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Several L.A. power companies have started to try to get ahead of the potentially volatile and erratic flames, working to mitigate risks by clearing dry vegetation and protecting valuable power lines.
As firefighters continue their attempts to quell the series of destructive fires that broke out across Los Angeles County last week, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate, it's important to know what the next step is for those who fled their home in the face of a fire.
Now that the majority of the nearly 800-acre blaze has been contained, authorities are investigating if downed Southern California Edison equipment sparked the Hurst Fire in Sylmar.
"Today we need to suspend that practice, effective immediately," McDonnell said during a press conference on Sunday, stating that search efforts with cadaver dogs were now underway in the impacted areas.
The decision comes after dozens of campuses across LA County were closed by the destructive wildfires and the severe impact they had on the air quality lingering over the region.
Seven Los Angeles County libraries will host staff members from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in order to help the thousands of residents impacted by a series of devastating wildfires in recent days.
Police say that two people were arrested early Saturday morning near the Brentwood home of Vice President Kamala Harris for violating curfew that was placed into effect as the Palisades Fire rages nearby.
Wild footage shows the moments that a "firenado" formed in the midst of the Palisades Fire's move towards Brentwood on Friday evening.
Mark Rodriguez had returned to the rubble that was once his home in search of a memento of what once stood. Underneath piles of ash and debris, he found the urn that held the ashes of his late wife.
As the destructive wildfires continue to burn in Los Angeles County, weather officials have issued a new series of red flag warnings with another round of Santa Ana winds once again expected to slam the region.
Two law partners jumped into action to help those in need after several destructive fires broke out on Tuesday, offering free hotel rooms to people forced to evacuate from their homes.
Tens of thousands remain without power in Los Angeles County, a problem that may persist through the weekend.
Though the Palisades Fire continues to rage, currently estimated to have consumed over 20,400 acres, destroyed over 5,000 structures and caused at least two deaths, residents are beginning to return to their fire-stricken neighborhoods.
When tens of thousands of people were forced to leave their homes at a moment's notice when the Palisades Fire erupted on Tuesday, city streets became extremely congested with lines hundreds of cars deep trying to flee the area.
When the Palisades Fire erupted on Tuesday, rapidly growing to torch nearly 20,000 acres and destroy more than 5,000 structures, one family jumped into action to save their home.