California wildfires maps show evacuations, power outages, air quality

Wildfires are tearing through thousands of acres in Los Angeles County in California, as strong Santa Ana wind gusts stoke the blazes.

The Palisades Fire has impacted more than 20,400 acres and the Eaton Fire has impacted more than 13,600 acres.

The Hurst Fire dropped from over 800 acres to fewer than 700 on Thursday.

There is 3% containment on the Eaton Fire, with 8% containment reported on the Palisades Fire as of Thursday night. The Hurst blaze is now 37% contained.

The Woodley and Sunset fires were 100% contained on Thursday.

At the same time, the Lidia Fires quickly rose from 80 acres to more than 300 late Wednesday. It showed 60% containment on Thursday, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Evacuation alerts

Evacuation orders from CalFire were issued in the areas surrounding the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires.

Orders to evacuate in the Pacific Palisades, Topanga and eastern Malibu region reach to the Carbon Beach Terrace on the west side of the blaze. To the east and southeast, evacuation orders cover the Riviera, Rustic Canyon and Wilshire Montana regions, stretching to San Vincente Boulevard.

Orders to evacuate from the Eaton Fire stretched through Altadena, La Cañada Flintridge, and large swaths of Pasadena and Glendale.

Orders to evacuate the Hollywood Hills surrounding the Sunset Fire came late Wednesday, affecting some iconic Hollywood locations, including the Dolby Theatre, where the Oscars are held, and the Hollywood Bowl. However, residents were told they could return by Thursday.

Orders to evacuate from the Hurst Fire spanned the suburban neighborhoods of Sylmar in Los Angeles, Whitney Canyon Park and Elsmere Canyon.

For the latest on the Kenneth Fire — which erupted Thursday and quickly reached almost 1,000 acres with zero containment — residents can check for evacuation zones on CalFire’s interactive, updated map here: here.

Power outages

Nearly 1.2 million customers were without power in California around midday Wednesday, according to Poweroutage.us. By Thursday morning, that number was reported as closer to 390,000.

Of that number, Los Angeles County represented 177,212 of the customers facing outages.

Smoke and air quality

Across Southern California, residents are facing air quality conditions deemed hazardous by the U.S. Air Quality Index from the Environmental Protection Agency.

From Los Angeles to Pasadena, near the Eaton blaze, air sensors are picking up “hazardous” to “very unhealthy” conditions. Hazardous air conditions have also been recorded in Santa Monica. Other surrounding areas — including near Long Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, and other parts of the Los Angeles region have also been deemed “unhealthy.”

The EPA urges residents to wear N95 respirators to protect their lungs from smoke, limit time spent outdoors in the open air, and use an air purifier to reduce smoke particles indoors.

Check updated local air quality here.