A chimney remains standing next to a destroyed home during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., on Wed., Jan. 8, 2025. The most destructive wind storm to strike the Los Angeles area in 14 years is fanning wildfires and has sent thousands of residents fleeing for their lives, with dangerous gusts expected to persist for at least another two days. (Credit: Michael Nigro/Bloomberg)

More deaths; more fires; more homes, businesses and communities leveled; and more Santa Ana winds.

The firestorm event affecting swaths of southern California continues to be a story of evacuation and defense, with local officials likening the aftermath in some areas to a wartime bombing.

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