Global analytics firm Verisk expects insured property losses from the Palisades and Eaton fires in the range of $28 billion to $35 billion, one of the highest loss estimates from the industry.
According to Verisk, insured losses from the Palisades fire are expected to fall between $20 billion and $25 billion, while the Eaton fire is projected to result in $8 billion to $10 billion in insured losses. The majority of these losses involve residential properties.
Over a week after destructive wildfires erupted in the Los Angeles area, fire crews have made progress with containment and stopped growth of the Eaton and Palisades fires.
One victim was remembered as “a man with a quick wit, a brilliant mind and a love for his family.” Another victim was known to mentor young men, passing on “old-timey family values” he had learned as a boy. An Altadena resident who perished was a grandmother and former actor affectionately known as “Momma D.”
Firefighters on Sunday continued to surround the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires, working ahead of yet another Santa Ana windstorm, this one expected to move into the region on Monday with gusts of up to 60 mph. The Palisades fire was 52% contained on Sunday morning, up overnight from 49%.
Parts of Los Angeles are still burning from multiple wildfires. Some evacuated residents returned to their homes to find nothing but rubble.
The Times is collecting stories and images of what was lost in the fires from affected communities in Altadena, Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Pacific Palisades, Topanga, Malibu and others.
As access to many neighborhoods in the Eaton and Palisades fire zones remains off-limits, Los Angeles County has provided preliminary maps that show which structures and homes are damaged or destroyed.
Burn scars in areas of the Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire are of top concern, as the risk for mudslides, landslides, flash floods and debris flow is high in fire zones.
In this first-person account to PEOPLE, Katherine Turman recalls spending time in the Pacific Palisades as a youth, the tense moments surrounding her evacuation and the scenes in her neighborhood upon
Lithium batteries from EVs and hybrids, as well as home-power backups, will require specialized removal in the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires.
All red flag warnings for critical fire danger expired by Thursday evening, bringing relief for firefighting work on two deadly blazes in Los Angeles County.