Sheriff Luna said the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has increased deputy staffing to about 1,200 personnel and that deputies have been assigned roughly 1,500 missions including road closures, traffic control and welfare checks. He said many deputies are working 12-hour shifts and that National Guard personnel of roughly 400 are assisting multiple agencies across the region.

“If you are asked to leave and you're in an evacuation order area, your life is in danger. You need to leave,” Sheriff Luna said, urging compliance with evacuation orders and patience as access to evacuated areas remains restricted.

Luna said law enforcement made additional arrests overnight, bringing the total to about 29 arrests he was reconciling (about 25 in the Eaton area and 4 in the Palisades), and detailed recent charges including curfew violations, carrying a concealed firearm and narcotics-related charges.

Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonald said LAPD had over 600 officers deployed to the affected areas, aided by Los Angeles Airport Police, Port Police and the National Guard (he said about 100 soldiers were assigned to the Palisades incident). McDonald said a curfew remains in effect in Los Angeles City areas under mandatory evacuation — from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. — and that officers will arrest people who violate it.

McDonald and Luna both warned of individuals impersonating first responders and people attempting to exploit the disaster. McDonald said investigators have formed the Los Angeles Regional Wildfire Investigative Task Force, led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, to identify fire causes.

Officials also cautioned residents about scams and fraudulent donation solicitations. McDonald recommended that donors research charities before giving and suggested resources such as Charity Navigator and the Better Business Bureau to verify organizations. Sheriff Luna pointed to the emergency network Los Angeles at www.enla.org as an official point for donations.

Law enforcement officials said they are coordinating with the state attorney general, the U.S. attorney and local district attorneys to pursue criminal and white‑collar cases tied to the fires.