Now harmful chemicals, which may include asbestos, lead, mercury and other heavy metals, are present in the ash that blankets the burn zones. That’s a health hazard for everyone, but especially residents sifting through wreckage without proper protective gear.

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires — which devastated neighborhoods across Los Angeles County, including Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Pasadena and Altadena — have officially been fully contained.

LOS ANGELES - After three weeks, crews have fully contained the deadly Eaton and Palisades fires. According to Cal Fire, the 14,000-acre fire has reached 100% containment on January 31. The news comes as the fires ended up killing more than a dozen people.

The deadly Palisades and Eaton wildfires have finally been 100% contained — more than three weeks after they broke out in Los Angeles and the nearby Altadena area, according

Scores of Los Angeles residents have returned to the wildfire-ravaged Pacific Palisades neighborhood after officials began letting people drive back into the scorched community

Peter Akemann will plead guilty for his drone colliding with a Super Scooper, halting wildfire efforts. He faces penalties and community service.

For the first time since the devastating fire erupted, all Pacific Palisades residents are allowed to return home

All Pacific Palisades residents are now allowed to return home for first time since the devastating fire broke out earlier this month.

In late January 2024, after a series of rainstorms, a DWP property manager spotted a tear in the reservoir's floating cover, according to internal emails reviewed by The Times.

Housing and land use experts say a Los Angeles city law could require the Pacific Palisades to include “affordable” housing to replace older buildings, and for new buildings where owners cannot definitively prove that their rental apartments had no low-income renters in the past five years.