the county and city of los angeles — fire. y gratitude to the los angeles county fire department, the sheriffs department, the office of emergency management and all of our county partners — management and all of our county partners i— management and all of our county partners. i know la at usda officials _ partners. i know la at usda officials also wanted to be with us but given — officials also wanted to be with us but given the conditions that was challenging. a few school updates. to make _ challenging. a few school updates. to make the elementary at woodlands hill academy will be relocated all week _ hill academy will be relocated all week. palisades and mark elementaries will be very located at brentwood science magnet for tomorrow. paul reviewed her middle school _ tomorrow. paul reviewed her middle school will _ tomorrow. paul reviewed her middle school will be relocated at university high tomorrow. pali high school— university high tomorrow. pali high school is _ university high tomorrow. pali high school is not in ses

reach full containment, and we ask that you keep all of los angeles county in your thoughts and prayers. i would now like to invite up los angeles city fire chief kristin crowley to give her briefing. thank you. >> good morning everyone. >> my name is kristin crowley. >> los angeles city fire department fire chief, i'd like to start with just a moment, if we could, of gratitude, a moment of gratitude for our first responders, our boots on the ground that are battling this intense and multiple jurisdiction and number of fires. so gratitude to those who are doing the work. since yesterday, through the night. and like chief moroney said, we're going to continue to work hard to ensure that we save people, lives and property. with that, i'll be touching on a couple of major points with the pacific palisades fire. we know that it continues to demand a significant amount of resources and attention. a second major brush fire, now referred to as the hurst fire, has erupted in the sylmar area of los angeles. now, together, these fires are stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits. the los angeles city fire departmen

and we ask that you keep all of los angeles county in your thoughts and prayers. i would now like to invite up, los angeles city fire chief, kristen crowley, to give her briefing. thank you. >> good morning, were. my name is kristen crowley. los angeles city fire department, fire chief. i'd like to start with just a moment if we could, of gratitude. a moment of gratitude for our first responders, our boots on the ground, that are battling this intense and multitude of fires. and like chief marrone said, we are going to continue to work hard to ensure that we save people, lives, and property. with that, i'll be touching on a couple of major points with the pacific palisades fire, we know that it continues to demand a significant amount of resources and attention a second major brush fire, now referred to as the hurst fire is in the sylmar area of los angeles. together, these fires are stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits the los angeles city fire department is battling these two major fires, while also maintaining, i want to focus on these as well. 911 services for the city's p4

and that is who we are, in the county of los angeles, the city of los angeles, _ los angeles, the city you who are amazing out there, who want to help. _ amazing out there, who want to help. and — amazing out there, who want to help, and if you want updated information about evacuation orders, — information about evacuation orders, warnings or road closures. _ lacounty. gov/emergency, and with _ lacounty. gov/emergency, and with that _ lacounty.gov/emergency, and with that i will turn over to the — with that i will turn over to the los— with that i will turn over to the los angeles police chief jim mcdonald. in the los angeles police chief jim mcdonald.— the los angeles police chief jim mcdonald. in the wake of the devastating _ jim mcdonald. in the wake of the devastating fires - jim mcdonald. in the wake of the devastating fires i - jim mcdonald. in the wake of the devastating fires i want i jim mcdonald. in the wake of| the devastating fires i want to acknowledge the incredible strength and resilience the community is shown during these very challenging times. it is truly inspiring

reach full containment and we ask that you keep all of los angeles county in your thoughts and prayers. i would now like to invite up los angeles city fire chief kristin crawley to give her briefing. thank you. >> good morning, everyone. i'm kristin crowley, los angeles city fire department fire chief. i would like to start with just a moment, if we could, of gratitude. a moment of gratitude for our first responders, our boots on the ground that are battling this intense and multi bel -- and like the chief said we'll continue to work hard to insure that we save people, lives, and property. with that, i'll be touching on a couple of major points. with the pacific palisades fire, we know that it continues to demand a significant amount of resources and attention. a second major brush fire now referred to as the hearst fire has erupted in the silmar area of los angeles. now together these fires are stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits. the los angeles city fire department is battling these two major fires while also maintaining -- i want to focus on this as well, 911 services for the city's approximate

our water system is operated by los angeles county, not los angeles city. we have had plenty of water service. granted, there's been spots that have popped up where it could have been better, but for the most part, everybody got what they needed and it was just a case of being overrun by massive hurricane winds that, even with the best of our resources already on scene, all we could do was to to respond the best we could, where we had the resources we had the water, we had the sheriff. we were ready. >> so you were ready. so were there no issues of water not being in the fire hydrant or low water pressure there in malibu? because obviously there have been widespread reports of that from from last week. and then there is a reservoir. my understanding is that there's of course many reservoirs you rely on, but there is one that's been out of service for many months that also services malibu now, that doesn't service malibu. >> those are two separate ones. it's almost like a bright line between the city of malibu and the city of los angeles, and the water syste

