If Fires are raging in Southern CaliforniaFirefighters are working to bring the fires – including the Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires – under control. The forest fires, spread by strong Santa Ana windsare still ongoing and have burned homes and businesses and caused more than 200,000 evacuations across the region.
Here’s the latest on fighting the fires in Southern California.
Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire
The two largest fires have burned thousands of acres in LA neighborhoods since last week. The Palisades Fire began around 10:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday, January 7, and burned across the western side of Los Angeles County, including the Pacific Palisades and Malibu.
The deadly Eaton fire, which started around 6 p.m. local time the same day, has caused great damage in the Angeles National Forest, Altadena and Pasadena.
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Several smaller fires also raged in the Los Angeles area, but most of them have been brought under control.
The Hurst fire broke out in the Sylmar neighborhood of Los Angeles on the night of January 7, with other smaller fires breaking out in the days that followed. The Woodley fire began burning early Wednesday, January 8 near the Sepulveda Basin.
The flames that broke out on January 8 in the Antelope Valley between the San Gabriel Mountains and the Sierra Pelona Mountains became known as the Lidia fire.
The Fire at sunset broke out that same evening in the Hollywood Hills near the Hollywood Bowl and the Hollywood Walk of Fame, prompting another round of mandatory evacuations.
The Kenneth fire ignited in West Hills on Thursday, January 9 and was investigated as possible arson. A second fire, the Auto Fire, started on January 13 in Ventura. Its progress has stopped and has not threatened any homes, according to the city of Oxnard.
Meanwhile, concerns about new fires continued into the second week of the year when winds returned to Santa Ana the still dry Southern California.
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The National Wildfire Coordinating Group defines wildfire control as when a wildfire has been suppressed and a “line of control” has been excavated around the fire, which can prevent the fire from spreading. Officials use the term percentage to measure the containment line around a wildfire.
Containment does not mean extinguishing the fire; the fire can continue to burn in the closed area for weeks or months.
How is fire control calculated?
Containment is calculated as a percentage of the entire perimeter of the fire. For example, if officials say a fire is 25% contained, that means barriers or a line have been dug around 25% of the fire’s perimeter. The term “containment” is only used when officials are confident the fire will not grow beyond that part of the perimeter, according to RedZone, a software company that specializes in wildfire data.
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