Southern California Wildfires: 10 Angelenos Describe Life Amid the Historic Fires

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are still raging across Los Angeles County, with at least as of Monday morning, January 13. The two largest, Palisades and Eaton, have burned a combined 37,000-plus acres and remain under 14% and 33% contained, respectively.On Thursday, January 9, I went out to speak with residents of my community on the Westside in Marina del Rey and Venice.

The Marina was quiet, even for a Thursday afternoon, and most people I encountered were rushing to the store for essentials or popping in and out of restaurants to pick up meals.

As a large number of schools are closed, families, too, were out and children played around a fountain. A few of the people I spoke with mentioned they were visiting the area from Santa Monica for a chance to sit outside in better air conditions (Marina del Rey is approximately five miles south of the edge of the evacuation zones for the Palisades fire).

Others were firmly masked up in N95s or medical masks.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Each person had a different connection to the fires, but everyone knew at least one friend or family member who evacuated and was waiting to hear about the condition of their home.