. cost, and towards the city of los angeles-_ cost, and towards the city of los angeles.winds _ los angeles. and david, until the winds died _ los angeles. and david, until the winds died down, - los angeles. and david, until the winds died down, are - los angeles. and david, until the winds died down, are we | los angeles. and david, until. the winds died down, are we to assume, according to what fire authorities are saying, that it is difficult for them to properly tackle these blazes, and that the focus therefore is on the evacuation orders, getting people to safety? very much so, getting people to safety? very much so. and _ getting people to safety? very much so, and fire _ getting people to safety? very much so, and fire officials - much so, and fire officials conceded that that news conference this morning that basically, they are outnumbered, and they are calling for additional resources from neighbouring states, they have appealed as well or off duty fire officers, firefighters, and to report for duty, so stretch are the fire lines here, and of course there is th

it towards the city of los angeles-_ towards the city of los angeles. towards the city of los anaeles ., angeles. it does seem like a very unpredictable _ angeles. it does seem like a very unpredictable and - angeles. it does seem like a i very unpredictable and chaotic situation. how are authorities keeping residence or yourself included on where it is where you can be safe?— you can be safe? officials at news conferences _ you can be safe? officials at news conferences a - you can be safe? officials at news conferences a short i you can be safe? officials at i news conferences a short time ago, perhaps in an acknowledgement that firefighters are losing the battle to combat these fires said that basically, they would be brought under control, it was just be brought under control, it wasjust a be brought under control, it was just a matter of time and they said that additional resources, as i mentioned, were under way, resources, as i mentioned, were underway, basically resources, as i mentioned, were under way, basically trying to appease some of the anxiety, there were considerable

front page of the los angeles times today, there's a story that talks about how the actual the picture here is a little more complicated. you're the president of the los angeles city council. tell us, as the la fire department is the l.a, la fire department under-resourced? >> so the los angeles fire department is perhaps the best funded fire department anywhere in the entire united states. every department in the city, police, fire, street services, homelessness, rec and parks, all of them routinely on a regular basis. ask for more money than the city council can allocate, and the fire department is no different. they asked for more money. we gave them an amount of money. their budget year over year increased by in excess of $50 million. but here's the important point about all of this. when you have a wildfire in the state of california, you have access to the entire state fire resources. we have a mutual aid program here. you call cal fire and fire trucks from oakland and san diego and bakersfield and san francisco to wherever you are come to support you. so this conversation about the budget and the way in which the chief has been sort of peppered with questio

i represent the county of los angeles, not the city of los angeles. the fire has moved into the county at at the palisades fire and fortunately, the l.a. county fire department did not experience the same issues with the fire hydrants that the los angeles city fire department experienced in the beginning of the palisades fire off of. palisades drive. but you know, your viewers must understand there's a finite amount of water, and the water system really isn't designed for a large scale, ongoing firefight like the one that we just experienced here in los angeles county. >> the los angeles city fire chief says that arson investigators are actively looking into the start of the palisades fire. do you suspect that arson is to blame, at least partly, for this devastation? >> you know, i really don't want to speculate on the cause of these five major incidents, especially when the wind is is so incredibly strong. you know, a cigarette out the window of a car, um, any other ignition source could have started the palisades fire. i'd rather wait than speculate

and that's who we are in the county of los angeles, the city of los angeles. so i just want to throw this out. if you are interested in donating food, money, clothing, whatever that a may be, the emergency network los angeles by visiting www.enla.org. and thank you for all of you who are amazing out there who want to help. and then if you want updated information about evacuation orders, warningsings or road closures, l.a. county.gov/emergency. and with that, i'm going to turn it over to the los angeles police chief, jim mcdonnell. >> morning. thank you, sheriff. in the wake of the devastating fires, i just want to to acknowledge the incredible strength and resilience that our community has shown during these very challenging times. it's fewly inspiring to see neighbors -- truly inspiring -- coming together to support one another, and i want to assure you that the lapd remains fully committed to your safety and well-being as we move forward together. lapd has currently over 600 officers deployed to these areas with support from the los angeles airport police,

