Southern California is bracing for an "unprecedented" third Particularly Dangerous Situation warning in a month, as extreme Santa Ana winds increase fire danger.

FEMA is opening a new disaster recovery center in Altadena to assist Eaton fire victims, and the sheriff's department says it will conduct property checks of vacant homes.

The Huges Fire was first reported in the Castaic area on Wednesday, Jan. 22 along Lake Hughes Road near Castaic Lake. Within an hour, the fire exploded from 50 to 500 acres. Officials quickly issued evacuation orders and warnings, including students who were taken to other schools and locations.

Altadena residents can have the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department check on their homes for free as the Eaton Fire cleanup efforts continued through the weekend.

Fire-affected residents can receive assistance from a number of county, state, and federal departments and agencies at any one of the three centers.

Citing airborne contaminants and a lack of running water, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department shut down the Altadena sheriff’s station Thursday in the aftermath of the Eaton fire. A day earlier,

After surviving the fire, many California residents are facing the secondary threat of looters taking advantage of chaotic conditions and abandoned property.

Newly released body camera footage shows the moments that two Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies rescue a 100-year-old woman trapped inside of her elderly living center in Altadena as the Eaton Fire raged nearby.

Although evacuation orders have since been lifted for most of LA County, fire survivors continue to face the road to recovery as they focus on rebuilding.

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.