Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades and Eaton fires, are burning across Los Angeles.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, scorching more than 60 square miles and displacing tens of thousands of people.

Areas of Los Angeles County in Southern California are under mandatory evacuation orders following multiple fires that have started.

Officials are urging residents in some areas to evacuate due to an "immediate threat to life," according to Cal Fire.

In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire department by $17.6 million from the previous year. At the time, the city of Los Angeles was negotiating the union contract with the firefighters' union, the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City.

Air quality is also a concern for residents in Southern California as these wildfires rage. Newsweek has reached out to the Los Angeles County Fire Department via email for comment Tuesday night.

Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, issues firefighters faced and the weather.

Those looking to assist residents affected by the Los Angeles County firestorm have a number of options to donate money, materials or their time.

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Los Angeles city and county fire officials responded to questions about the pre-deployment of firefighters ahead of the catastrophic Eaton and Palisades fires.

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