los angeles county at this time. the palisades fire is burning in los angeles county and los angeles city.ve no percentage of containment. we have an estimated 1000 structures destroyed and also no reported fatalities and a high number of significant injuries to residents who did not evacuate in addition to first responders who are on the fire line. we have over 1000 personnel assigned and the cause of the fire is unknown. however, it is under investigation. for the eaton fire, it is located in the angeles national forest, the altadena area of pasadena. unified fire is in command with both the national forest in the pasadena fire department. we have over 2000 acres burning at this time and the fire continues to grow with 0% containment. we have over 500 personnel asassigned and unfortunately, w have two reported fatalities to civilians. unknown cause at this time and we do have a number of significant injuries. we have over 100 structures destroyed and the cause of the fire is unknown and under investigation. i will ask the l.a. city fire chief, kristen crowley to update you on the hearst

los angeles county. los angeles would have different numbers. and the cityof pasadena may have different numbers as well. i would say that the best source for that is the l.a. county coroner's office, because they encompass the entire county of los angeles, including the jurisdictions i just mentioned. >> yeah. anish mahajan chief deputy director of l.a. county public health. the air quality is improving, as we have seen the smoke lessen with the better containment of the fires. at this time, the south coast air quality air quality management division is indicating whether a smoke advisory specifically in those areas close to the fires in the northwest component of the county, county residents should continue to monitor the air quality index, the aqi levels, wherever they are. but we are seeing improved aqi numbers, and so we encourage residents who are closest to the fire, who are smelling smoke or seeing it, who have the aqi levels in the unhealthy zones to be using masks when they're outside. >> any other questions? all right. thank you so much. oh we hav

kristin crowley, los angeles city fire department fire chief. i will start off with just a moment to share with everybody out there that has been impacted by these wildland fires that the entire lafd family, sworn civilian, city family, mayor bass, city leadership, our thoughts and hearts and prayers go out to you as we continue to push forward and mitigate this emergency. we understand the impacts and we're working and will continue to work very, very, very hard for everyone. another point i want to make is that also we're so very grateful for the firefighters and first responders that have already arrived and continue to arrive in the southern california region. we absolutely know that we cannot do this on our own and we are tremendously appreciative of all of your continued support. as the increasing wind event is upon us, as we speak, the los angeles city fire department has maximized resource and response capabilities. all available lafd resources have been staffed. i have strategically pre-positioned engine strike teams and task forces, wh

>> i am at our cities unified emergency operations center in downtown los angeles, which is downstairs from our metropolitan fire communications center, where i have been briefing with our fire coming and staff here at city of l.a. and all of our first responder partners that have been activated across the city of los angeles. i am headed back out to the district in a few minutes and i am going to be back on the ground in pacific palisades, walking and viewing the area with our public safety partners in just a few minutes. >> do you know if your house is okay? >> it is, thank you for asking. i live a little bit south of the palisades in venice. as the sun came up in los angeles today, it was dark everywhere, as black smoke are choking out of the sunlight into these raging fires continue to pour through our hillsides and neighborhoods. it looks like a volcano explosion in the middle of los angeles right now. >> you have work to do and obviously you are doing it. if you take a moment to think about the scope of what is happening to your constituents, to your talons, potentially to the fu

because the los angeles city big department, los angeles county and ventura county, all big departments are really near there. so arguably we have the largest fleet of aerial resources on an initial dispatch anywhere in the nation. so we definitely hit these hard. we hit them fast, but we're thin staffed. we're battling so many fires, but we've laid this fire down very well. we've stopped most forward progress. that's not to say another erratic wind gust won't change that. and we won't have some other significant problems. we can't say this enough, but wind is key. so if those winds kick up, it's going to be a challenge. we got a few more days where we're going to have a little less wind, but we're going to get some that's going to pre-heat thealnge. we have no rain in sight. of the amount th would normally at this time. >> i mean, those aerial firefighters are doing the lord's work. it is incredibly impressive to to watch them and to see how quickly they are working. and we know they're glad to to be back up in the air as well. you know, given how quickly this is changing. and 24 hours

because the los angeles city big department, los angeles county and ventura county, all big departments are really near there. so arguably we have the largest fleet of aerial resources on an initial dispatch anywhere in the nation. so we definitely hit these hard. we hit them fast, but we're thin staffed. we're battling so many fires, but we've laid this fire down very well. we've stopped most forward progress. that's not to say another erratic wind gust won't change that. and we won't have some other significant problems. we can't say this enough, but wind is key. so if those winds kick up, it's going to be a challenge. we got a few more days where we're going to have a little less wind, but we're going to get some that's going to pre-heat the fuels, which is another challenge. we have no rain in sight. we've seen maybe a half of the amount that we would normally at this time. >> i mean, those aerial firefighters are doing the lord's work. it is incredibly impressive to to watch them and to see how quickly they are working. and i know they're glad to to be back up in the air as well. y

