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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Firefighters Battle Devastating Los Angeles Wildfires as Winds Calm Somewhat [Watch (HLS stream): Firefighters Battle Devastating Los Angeles Wildfires as Winds Calm Somewhat](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/qghFE5Sl.m3u8) (2:10)  _Published 2025-01-09. Firefighters are battling to control major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and caused thousands of people to frantically flee their homes._ --- Jan 9, 2025 9:20 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Firefighters Battle With New Rapidly-Moving Fire North of Los Angeles](/video/3m9dflgN/) ### Firefighters Battle With New Rapidly-Moving Fire North of Los Angeles [Firefighters Prepare for Return of Dangerous Winds in Los Angeles](/video/LLwGt2hV/) ### Firefighters Prepare for Return of Dangerous Winds in Los Angeles [Thousands Flee as Los Angeles Firefighters Battle Multiple Blazes Exacerbated by Strong Winds](/video/LyEaWiGF/) ### Thousands Flee as Los Angeles Firefighters Battle Multiple Blazes Exacerbated by Strong Winds --- ## Transcript While we are still facing significant threats, I am hopeful that the tide is turning. Thank you, Chief Moroni. Thank you, Chief Crowley. Yesterday afternoon as a wind died down, we saw the return of aerial drops and aerial firefighting, a truly, truly welcome sight. Today, we expect winds to subside somewhat, which will allow fire crews to increase containment lines. However, I want to be very clear here as well. We are still under red flag warning with extreme fire behavior possibilities. Damage assessments are ongoing at the palisades fire. However, preliminary reports estimate the damaged or destroyed structures to be in the thousands. It is safe to say that the Palisades fire is one of the most destructive natural disasters in the history of Los Angeles. Evacuations overall for Palisades Eaton, Hurst, and Lydia fires, the number in both county and city areas, evacuation orders are impacting 1,000 or 179,783 residents. That's nearly 180,000 people in Los Angeles County that are currently under evacuation orders, with another close to 200,000 residents that are under evacuation warnings. At one point, we'll be able to do a more thorough search of these impacted areas. Some of them look like a bomb was dropped in them, where we will be able to bring in Kines and other things to help us uh, hopefully not discover too many fatalities. That's our prayer, but this is a crisis, and we don't know what to expect, but we're ready for everything. And down, each one of the blocks I traveled, those houses no longer exist. They are now basically rubble. And I haven't seen something like that. I've lived here almost over 60 years. In the entire time I've been here, it looked apocalyptic. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Firefighters Battle Devastating Los Angeles Wildfires as Winds Calm Somewhat","description":"Firefighters are battling to control major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and caused thousands of people to frantically flee their homes. 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