[{"_1":2,"_111":-5,"_112":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,75,87,99],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},"mediaId",6393148,"mediaKeyId","2107887-8447258a4e67d86fc54c7b8c1908e1f5","parentId",2107887,"title","County and city outline recovery centers, FEMA support, smoke advisories and fraud warnings","audioSeconds",369,"startMs",2535000,"endMs",2904000,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=2107887-8447258a4e67d86fc54c7b8c1908e1f5&start=2535&end=2904","thumbnailUrl","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2107887-8447258a4e67d86fc54c7b8c1908e1f5/thumbnail_2535000.jpg","articleUrl","/articles/6393148/Los-Angeles-County/California/County-and-city-outline-recovery-centers-FEMA-support-smoke-advisories-and-fraud-warnings","mediaUrl","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6393148-9e15fa107da7597d58e4c502e83916a9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158105&Signature=NHig03OlDZ2Yi8FXrPLAYwP5z7t~OHG2pLL3q5egQogVLnyJ8S-3ktC5kdUqqOjRa9lDeRwOJwZE6ig99t1gNHB1Sv4aFsWYtp-i4flaVJ1RZcZAyQF1pKZz6uCUf6RYHdsvW178Iav~nZ9zNVhtElgaAWXAcgL~YxsbUVgbiQzB6sSPpRjRONwkp6u5ebls7h~lAC~ReFGdkZ4nyCN0AVsO2r2Cg1IuXSYJDnioOEC2j0rvHsxLJj7Gm6vPd4BDvKihBkJhPjP2htk6Q9R9M3FEwTuTkvYGiudGLb5H36Ouf7ZGp-58SX9KRv-yt2-W6t0BukCuTn1jt-q7GnAR1A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","author","Los Angeles County CA","date","2025-01-12T19:39:42Z","article","Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger, Mayor Karen Bass and Supervisor Lindsey Horvath described the rollout of recovery services, emphasized FEMA support and urged caution about scams and health risks from smoke.

\"FEMA staff have been at seven county libraries plus the Alhambra library providing support to individuals who are seeking FEMA relief. Tomorrow, these services will transition to centralized assistance centers: one at Pasadena City College and the other at UCLA Research Park,\" Chair Kathryn Barger said, and she directed residents to recovery.lacounty.gov for preliminary damage maps and program information.

Mayor Karen Bass said the UCLA Research Park (formerly Westside Pavilion) local assistance center will operate from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week and include representatives from more than 20 city departments and state and federal agencies to help residents apply for disaster loans, replace vital records and access mental-health referrals.

Barger and Mayor Bass praised FEMA's presence and said the governor issued executive orders to streamline rebuilding and debris removal to speed recovery and reduce delay. Barger said she will advocate for additional loan and housing solutions for uninsured residents.

District Attorney Nathan Hockman and Chair Barger warned of fraud and price gouging: Hockman said prosecutors will pursue price gouging and fraud schemes and urged residents to use vetted portals such as recovery.lacounty.gov and Emergency Network Los Angeles (enla.gov) when donating or seeking assistance.

Supervisor Lindsey Horvath provided public-health and service updates: Metro fares remained suspended while conditions persisted; the county launched recovery.lacounty.gov with initial damage assessments and maps; and the Department of Public Health was distributing N95 masks at evacuation shelters. Horvath listed school closures for specific campuses and named beaches to avoid because of ocean contamination.

Why this matters: Recovery centers and FEMA assistance are central to residents' ability to access lodging, emergency funds and documentation needed to rebuild; concurrent warnings about scams aim to protect evacuees from fraudulent solicitations.