all evacuation orders and warns within los angeles city have been lifted. i want to make sure that we thank and show our deepest gratitude to all our los angeles city firefighters and all of our partners as we've been battling these fires going into day four. thank you to lapd for assisting us and keeping communities safe and thank you to all the agencies who have come to aid during this time of help and it does not go unnoticed. thank you. >> sheriff robert luna. >> good morning to everybody. this morning we have well over 500 la county deputies assisting continuous with evacuations, traffic control, security patrols and other humanitarian efforts. they are out there. i hear people calling me they see a lot of black and white police cars rolling with lights and siren. they are out there working. that's what they are doing. they've been actively patrolling evacuated areas and increasing their presence to deter any burglary or looting activity that may occur. just to summarize on evacuations for all the fires that we're dealing with, evacuations orders stand

reach full containment, and we ask that you keep all of los angeles county in your thoughts and prayers. i would now like to invite up los angeles citye chief christine crowley to give her briefing. thank you. thanks. >> good morning everyone. my name is christine crowley. los angeles city fire department fire chief, i'd like to start with just a moment, if we could, of gratitude, a moment of gratitude for our first responders, our boots on the ground that are battling this intense and multiple jurisdiction and number of fires. so gratitude to those who are doing the work since yesterday through the night. and like chief moroney said, we're going to continue to work hard to ensure that we save people, lives and property. with that, i'll be touching on a couple of major points with the pacific palisades fire. we know that it continues to demand a significant amount of resources and attention. a second major brush fire, now referred to as the hurst fire, has erupted in the sylmar area of los angeles. now, together, these fires are stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits. the los angeles city fire departmen

kristen crowley, los angeles city fire department fire chief. i want to start off with just a moment to share with everybody out there that's been impacted by these wildland fires that the entire lafd family, sworn and civilian, our city family. mayor bass, city leadership, everybody, our thoughts and hearts and prayers go out to you as we continue to push forward and mitigate this emergency. >> we understand the impacts and we're working and will continue to work very, very, very hard for everyone. >> another point i want to make is that also, we are so very grateful for the firefighters and the first responders that have already arrived and continue to arrive in the southern california region. >> we absolutely know that we cannot do this on our own, and we are tremendously appreciative of all of your continued support as the increasing wind event is upon us as we speak. >> the los angeles city fire department has maximized our resource capabilities and response capabilities. all available lafd resources have been staffed. i have strategically

on the containment in the southern california area, even as we're fighting the palisades in los angeles cityaking out within the city. so, we still have to manage those within different fires. so, while we're fighting fire last night, we had one broke out in the los angeles valley, and we had to deploy air assets and drop fire retardant on that. and that one went quickly from the 50,000 to 80,000 acres. the 50,000 to 80,000 acres, and we had to put a quick stop to that. so we're having to we're fighting on many fronts out here. you can see with some of the inch dell my biggest fires, what they are battling. you are the captain they're talking about the problems of wind speeds. you can see that in terms of smoking fires, and thatis terms of smoking fires, and that is what they are constantly dealing with. the wind whipping up those fires and moving them at speed. it's been incredible listening to people over the last two days. we'll hear from a swimmer who described how fast those flames moved. that is what the fire crews are dealing with on the ground. the speed of those fires, the way the w

los angeles that's on fire. >> given those multiple fires, do you have all the resources you need? >> you know, personally for the los angeles city fire department, we would like more firefighters. you know, the city of los angeles is increasing and growing, and our call volume is going up. normally we run about 1500 emergency incidents a day. yesterday we ran almost 4000 emergency incidents. but when you get a large scale incident like this, we have neighbor helping neighbor and that's automatic aid from the nearby fire departments that help us and state mutual aid all across the state of california and even beyond federally assisting especially financial to get the right resources in here. so we are we are asking for help. this is a significantly trying. we do want more firefighters. >> we've seen the l.a. fire department budget recently get cut. is that a factor here at all? how much of a factor is it? >> it's safe to say it's certainly a challenge. you know, there was a recent standards, a cover that showed how we were under some of the national averages with response times, and we want to do the absolute best we can for thos

