Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,706.6 acres after being active for almost two months. A crew of 800 firefighters managed to contain the blaze entirely by Tuesday afternoon. The fire's cause remains under investigation.
Two months since the Eaton fire exploded, Scott Turner, newly confirmed secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, joined L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger to assess
Los Angeles Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez told USA TODAY that Kristin Crowley should appeal her firing. Mayor Karen Bass said Crowley was fired for "public safety."
Host Conan O’Brien brought out members of the Los Angeles Fire Department to a standing ovation from the theater. He then had them read out jokes from the teleprompter. “Everyone in the audience has to laugh,
City leaders promised, the day before the two-month mark since the devastating wildfires erupted, that they would rebuild communities.