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Officials: Eaton fire 14,117 acres, Palisades fire 23,713 acres; containment and preparedness measures emphasized
Summary
County and city fire officials said the Eaton fire held at 14,117 acres with 35% containment and the Palisades fire at 23,713 acres with 17% containment. Officials urged residents to heed evacuation warnings, prepare for high winds and noted resources available for response and recovery.
At a joint Los Angeles County and City press briefing, officials gave updated acreage and containment figures for three active wildfires and urged residents in high-risk areas to follow evacuation warnings and prepare for high winds.
Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Maroney said the Eaton fire remained estimated at 14,117 acres with 35% containment and that, "for the last 2 days we've had no increase in acreage at the Eaton fire." He reported 3,235 firefighting personnel assigned and said more than 7,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed. "Thirty percent of our damage inspections for the Eaton fire have been completed," Maroney said. He also encouraged residents in wildfire-prone areas to understand that planned public-safety power shutoffs are intended to prevent new fires from starting if lines go down.
Kristen Crowley, Los Angeles City Fire Department fire chief, provided the Palisades update: "This fire is now at 23,713 Acres with 17% containment, with 5,200 personnel that are assigned to the incident." She said firefighters were staffing patrols and engines in unimpacted high-fire-risk areas and that the department was taking an "aggressive lean forward posture" to address flare-ups and increase containment.
Officials also reported the Hearst fire at 799 acres and 97% containment. Jeremy Gonyea, representing the CAL FIRE incident management teams for the Palisades and Eaton fires, urged the public to stay informed through official briefings and posted materials and said damage inspections and urban search-and-rescue operations were continuing.
Maroney noted operational details for response equipment: "The LA County CL-415 Super Scooper that was damaged by the drone will be available for response starting at 11 am today." He reminded residents that repopulation "will not occur until all areas are safe, period." Maroney and other speakers repeatedly advised residents to prepare a wildfire plan, follow evacuation warnings and orders, and make sure emergency alerts on mobile devices are not silenced.
Why it matters: The acreage, containment and personnel figures indicate the scale of ongoing firefighting operations and affect evacuation, repopulation and resource-allocation decisions. Officials emphasized that strong winds and low humidity will keep the fire threat critical in the near term.
Repopulation, recovery and public information: Officials said maps and damage assessments are being posted and updated daily at recovery.lacounty.gov. Crowley said firefighters and first responders were "standing strong" and thanked community support. Maroney and other speakers urged residents to prepare to leave early if they receive evacuation warnings or orders.
Ending: Officials asked the public to follow official channels for updates and to heed evacuation orders and public-safety guidance until incident commanders declare areas safe for return.