and that's who we are in the county of los angeles, the city of los angeles. so i just want to throw this out. if you are interested in donating food, money, clothing, whatever that may be. the emergency network los angeles by visiting. w ww dot e n l a.org and thank you for all of you who are amazing out there who want to help. and then if you want updated information about evacuation orders, warnings or road closures l.a. county.gov/emergency. and with that, i'm going to turn it over to the los angeles police chief, jim mcdonnell. good morning. good morning. thank you sheriff. in the wake of the devastating fires, i just want to acknowledge the incredible strength and resilience that our community has shown during these very challenging times. it's truly inspiring to see neighbors coming together to support one another. and as your chief of police, i want to assure you that the lapd remains fully committed to your safety and well-being as we all move forward together. lapd currently has over 600 officers deployed to these areas, with support from the los ang

los angeles. pacific palisades is the city of los angeles, and it is a vast geographical neighborhood. it is adjacent to the santa monica's. the flames have been bearing down on the border of santa monica and could move -- they could move right across los angeles. this is one, alex, that we really haven't seen anything like in the memory of most people who have been fighting this fire today. >> we hear about fires in california a lot but this is really, truly a different order of magnitude and i'm thinking about you my friend because i know you have a lot of roots in california. we are following it closely and sending our thoughts. >>> the situation in california was actually predict did today, just because the winds are so strong. the winds are like a windstorm that they have not seen in many decades, that i certainly have never seen in my over 25 years of living in los angeles over time. these are incredibly high winds, the santa ana winds. they come this time of year and whenever these winds act up, the fear in california is that the slightest spark anywhere can be blown by those wi

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the factory have multiple fires in southern california area, we are fighting the palaces in los angeles city we are fighting fire last night, we had one break—out in the loss angeles valley and deploy their assets and drop right retarded on that and that's one quickly from a 50,000 to 80,000 acres and we had to put a quick stop to that, we are fighting our many friends out here. just that, we are fighting our many friends out here.— friends out here. just looking at the department _ friends out here. just looking at the department of - friends out here. just looking| at the department of forestry and fire protection, they have exact figures are on that. is a containment of 6% of the palisades fire and up they are saying 0% containment on the other fire saying 0% containment on the otherfire and if saying 0% containment on the other fire and if those figures stay the same for the next day or two days, what does that mean for the potential spread of these major fires? mean for the potential spread of these majorfires? indie mean for the potential spread of these major fires?- of these ma'or fi

los angeles. these are the latest pictures from that city in california.t two people are known to have died and dozens more injured. at least 70,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes and tens of thousands more have been told to pack up and be ready to go. the chief of the los angeles fire department has said all l.a. residents are in danger. here is where the fires are burning. there is a fire around the palisades between santa monica and malibu. it spread with incredible speed through tender dry conditions. within a matter of hours, the area on fire had doubled in size. the police chief says the fire conditions are unprecedented and unpredictable and that there is no possibility of bringing them under control at this time. more than 1000 firefighters have been deployed, including some from other states. 1000 buildings have been destroyed in one area alone, the pacific palisades neighborhood. u.s. president joe biden has promised personnel and assets from the deposit of defense. the fire chief gave an update on the two biggest fires, starting w

service have tripled. >> there's four million people. >> there's four million people in the city of los angeles have about 100 fire engines and ambulance out of service sitting in the maintenance yards -- >> why is in the case? >> because they don't have enough mechanics. and here in the city of los angeles we need at least 62 new fire stations to meet average daily demand in our city, not five, not 10, not 25. 62. i hope that this is a wake-up call to all the leadership in the city of los angeles that this chronic underinvestment in critical infrastructure and public safety cannot continue. this has got to be our number one priority going forward. >> with more than 150,000 people still under evacuation orders, l.a. county sheriff robert luna said a nighttime curfew would resume tonight in those areas. >> we're not change to inconvenience anybody. we're doing it to protect the structures, the house that people have left because we ordered them to leave. and i want them to be confident that we are doing everything we can to secure that. >> at least 20 arrests have been made for lewding -- luting

as we heard from the los angeles city fire chief yesterday, they have they plan for this. they have other resources available with water tenders. and now we have the ability to fly the aircraft into these communities to help put that fire out. >> president biden, meanwhile, as well as vice president harris, met virtually today from the oval office with governor newsom and l.a. mayor karen bass. president says there is still a long way to go, but california will have all the resources needed to fight the fires and help survivors scope the scale and the erratic movements of these fires is truly unprecedented. >> i mean, it's truly unprecedented. and but day after day, these firefighters have been pulling 24 hour shifts, rushing into the flames with hurricane force winds as well, to rescue people, to evacuate neighborhoods, to put these fires out. >> 440 california national guard members have now been deployed. they are helping with traffic control and securing the fire zones. all of this comes after 20 people were arrested for looting. l.a. county sheriff's department is now

