WEDNESDAY MORNING UPDATE: L.A. City Provides Status Update on Wildfire Emergency Response During Ongoing Extreme Winds

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LOS ANGELES - The National Weather Service forecasts strong winds to continue today through 3:00 PM. The City deployed resources in advance of these extreme weather conditions. This support will remain activated until the fires are no longer a threat to the lives and property of Angelenos. Please stay vigilant and be ready to evacuate if needed. Red flag parking restrictions are in effect. For more information, click here.

What You Need To Know:

• NEW: Help With Retrieving Pets From City Evacuation Areas- If you need help retrieving your pet from the evacuation area, call 213-270-8155. You will be prompted to answer key questions about your pet, its possible location and its needs. A care team made of LA Animal Services staff and LAPD officers will receive your request and provide assistance. You will be notified once the care team has visited the property.

  • Reuniting With Lost Pets - If you found a pet or if you lost a pet, please enter the information and a photo into the PetCo Love Lost System.

• City Disaster Recovery Center Open - This one-stop information and resource center located at the intersection of Westwood & Pico provided assistance to more than 146 households impacted by the wildfires yesterday. More information on resources and support is available at lacity.gov.

  • The center is located at the UCLA Research Park, formerly known as the Westside Pavilion at 10850 Pico Blvd. It will operate from 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM, 7 days a week for the next several weeks. Services include:

    • Help for those who have lost vital records (birth certificates, death certificates, driver's licenses, social security documentation).

    • Help for those who have experienced loss or damage to their homes and businesses apply for disaster relief loans.

    • Referrals for mental health counseling and other services.

  • An additional Disaster Recovery Center is located in the City of Pasadena at 3035 E. Foothill Blvd.

  • Donations will not be accepted at Disaster Recovery Center locations. Ways to donate and support people impacted by fire and emergency responders can be seen here.

• City Housing Department Provides Guidance for Renters:

  • Loss or Destruction of a Rental Unit - If a rental unit is completely destroyed, the lease no longer applies. The tenant does not owe future rent and will need to find a new place to live. Landlords must return any security deposit within three weeks. If tenants had already paid the January rent, the landlord should pro-rate and return the tenant's rent for the remainder of January.

  • Housing Discrimination - Tenants are protected from discrimination in housing - even in an emergency. Federal, state, and local fair housing laws prohibit discrimination in housing based on protected characteristics such as race, disability, religion, source of income, immigration status and more. These protections also apply in short-term housing, like motels, hotels, and emergency shelters. Local and state disaster relief and services are available regardless of immigration status. To report housing discrimination, contact the Housing Rights Centerat 800-477-5977.

  • Housing Violations- Report housing violations for occupied units to the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD). LAHD is responsible for investigating complaints about unsafe living conditions and code violations at multifamily rental properties within the City of Los Angeles. File a Code complaint and let an inspector assess the situation by calling (866) 557-7368 or online at housingapp.lacity.org/ReportViolation. For single-family homes, click here.

  • City of LA Harassment by Landlord Complaints- Tenants can file a harassment complaint with LAHD by calling (866) 557-7368 or online. Tenants can also file a complaint with the LAPD if the landlord locks the tenant out or cuts off the utilities.

As of 8:30 AM the following progress has been made on the fires affecting our region. The Archer Fire, Sunset Fire and Sunswept Fire have all been knocked down by the LAFD.

• Palisades Fire 19% Contained

  • The fire remains an active emergency, having spread more than 23,713 acres with 19% containment.

  • The fire still poses a potential threat to life and property and evacuation orders remain in effect.

  • Thousands of firefighters are on scene deploying resources including heavy-duty trucks and equipment as well as air support.

  • The City continues to provide shelter and resources to impacted families. The evacuation zone map is available here.

  • Right now, firefighters and first responders are the only personnel allowed in the evacuation area.

