LOS ANGELES - As emergency personnel gain increasing control of the Palisades and Eaton blazes, a new firestorm has erupted. This one is micro-focused: It swirls around, and threatens to engulf, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

Bass is not the only person to be widely criticized for their response to the California wildfires, with Governor Gavin Newsom also in the spotlight.

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Communities in wildfire burn scars are threatened with possible mudslides as the chance of rain enters the forecast for Southern California this weekend.

As the Los Angeles area continues to monitor extreme fire danger, Mayor Karen Bass said officials are preparing for the possibility of rain in burn scar areas over the weekend.

The forecast, which could bring some rain as soon as Saturday, comes as the Los Angeles area continues to battle a catastrophic firestorm that has devastated a wide swath of coastal L.A. and Altadena in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.

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The rain that is expected to hit the scorched Los Angeles landscape this weekend may bring relief to the fire fights, but it could also bring flash floods and mudslides. Although forecasts show that the risk is relatively low, local officials are taking the warnings seriously.

Millions of California residents were placed under a red flag warning through Thursday amid threats of further fires with looming winds in the forecast, according to multiple reports.