Officials urged people to use official county and city websites for verified information and to be cautious of unsolicited fundraisers or offers of assistance.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","1/13/25 - LA County/City Windstorm and Wildfires One Voice Press Conference","oneSentenceSummary","Officials announced in-person local assistance centers at Pasadena City College and UCLA Research Park, encouraged residents to use recovery.lacounty.gov, warned of scams and price gouging, and advised health protections for smoke exposure.","taxTitle","Los Angeles County, California","taxId",2588,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6393153,"Officials report dozens of arrests, drone incidents and a multiagency task force probing fire origins",726,1678000,2404000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2107887-8447258a4e67d86fc54c7b8c1908e1f5&start=1678&end=2404","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2107887-8447258a4e67d86fc54c7b8c1908e1f5/thumbnail_1678000.jpg","/articles/6393153/Los-Angeles-County/California/Officials-report-dozens-of-arrests-drone-incidents-and-a-multiagency-task-force-probing-fire-origins","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6393153-e12ca14cdc49c403061bd6151f384b74/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158105&Signature=UH6msSeJgb6OC5gCjL-s-6skQGD7x4xrqJxwSggEfm8RTtBIdOaBHrVFNiVSQTCFiUn7bO67ptCu1KrdQ27FDE2k6PIhdzQkMZf40lUJRPcxqCBpLS-fOXJB1NIrNn8cmyt8SfTbNl1wU4jz5qZefCQS2~POm6Pe~8i5QvCYJg9yWC9qVm21pae0-tYMSR-U6yKDHIPe76bH7vb1Lq74B9T5PZUrOAfU6qgUMXOnIyH9OL~b3hTBOUt2rHU4xdA6mMWKEenhPEdpnsGFCLUE-4g0aIdztOQ3V6qPHzCb5HcNA46tlIYsu7xjl0IGZsiEwuqo5tCu~bm8lUJmZdfq~w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sheriff Robert Luna and Los Angeles Police Department leaders said law enforcement has made multiple arrests in fire-affected areas, identified drone incursions that damaged aircraft, and is participating in a multiagency investigation into the origin of several fires.

Luna said the sheriff's office had made 34 arrests in its jurisdiction — 30 in the Eaton fire area and four in the Palisades area — and described arrests for curfew violations, possession of narcotics and firearms and drone incidents. \"Last night specifically . . . we arrested 4, 2 were for curfew violations, 2 were arrested for 1 drone incident,\" he said, and added that investigators had now responded to two drone incidents that led to three arrests.

The Los Angeles Police Department said the city had made 14 arrests related to the fires for a range of alleged offenses, including curfew violations, burglary, impersonating a firefighter and possession of burglary tools.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hockman warned that prosecutors and law enforcement would pursue looting, arson, price gouging and fraud connected to recovery efforts. \"You will be arrested, you will be prosecuted, and you will be punished to the full extent of the law,\" Hockman said, and he announced a 2 p.m. press conference to disclose the first charges in a looting case and in an arson case.

On the origin and cause of the fires, officials said investigators were \"looking at everything.\" Assistant Chief Dominic Choi described a new regional wildland-fire investigative task force led by ATF and noted that origin investigations remain ongoing. Sheriff Luna said the investigative teams are coordinating recovery and origin work alongside search-and-rescue and coroner functions.

Why this matters: arrests and drone incursions can hamper firefighting operations and complicate public safety; identifying causes may lead to criminal charges or civil actions and affect utility and landowner responsibilities.