• Hurst Fire 97% Contained

  • There is significant progress in containing the Hurst Fire thanks to our firefighters who continue to marshall resources to extinguish this wildfire which has burned 799 acres.

  • All evacuation orders in the vicinity of this fire have been lifted.

• Eaton Fire 35% Contained

  • The Eaton fire affecting the communities of Altadena, Pasadena, Sierra Madre, and La Cañada-Flintridge remains an active emergency, having spread more than 14,117 Acres.

  • There still remains a potential to threaten life and property.

  • For the latest information regarding the Eaton Fire visit here.

Palisades Fire Evacuation Sites:

Evacuated Residents and Families and Small Animals Shelters:

• Stoner Recreation Center | 1835 Stoner Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90025

• Westwood Recreation Center | 1350 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025

• Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Recreation Center | 14201 Huston St.,Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

• Ritchie Valens Recreation Center | 10736 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pacoima, CA 91331

Emergency Evacuation Shelter for Large Animals

• Hansen Dam Horse Park | 11127 Orcas Ave, Hansen Dam, CA 91342

Accessibility at Evacuation Sites:

The City of Los Angeles ensures that all evacuation sites are accessible to people with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids and services to ensure effective communication and equal access to its programs, services, and activities. Service animals are allowed at all evacuation sites. On-demand Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) for languages other than English, including American Sign Language, is available at all locations. For accessibility services at emergency support sites, residents can contact [email protected], call 311, or notify any staff member on-site to make a request.

Restoring Power Outages:

LADWP has restored power to all customers affected by last week's windstorm, except those in the fire-impacted areas. This affects approximately 17,000 customers in Pacific Palisades, Encino and Brentwood. For LADWP customers who live in high-risk fire areas, if you experience an outage, LADWP crews may not be able to automatically re-energize power lines serving customers until it is safe to do so. LADWP will not re-energize power lines in high-fire risk areas until crews have patrolled the entire circuit. LADWP also has equipment affected by fire retardant that needs to be cleaned before we can re-energize these power lines.

Windblown Dust & Ash Advisory:

South Coast AQMD issued a windblown dust & ash advisory for the majority of the South Coast Air Basin, including the entire City of Los Angeles, in effect until 7:00 PM Wednesday, January 15, 2025. High winds may disperse ash from the Palisades and Eaton impact zones, as well as the Hurst, Kenneth, Line, Airport, and Bridge fire burn scars. Blowing dust may result in air quality levels that are unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse in portions of Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside Counties in the South Coast Air Basin.

Water Quality Updates and Notice
LADWP Water Quality staff have worked to further refine the boundaries adjacent to 90272 zip code served by LADWP that are affected by LADWP's Do Not Drink notice issued on January 10, 2025. Click here for an updated map of the affected area.

Brentwood Neighbors:

• Please be advised that the Brentwood neighborhood is NOT under the current Do Not Drink notice. When water quality advisories are issued, our staff make every effort to quickly identify affected customers, and the boundaries are refined as we review additional information including detailed service maps and pressure zones in LADWP's water system.

• LADWP's Do Not Drink notice applies to the following areas within LADWP's service territory: 90272 zip code; and,The areas immediately south of the 90272 zip code that lie north of San Vicente Blvd, with a northeast boundary that skirts the area just south of Brentwood.

• We know that water quality advisories can cause significant inconvenience to customers. Please know that we will always put your safety first.

• LADWP appreciates all of our Brentwood customers' patience and understanding as we worked to refine the affected area.

• Any customer with water quality concerns, can contact us at 1-800-DIAL-DWP (1-800-342-5397) and we will work with our LADWP's Water Quality Customer Care Team.

• We offer free technical assistance and water quality testing to any customer in our service territory, landlord or tenant.

• LADWP is distributing bottled water to affected customers at two locations:

  • Westwood Recreation Center- WednesdayJanuary 15 - 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

  • Adjacent to the Brentwood Country Club- WednesdayJanuary 15 through Wednesday, January 15 - 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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