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Cal Fire Captain Jeff Crile, Engineer Michael Gonzales and Firefighter Trent Houser, help Darryl and Christine Montes look through the debris of their home for anything of value in Pasadena on Thursday.
Cal Fire Captain Jeff Crile, Engineer Michael Gonzales and Firefighter Trent Houser, help Darryl and Christine Montes look through the debris of their home for anything of value in Pasadena on Thursday. Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News/Getty Images
More areas previously under evacuation orders were opened to residents near the Eaton and Palisades fires Friday.
A “significant portion” was opened Friday near the Eaton Fire, and more openings are expected tomorrow, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Captain Jabari Williams said. Authorities continue to open “more areas as they can” as approximately 280 personnel are working in the area on active missions, he added.
Some evacuation orders were also downgraded Friday to allow residents in the Palisades Fire area as well. Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath emphasized the need for residents going back to wear an N95 mask as airborne toxins remain in the area.
“This work is extensive, it is complicated, and it is essential to understand this is not returning to normal,” she said. “Utility infrastructure is damaged throughout the fire impacted region, and time is needed to effectively address all of these issues.”
Officials emphasized a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew remains in effect for evacuation-ordered areas, so even in places where residents are temporarily allowed in, they are being told to pick up any necessary medications or heirlooms and then leave the area. Evacuation orders will not be lifted until the areas are deemed safe for residents to return.