Officials urged the public to avoid evacuation areas, respect curfews and report suspected criminal activity to the appropriate authorities. The district attorney also warned residents to vet donation and fundraiser solicitations and to use official recovery portals such as recovery.lacounty.gov and emergency network Los Angeles (enla.gov) when seeking vetted assistance.","Sheriff and city law enforcement reported dozens of arrests including cases tied to drone flights; the district attorney warned of prosecutions for looting, arson and price gouging while officials said ATF-led and regional teams are investigating causes of multiple fires.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6393158,"Sheriff, LAPD describe large evacuations, ongoing grid searches and curfew as repopulation delayed",648,1503000,2151000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2107887-8447258a4e67d86fc54c7b8c1908e1f5&start=1503&end=2151","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2107887-8447258a4e67d86fc54c7b8c1908e1f5/thumbnail_1503000.jpg","/articles/6393158/Los-Angeles-County/California/Sheriff-LAPD-describe-large-evacuations-ongoing-grid-searches-and-curfew-as-repopulation-delayed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6393158-5ba80c94e01e541d1a00bc6cbaec7d17/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158105&Signature=dtxbASY0xkfkBvHp2mAq-LNTAQnn3VtsOIVOm41NSZxYrnn4fZFROg5yNMVUHQ0eSni4-hW9eVqzwrhvl6EizmdrwS6vTJWjzaAjCvFTaawrm5x3cVrApHb9snhqLRpUQCpIibnSE9yiAa7~QgLpLIQGC3wkTaX51UIYygzsJQjcohTZVbM2l6K6TPGDAU0SArsDjKAl-vJqmLjHMr6Ga56Kp~ysblrNXmp2V3z6YAZGgaHnfowIRl2n4XDE1KWqQpSZ7JJO0~HUP8zvEF2HsHuIvWJBwQ3I1sU6uILv5t70jvEpQErXsRFK3Rmn7-M~c2AISpllj3MHLWL4hOep4w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna and Los Angeles Police Department Assistant Chief Dominic Choi said law enforcement is maintaining evacuations and curfews while conducting grid searches and coordinating with coroner and federal partners before repopulation of evacuated areas.

\"We have over 92,000 people who are under evacuation orders, and approximately 89,000 people who are under evacuation warnings,\" Sheriff Robert Luna said, and he added that repopulation \"will not occur until all areas are safe.\"

Luna said search-and-rescue teams had searched 1,874 properties through two days of operations in the county and that, in the county-area of responsibility, authorities had confirmed 21 deaths — 16 in the Eaton fire area and five in the Palisades area — and reported 23 missing people (17 in the Eaton area, six in Malibu). \"That is not easy work, very sad to report,\" he said, and warned the count could increase.

In the city of Los Angeles, Assistant Chief Dominic Choi said LAPD had 266 officers deployed to the Palisades fire and that the department was handling 26 missing-person reports as of 6 a.m.; 17 had been located safely and the city had three fatalities since Tuesday.

Both law enforcement leaders said curfews remain in effect for mandatory evacuation zones: 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., subject to change. Luna said the curfew helps protect public safety in areas where hazards and potential crime scenes exist.

LAPD has paused its escort service that had been allowing residents short entries to retrieve pets or medication because long lines at checkpoints created safety problems and interfered with search operations, Choi said. \"We have halted this [escort] service for the safety of everyone involved. Currently, we don't have any timeline of when we're gonna open up that service, if at all,\" he said. Choi added that officers can patrol and, if made aware of pets inside a residence, \"we will do everything we can in our authority to go in there and get that pet.\" Pasadena Humane Society was noted as providing pet feeding in affected areas.

Officials urged patience as search-and-recovery and coroner protocols proceed, and asked residents to report missing people promptly. For updated evacuation orders, warnings and road closures, Sheriff Luna directed the public to emergency.lacounty.gov and recovery.lacounty.gov for damage maps and assessment updates.

