Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 68% containment and the Eaton Fire at 91% containment, listing no other active fires in Los Angeles as a red flag warning is in effect for much the region until Friday evening.

Researchers have shown that plumes of wildfire smoke can carry contaminants hundreds of kilometers, leaving a toxic and lingering footprint which has the potential to be re-released into the environment.

As the cleanup phase of recovery begins after the devastating fires in L.A. County, displaced residents grapple with new uncertainty surrounding the cost and timeline for rebuilding.

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe.

Wildfires have destroyed around 90 square miles of area around Pacific Palisades, Pasadena and other communities in the Los Angeles and San Diego areas. Over 16,000 buildings have been destroyed, with hundreds of thousands of people forced to evacuate or placed under evacuation orders.

At least 29 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage across Southern California.

Extreme conditions helped fuel the fast-moving fires that destroyed thousands of homes. Scientists are working to figure out how climate change played a role in the disaster.

For more long-term aid, California Fire Foundation provides support to firefighters as well as their families. The organization also offers aid to victims of fire, scholarships to children of firefighters who have died and resources to underserved communities.

Aerial firefighting companies supplement federal and state firefighting fleets, and their services are in high demand.

The fire threat remains critical in Southern California, where thousands of residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday as fire crews battled the out-of-control Hughes Fire near Castaic, a suburb in the foothills and mountains of northern Los Angeles County.

The Los Angeles Kings returned home Monday for the first time since the devastating fires ravaged southern California. The Kings are honoring the first responders, and specifically the Los Angeles Fire Department,

Researchers have shown that plumes of wildfire smoke can carry contaminants hundreds of kilometres, leaving a toxic and