducting outreach to individuals living on the streets in high fire severity zones since Friday, January 3rd, and will continue to do so in the coming days,
the office of Mayor Karen Bass said in an evening update on the city's wildfiresThese organisms include bacteria, viruses, and parasites that can cause symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea, and associated headaches,
LADWP saidProlonged elevated to critical fire weather is expected,
according to the fire weather outlook from the NWS Storm Prediction CenterUntil adequate water pressure can be re-established, and water is tested and confirmed to be safe, this notice is in effect. It is possible that disease-causing organisms could be present,
the department said in a statement
The first week of classes is typically a joyous occasion, and I am deeply sorry that the fires in our region have instead brought so much pain and caused so much devastation,
Chancellor Julio Frenk said in a letter to the school communityThere are active flames within the interior of the fire, but the perimeter is holding well thanks to a fire road and ground crews in place,
the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department posted on social media this eveningWe’re just holding each other right now, and that’s community. So even though the Palisades is burning down, we’re here,
Hermer saidI don’t have a lot of information. I can tell you we’re throwing all of our available resources at it as we speak,
Crowley said before she excused herself from the news eventWords cannot describe the enormity of the devastation we are witnessing and experiencing,
the Crystals saidIf you have a home in Los Angeles, if you have an apartment, if you have anything in Los Angeles now, you do not know anymore whether you're going to see it again,
O'Donnell saidThis situation really is happening in a way that we have never seen before,
O'Donnell saidThere's nothing left in the Palisades,
Champion saidIt’s mind-blowing. I don’t even have words for it. I’m just hoping they can put that out,
said Snowden, whose grandfather and other family members have lived in the foothills before he was bornThis is the night when my house might burn down,
Lawrence O’Donnell said on MSNBC tonightPropelling the Camp Fire’s structure-destroying spree were fires that spread within and between plots of land, or parcels, rather than from the fire front,
the analysis, published in 2021, saidWe are deploying LAPD officers to respond to Hollywood to help alleviate evacuation traffic,
Bass saidEvery street you go, houses on both sides are leveled,
he saidAfter returning this evening from Los Angeles, where earlier today he had met with police, fire and emergency personnel fighting the historic fires raging in the area and approved a Major Disaster declaration for California, President Biden made the decision to cancel his upcoming trip to Italy to remain focused on directing the full federal response in the days ahead,
she said