Looking ahead, law enforcement said repopulation decisions will be coordinated with fire, coroner and other public-safety partners and will not be announced until areas are deemed safe.","Law enforcement described tens of thousands under evacuation orders and warnings, ongoing grid searches that have found remains, a countywide curfew and halted escort services while search-and-rescue and coroner procedures continue.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6393163,"County, city fire chiefs say Palisades and Eaton fires are large, crews prepositioned as winds approach",3083,1087000,4170000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2107887-8447258a4e67d86fc54c7b8c1908e1f5&start=1087&end=4170","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2107887-8447258a4e67d86fc54c7b8c1908e1f5/thumbnail_1087000.jpg","/articles/6393163/Los-Angeles-County/California/County-city-fire-chiefs-say-Palisades-and-Eaton-fires-are-large-crews-prepositioned-as-winds-approach","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6393163-2e68e1a66f39cfa89e7a4e04d88e9aca/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158105&Signature=QHrHJ-3WwQ6LkqkcRTBa7hZPIlJsuaVDGC9WY6Kw7SnJatbs8N0hLW7CM2aPqd6MV15DX9LE3STBZOZWA-5VW0kMyGbyrTVaVoQmMTyZJOOrA9jWXiZabiyTCOWaiHkgY9TDSUU4YSnhvBvWoH7FTNNKNcar8lXAiCY6B2pelvcONd5~ofxHgF0RQ1V68zUL2B7rP6kBMifMYJ3pBisSEqFu9Ro833zMLbzd9qWwVhlW7AmqAhfo~yHdcOJ9V60au6HohX7ilYECYzZ2FRRXWhIYQdF4~Y-1VrFzKDmLyDVhz85~EIeXvD9BtmQbP8UBnUgy9xdaUH96ezHIDMO5MQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Maroney and Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said Friday that crews have mobilized thousands of firefighters and aircraft as weather forecasters predicted high winds that could hamper suppression efforts.

\"The Eaton fire is now estimated to be 14,117 acres with 33% containment. We gained no acreage yesterday, which is a very good thing,\" Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Maroney said, adding that 3,408 firefighting personnel were assigned to the Eaton incident and that about 26% of dwelling damage inspections had been completed.

The scale of the Palisades fire was higher, Crowley said. \"This fire is now at 23,713 acres with 14% containment with 5,123 personnel assigned to the Palisades incident,\" Los Angeles Fire Department Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said, and she described prepositioned engine strike teams and task forces dedicated to rapid response.

Why this matters: fire officials said increasing wind speeds and low humidities create critical conditions across Los Angeles County that can rapidly expand active fires and reduce the usefulness of aerial resources.

State, federal and local aircraft and military aviation have been staged, Maroney said, and a state mobilization center in Banning is available to send resources into the county. Still, multiple incident-management officials warned that aircraft have safety and effectiveness limits when winds gust strongly.

\"Each aircraft will have that limitation based on the manufacturer's recommendation,\" Jeremy Gagne of CAL FIRE said. \"The problem is the gust. . . . As an overall general rule, the gust is what is the issue, and this is what the gust that we've been having.\" CAL FIRE representative Jerry Magana added that \"sustained winds over 40 [mph] is pretty much going to ground most aircraft\" and that gusts over about 30 mph pose safety and accuracy problems.

Maroney also noted aircraft availability after an earlier drone incursion damaged a CL-415 Super Scooper: \"Our CL-415 Super Scooper that was damaged because of a drone incursion is reportedly going to be flying tomorrow morning. It has been repaired, and we're waiting for the FAA to give us approval to fly again.\" He stressed that mutual aid offers have not been declined.

The chiefs said ground crews remain the backbone of the response. \"We have a lot of people on the ground that can still fight the fire,\" Maroney said, urging residents in brush-prone areas to be prepared to evacuate if warned.

Officials said they will continue to adjust tactics as weather evolves and emphasized that residents should follow evacuation orders and warnings.

Looking ahead, the chiefs said crews will continue suppression and containment work while monitoring aviation safety limits as gusts increase.","Los Angeles County and City fire leaders reported the Eaton fire at about 14,117 acres (33% contained) and the Palisades incident at about 23,713 acres (14% contained), described large personnel and aircraft deployments and warned that high winds could limit aerial firefighting effectiveness.","actionData","errors"]

Article not found

County and city outline recovery centers, FEMA support, smoke advisories and fraud warnings

Officials report dozens of arrests, drone incidents and a multiagency task force probing fire origins

Sheriff, LAPD describe large evacuations, ongoing grid searches and curfew as repopulation delayed

County, city fire chiefs say Palisades and Eaton fires are large, crews prepositioned as winds approach