los angeles press conference now. ventura county. this fire was over 50 acres upon arrival. >> with the potential for rapid growth over the next hour. over 60 fire companies from a los angeles citye department la county fire department and ventura county fire department were initially dispatched to the specific incident. additional resources have been requested and are in route. the fire started in the city of los angeles and bird rapidly into the county of ventura, los angeles county fire department and ventura county fire department are in unified command. the lafd is now and he's sistine agency. they're currently immediate of evacuation orders in place south no one north of burbank, east of valley circle and west of county lane road and evacuation warning is in place. west valley circle north of saticoy east of woodlake and self of burbank now be providing a quick update on the palisades fire. current acreage is 19,978. there are currently 5,316 structures that were damaged or destroyed and unfortunately our thoughts and prayers go out to the families. we do have a confirmed 2 fatalities that are now due to this incident. closing. i want to make sure that we think the residen

out of state resources continue to arrive in los angeles county and city. and we are appreciative to our fire partners from throughout the western united states for providing assistance to los angeles county in our time of need. regarding the current red flag warning, the national weather service predicts the warning will remain in effect for los angeles county and the majority of ventura county through friday. i would like to also acknowledge the presence of dr. lori from the u.s. fire administration who flew out with her team from washington, d.c. last night to be with fire chief crowley and i so they could witness firsthand the challenges and the devastation that have resulted. lastly, i want to acknowledge the tireless efforts of my l.a. county fire department personnel both on the front lines and those behind the scenes who continuously place themselves in harm's way to protect residents and property in our great county of los angeles. thank you for always being there and continue to be safe as they take care of themselves, those around them, and the pe

a los angeles city fire department is battling these two major fires while also maintaining and wants on this as well 911 services for the city's approximate 4 million residents. despite the severity of the conditions, our department remains fully committed to safeguarding life and property. annita: right now, emergency services say their focus is on evacuation. tens of thousands of people have already been told to leave their homes or have been warned they may have to evacuate. two people have been killed and dozens more injured. the fire in the upscale pacific palisades neighborhood home to many celebrities has spread to more than 3000 acres. a fire above altadena is growing. 50 acres are burning in the hurst fire where a mandatory evacuation order is in place for the sylmar suburbs. and a fourth smaller blaze has been reported in southern california, as well as in the last couple of hours, another fire broken out in woodlake. let's speak to caitlin along with their grandparents, animals, including her giant tortoise, were forced to evacuate due to the fires. really pleased to hear

. (♪) >> did the city of los angeles fail you and your department and our city?it is my job to stand up as a chief and exactly say justifiable what the fire department need to operate to meet the demands of the community. >> did they fail you? >> that is our job and that's why i'm here let us get what we need so our firefighters can do their jobs. >> did they fail you? >> yes. >> a stunning admission from the los angeles fire chief as city state and federal response to this crisis is front and center. welcome to hour two of fox news live i'm cheryl along with bill melugin on the ground in california, and bill. you know these county officials are about to hold this news conference we're going take that live when it begins. what are you expecting to hear? bill: cheryl, probably a lot about the evacuation olders that went out last night and this morning this fire made a run starting at about 6 to 8 p.m. and it's been ripping this morning. so it moved north it shifted to the north and to the east. so it started threatening in spherngd like encino, 405 corridor, the s

all evacuation orders and warnings within the los angeles city have been lifted. ly want to make sure that we thank and show our deepest gratitude to all of our los angeles city firefighters and all of our partners as we've been battling these fires. for now, we're going into day four. thank you to lapd for assisting us in keeping our communities safe. and lastly, thank you to all of the agencies who have come to aid during this time of help. and it absolutely does not go unnoticed. thank you. >> yeah. now, sheriff robert luna, thank you sheriff. >> good morning to everybody this morning. we have well over 500 l.a. county deputies that are assisting continuous with evacuations, traffic control, security patrols and other humanitarian efforts. they're out there. i hear people calling me. they see a lot of black and white police cars rolling with lights and siren. they're they're they're out there working. that's what they're doing. they've been actively patrolling the evacuated areas and are increasing their presence to deter any burglary or looting activity that ma

los angeles, the city of angels, is still threatened by fiery demons.lls above, a taste of what might come. and in the thick of it, fire officer erin alexander. the wind and the... i mean, that the kind of stuff we were dealing with. wow. is that you? that was me. there's certain weather factors that we can't control. obviously, the winds were some like i've never seen. and we put one fire out and another one right down the down the way is starting again. you have these houses that catch fire, that send off embers, that catch other houses on fire. and we didn't have enough water to put the fires out. and it was, you know, there's only so much you can do. here is erin with colleagues on the day she became a firefighter, saving lives in people's homes her calling. but the scale of this disaster has been tough for all the emergency crews. can't even imagine what you would do if everything, your house, and it burned to the ground like there's nothing left. and sometimes fast moving fires, even if house catches on fire, we can get in there and put it out at

