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LOS ANGELES (NewsNation) — Some residents affected by Palisades Fire is allowed to return home and begin to take the first steps on a long road to recovery.
Repopulation began Friday afternoon in communities where evacuation orders had been issued and have since been downgraded by officials.
As of early Saturday morning, the Palisades Fire was 43% contained. Since it erupted on January 7, it has scorched more than 23,000 acres, destroyed thousands of structures in the Pacific Palisades and killed ten people.
At the same time is Eaton Firewhich was 73% contained at publication, reduced thousands of structures to ash and rubble farther east in the Altadena area after breaking out the same day as the Palisades fire.
The fires has killed at least 27 people as of Friday and destroyed more than 10,000 structures in the residential enclaves of Pacific Palisades and Changed. In the wake of the fires, rents have risen and uncertainty about insurance settlements has left some of those displaced in limbo.
The Eaton and Palisades fires that broke out last week have combined to burn nearly 4 square kilometers of highly dense parts of Los Angeles, more than double the urban area consumed by the region’s Woolsey fire in 2018, according to a Associated Press analysis of data from the Silvis Lab at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
The National Weather Service in Los Angeles said Thursday it expects a “much-needed break from concerns about the fire weather” at the end of this week. But “next week is a concern,” the weather service said.
“While we are confident we will NOT see a repeat of last week, dangerous fire weather conditions are expected,” the NWS in LA added.
A moderate red flag warning is forecast for Monday and Tuesday, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said at a news conference.
The National Weather Service in Los Angeles said Thursday it expects a “much-needed break from concerns about the fire weather” at the end of this week. But “next week is a concern,” the weather service said.
“While we are confident we will NOT see a repeat of last week, dangerous fire weather conditions are expected,” the NWS in LA added.
A moderate red flag warning is forecast for Monday and Tuesday, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said at a news conference.
An air quality advisory is in effect due to windblown ash particles. Public health officials advised residents to use N95 masks to protect their lungs, noting that masks would be made available for free at area libraries and disaster relief centers
Experts say several factors could lead to wildfires reaching cities more often. Urban areas continue to spread into wilderness. Climate change is raising global temperatures leading to more severe weather, including drought, especially in the western United States.
NewsNation affiliate KTLA contributed to this report.
