The Brief
- The Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire have burned nearly 40,000 acres in Los Angeles County.
- As firefighters continue to contain both fires, more evacuations are being lifted.
- Officials said they’d fight so that any federal aid does not come with strings attached.
LOS ANGELES – Firefighters are looking to make as much progress against the Palisades and Eaton fires as possible over the weekend, before severe winds are expected to come back to Los Angeles and Ventura counties early next week.
On Saturday, state officials surveyed the destruction of the Palisades Fire. Now, Southern California looks toward recovering from the fires. President Joe Biden has vowed that the federal government would cover 100% of the costs associated with LA’s wildfire disaster response. Some Republicans, however, have suggested that any federal aid going to California should come with conditions. On Saturday, Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep. Ted Lieu both said they would work to ensure that no such conditions were included.
Crews also continue to investigate the cause of the Palisades and Eaton fires, as well as other fires that erupted in Southern California over the last few weeks, like the Sunset Fire, the Hurst Fire, the Auto Fire and the Lidia Fire. …