. >> as the wind event is upon us as we speak, the los angeles city fire department has maximized oure capabilities and response capabilities. all available resources have been staffed. i have strategically pre-positioned engine strike teams and task forces which are dedicated to rapid response for new fires that break out in the city. >> let's go to helena humphreys and -- in arcadia at a distribution center. tell us more about what you have been seeing today. >> just take a look around me at the scene. so many people coming out, either to volunteer or pickup much needed supplies. 90,000 people right now are under evacuation orders. some have had to flee in dramatic circumstances, grabbing what they can. they could get whatever they may need in terms of clothing, supplies for children, hygiene products, water, those things they really need. they don't know how long they will be away from home. in terms of the situation on the ground, president biden set our hearts go out to the 24 victims, 23 people confirmed missing, and the warmer -- the warning from authorities not to go into impa

as we heard from the los angeles city fire chief yesterday, they planned for this, they have other resourcesilable and now we have the ability to fly the aircraft into these communities to help put that fire out. so, you talk about the multiple, simultaneous fires that started, it just put a strain on the system from my understanding. >> one follow-up, are you speaking to anyone yourself on the transition and has this misinformation aspect come up those discussions? admin. criswell: we have a whole team dedicated to working with the transition and they are providing regular briefings so we are providing every -- whatever information they ask for. >> president biden committed to one hundred 80 days of 100% match on recovery funds. just technically, how is he able to commit to six months when he is only going to be in office 10 more days? is that locked in or cadet change if the next administration has a different idea? admin. criswell: you know, this is a practice many administrations have utilized to help support the immediate needs in the response to one of these major, catastrophic disaste

the los angeles city fire department has maximized our resource capabilities and response capabilities. all available. elliott, the resources have been staffed on monday. los angeles fire officials facing yet another red flag warning with high winds predicted to whip through southern california. >> causing more concern on top of already catastrophic conditions. >> the national weather service is predicting close to hurricane force level winds. and so we're making urgent preparations. my top priority in the product. priority of everyone else is to do everything we can to protect lives. the wind alert going into effect is not as severe as what unfolded last week. but >> the worry is that it could start new fires and create more destruction. >> over the weekend, some people were given the green light to return to previously evacuated areas. but los angeles fire chief christian crowley also urging people to stay away from scorch neighborhoods because fires are still burning and ash can contain harmful and toxic materials. about 50,000 people remain under evacuation orders. crews from calif

reach full containment, and we ask that you keep all of los angeles county in your thoughts and prayers. i would now like to invite up los angeles city thank you. >> good morning everyone. my name is christine crowley, los angeles city fire department fire chief, i'd like to start with just a moment, if we could, of gratitude, a moment of gratitude for our first responders, our boots on the ground that are battling this intense and multiple jurisdiction and number of fires. so gratitude to those who are doing the work since yesterday through the night. and like chief moroney said, we're going to continue to work hard to ensure that we save people, lives and property. with that, i'll be touching on a couple of major points with the pacific palisades fire. we know that it continues to demand a significant amount of resources and attention. a second major brush fire, now referred to as the hurst fire, has erupted in the sylmar area of los angeles. now, together, these fires are stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits. the los angeles city fire department is battling these two major fires while also maintain

this image, showing a santa rosa engine crew working alongside los angeles city fire. >> those three engines together is a prime example of how firefighters may not know one another. they may operate differently within their own jurisdictions, but when it comes to an incident like this, they work seamlessly together. >> situations like this really highlight the true mission of mutual aid. local firefighters say they don't know how long they will be in southern california. it could be weeks. in the meantime, fire stations like this one here in novato remain fully staffed. in marin county. cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> all right, cornell, thank you for that. now, those fires have many of us here in the bay area thinking about disaster preparedness. and that was emphasized yesterday morning when a minor earthquake shook us here in the bay area. the quake was centered about three miles off the coast of san francisco's ocean beach, not far from the zoo. and it hit just minutes after 7 a.m. the usgs puts the magnitude at 3.6. there were no reports of injuries or damage, but we did re

