A law firm suing Southern California Edison released an edited video that it says appears show the start of the deadly Eaton Fire in Altadena.
The Santa Anas are expected to be most powerful Monday night into Tuesday. Fire services across the region say they are ready.
Southern California Edison meteorologists expect PSPS conditions to continue through at least early Wednesday morning, if not longer.
According to the NWS, the winds will likely be enough for Southern California Edison to send power shutoff warnings to some customers at some point in the early week.
The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region sees about 10 Santa Ana wind events a year on average, typically occurring from fall into January. When conditions are dry, as they are right now, these winds can become a severe fire hazard.
A small amount of rain is in the forecast for the region beginning late Friday through early Saturday, a much anticipated change of weather.
The family of an Eaton fire victim is suing Southern California Edison for wrongful death, alleging that the utility company's negligence is to blame for the devastating blaze that killed 59-year-old Evelyn McClendon.
As a precaution, Southern California Edison has also alerted almost 173,000 ... was absolutely staffed in a manner appropriate for a Santa Ana wind event,” he said. “The challenge was the ...
As winds across the Southern California area are calmer than their peak and firefighters are making progress, the threat to the fire-weary region remains with Santa Ana winds expected to continue in the coming days.
More than 10,000 Southern California Edison customers remained without power Saturday ... on how the wind develops,” said SCE spokesperson Gabriela Ornelas. Santa Ana winds and “extreme” fire conditions are forecast for those days and beyond in ...
Southern Californians are bracing for gusty winds and a heightened risk of wildfires less than two weeks after deadly blazes that have killed at least 27 people and ravaged thousands of homes.
Two lawsuits filed Monday against Southern California Edison allege the utility ... based on forecasts of potentially catastrophic Santa Ana winds several days before they tore through Los Angeles ...