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Radio reports reveal the scramble to contain the Eaton fire as it exploded from a 10-acre brush fire to a devastating 14,000-acre blaze that destroyed thousands of homes.

The fire is around 8,096 acres, according to Cal Fire. "It is driven from same east side winds that have caused the fires elsewhere in Los Angeles County," Cal Fire Battalion Chief David Acuna ...

“There’s the glow,” he told Chris Siok, the battalion chief sitting next to him. Mr. Siok was on an iPad, poring over maps of ... crews from the Los Angeles County Fire Department made ...

"With that we even pulled on additional resources internally within the Los Angeles Fire Department to add five engines and one battalion chief ... engines from L.A. County Fire and 15 Ventura ...

"I've been doing this since 1997 and I've never seen a show of support like this," Cal Fire Battalion Chief ... Meanwhile, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said nearly 5,200 firefighters ...

The first 6-12 hours of a wildfire are generally the most destructive, said Mike Rohde, a consultant and former fire ...

"Repopulation will not occur until all areas are safe," Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Anthony Marrone said. The maps are color-coded, showing structure damage assessments ranging from ...

The fire department had three pre-positioned strike teams in the county and one, which included five engines and a battalion chief, was driving together on Avenida La Pata in San Clemente when the ...

The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management sent eight task forces to help fight the Los Angeles County fires. Battalion Chief Rich Jones spoke about what the task forces saw.