i want the people of los angeles to know that your emergency departments are working as hard and as fast as they can for you. we are a citys angeles. we have been through tragedies before. i remember 1992, the civil unrest when we had to rebuild the city. i remember 19, the big earthquake, this tragic event will bring us together. we will say together, we will get through the fires and then we will we will rebuild our city and we will rebuild our city even better. with that, let me introduce our fire chief, kristin crowley. >> thank you, madam mayor. so good morning, everyone. thank you for being here. as mayor. bass has stated, she and i met yesterday to discuss our shared priorities. number one, first and foremost, we are both focused on our urgent needs to mitigate these devastating wildfires. our top priority remains saving lives and protecting property. second, we are committed to working together on community recovery and rebuilding efforts. three, we are focused on building an lafd that reflects the needs of the community we serve and which will prepare us for the many, many challenges that are ahead of all of us.

the los angeles city fire department has maximized our resources capabilities and response capabilities. all available. elliott, the resources have been staffed on monday. los angeles fire officials facing yet another red flag warning with high winds predicted to whip through southern california. >> causing more concern on top of already catastrophic conditions. >> the national weather service is predicting close to hurricane force level winds. and so we're making urgent preparations. my top priority in the product. priority of everyone else is to do everything we can to protect lives. the wind alert going into effect is not as severe as what unfolded last week. but >> the worry is that it could start new fires and create more destruction. >> over the weekend, some people were given the green light to return to previously evacuated areas. but los angeles fire chief christian crowley also urging people to stay away from scorch neighborhoods because fires are still burning and ash can contain harmful and toxic materials. about 50,000 people remain under evacuation orders. crews from calif

that one is from engine 71 los angeles city paramedic. this is mutual aid type of situation. i've seen los angeles county firefighters out here.te city of santa monica personnel, the los angeles police department, thousands of officers strong. there's is a itissy wide tactical alert tonight. you hear that sometimes in situations involving protests and things like that, but not usually for a wildfire of this nature. when i say it's different, that is because we're used to wildfires out in places like malibu or malibu canyon where -- and i don't want to minimize it but homes are destroyed and peoples lives are up ended and sometimes ended, but not in a place where there's tens of thousands of people living in los angeles. never in my lifetime can i remember standing in pacific palisades and having the entire hacommunity evacuated, as much this part of los angeles burns tonight. tomorrow morning is going to be a bleak scene here, and we haven't even seen the beginning of it with winds expecting to reach those peaks later tonight here, alex. >> jake, give me a sense what it's like

los angeles city leaders are now looking forward, though, already talking about what happens after theare extinguished. nbc bay area's jocelyn moran spoke to a north bay fire marshal that is helping on the front lines. jocelyn, what did he say? well, jess, first, la's mayor is vowing the city will help people rebuild quickly. but fire crews, including teams from the bay area, still have a long fight ahead of them. tonight, the wind is still fanning flames as several wildfires rage in southern california. cre from across the bay area are on the fire lines, helping where they're needed. crews from sonoma county are in the altadena area trying to gain ground on the eaton fire, and they're doing what we refer to as tactical patrol, where they're actually patrolling. a lot of the neighborhoods that were affected by the eaton fire and the altadena area checking for hotspots. more than 10,000 structures have been destroyed in both the palisades and eaton fires combined. new drone video above. pacific palisades shows the magnitude of the destruction neighborhoods devastated in altadena. nbc's

the los angeles city fire department has maximized our resource capabilities and response capabilities. all available. elliott, the resources have been staffed on monday. los angeles fire officials facing yet another red flag warning with high winds predicted to whip through southern california.

derek van dam, thanks with us, captain adam vangerpen of the los angeles city fire department. captain van gerpen, thanks for joining us last week when the palisades fire broke out amid a wind storm, many fire hydrants went dry as the water system was overloaded due to the unprecedented demand for water. our fire hydrants still at risk of running dry, so they're always at risk of running dry. >> whenever we have a large scale brush fire, large scale wind event like this, our fire, they're always at risk of that happening. so our fire fighters have to learn how to improvise, adapt, overcome. if they can't find water in a hydrant, then they get it from a pool. they get it from water tenders. or sometimes we have to do a relay, what we call a shuttle operation to get water. >> a board member at a southern california water supplier for parts of altadena told cnn that when the eaton fire broke out, problems with dry fire hydrants were traced back to a lack of electricity. obviously, sometimes officials deliberately shut off power to lessen the risk of fire spreading, and the city wa