The fight against deadly wildfires that have been raging in the Los Angeles area has been continuing for a week as millions in Southern California face another day of critical fire weather. However, the forecast is expected to change and relief is on the way.
LOS ANGELES – It’s been a week since Southern California became a deadly inferno after several massive and destructive wildfires broke out in the Los Angeles area, sending tens of thousands of residents fleeing for safety as flames destroyed countless homes and businesses.
When the historic wildfires ignited, crews from across the U.S. and around the world descended upon the region to begin their relentless around-the-clock fight against the flames to keep them from advancing further into communities that were left devastated.
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PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 14: Lisa Price reacts while visiting her home destroyed by the Palisades wildfire for the first time since they were evacuated on January 14, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades, California. The family has lived in their home for over 20 years. Multiple wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds continue to burn across Los Angeles County, with some containment achieved. According to reports, 24 people have died with over 180,000 people under evacuation order or warning. Over 12,000 structures have been destroyed or damaged, while more than 35,000 acres have burned. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images) ( )
ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 14: Firefighters from the Ventana Hotshots stand along a ridge during the Eaton Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through LA region on January 14, 2025 in Altadena, California. Multiple wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds are burning across Los Angeles County, with some containment achieved by fire crews. (Photo by Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images) ( )
ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 14: A search and rescue member and police officer work in residential damage from the Eaton Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through LA region on January 14, 2025 in Altadena, California. Multiple wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds are burning across Los Angeles County, with some containment achieved by fire crews. (Photo by Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images) ( )
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 14: Firefighters work clearing up a hot spot during the Eaton Fire above Altadena as wildfires cause damage and loss through LA region on January 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Multiple wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds are burning across Los Angeles County, with some containment achieved by fire crews. (Photo by Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images) ( )
A cadaver dog an firefighters with the California Task Force 3 Urban Search and Rescue comb through the ruins of a beachfront house where victims of the Los Angeles fires are reportedly buried, in Malibu, California, on January 14, 2025. Powerful winds on January 14 threatened to rekindle and whip up major fires that have devastated parts of Los Angeles, killing at last 24 people and changing the face of America’s second biggest city — perhaps forever. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP) (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 14: Firefighters from the Ventana Hotshots hike during the Eaton Fire above Altadena as wildfires cause damage and loss through LA region on January 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Multiple wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds are burning across Los Angeles County, with some containment achieved by fire crews. (Photo by Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images) ( )
Burnt out cars next to a home that was untouched during the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Friday, January 10, 2025. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)
This aerial photo shows homes destroyed by the Palisades Fire and a few other untouched in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 10, 2025. (DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images)
A mixture of burned and untouched homes during aftermath of Palisades Fire along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California on Sunday, January 12, 2025. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
A home completely destroyed, while the house behind it is untouched along Toyopa Street in Pacific Palisades on Monday, January 13, 2025. (David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)
A house untouched by the Eaton Fire stands above a neighborhood destroyed by the fire in Altadena, California, on January 13, 2025. (ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images)
PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 13: An aerial view of homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through the LA region on January 13, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. Multiple wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds continue to burn across Los Angeles County, with some containment achieved. According to reports, 24 people have died with over 180,000 people under evacuation order or warning. Over 12,000 structures have been destroyed or damaged, while more than 35,000 acres have burned. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) ( )
MALIBU, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 13: An aerial view of utility vehicles parked near beachfront homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through the LA region on January 13, 2025 in Malibu, California. Multiple wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds continue to burn across Los Angeles County, with some containment achieved. According to reports, 24 people have died with over 180,000 people under evacuation order or warning. Over 12,000 structures have been destroyed or damaged, while more than 35,000 acres have burned. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) ( )
PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 13: An aerial view of homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through the LA region on January 13, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. Multiple wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds continue to burn across Los Angeles County, with some containment achieved. According to reports, 24 people have died with over 180,000 people under evacuation order or warning. Over 12,000 structures have been destroyed or damaged, while more than 35,000 acres have burned. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) ( )
PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 13: An aerial view of homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through the LA region on January 13, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. Multiple wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds continue to burn across Los Angeles County, with some containment achieved. According to reports, 24 people have died with over 180,000 people under evacuation order or warning. Over 12,000 structures have been destroyed or damaged, while more than 35,000 acres have burned. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) ( )
PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 13: An aerial view of homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through the LA region on January 13, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. Multiple wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds continue to burn across Los Angeles County, with some containment achieved. According to reports, 24 people have died with over 180,000 people under evacuation order or warning. Over 12,000 structures have been destroyed or damaged, while more than 35,000 acres have burned. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) ( )
A plane drops fire retardant during the Eaton Fire near Altadena, California, US, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. Southern California faces another round of dangerous fire weather set to begin Monday night, even as crews struggle to contain wind-driven blazes that have paralyzed Los Angeles for nearly a week and killed at least 24 people. Photographer: Benjamin Fanjoy/Bloomberg via Getty Images ( )
Firefighters from the California Conservation Corps work to contain the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, US, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. Southern California faces another round of dangerous fire weather set to begin Monday night, even as crews struggle to contain wind-driven blazes that have paralyzed Los Angeles for nearly a week and killed at least 24 people. Photographer: Benjamin Fanjoy/Bloomberg via Getty Images ( )
PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 13: An aerial view of a fire truck near homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through the LA region on January 13, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. Multiple wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds continue to burn across Los Angeles County, with some containment achieved. According to reports, 24 people have died with over 180,000 people under evacuation order or warning. Over 12,000 structures have been destroyed or damaged, while more than 35,000 acres have burned. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) ( )
PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 13: An aerial view of homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through the LA region on January 13, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. Multiple wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds continue to burn across Los Angeles County, with some containment achieved. According to reports, 24 people have died with over 180,000 people under evacuation order or warning. Over 12,000 structures have been destroyed or damaged, while more than 35,000 acres have burned. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) ( )
This photo shows a firefighter at the scene of the Auto Fire in Ventura, California, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (@VCFD_PIO/X)
Patrick O’Neal sifts through his home after it was destroyed by the Palisades wildfire on January 13, 2025 in Malibu, California. (Brandon Bell)
Utah firefighters responding to the Palisades Fire near Los Angeles, California on Jan. 11, 2024. (Utah Unified Fire)
An Arizona fire crew on scene at the Eaton Fire near Pasadena, California on Jan. 8, 2025. (Rich Jones/Arizona Forestry Battalion Chief assigned to Task Force 1 )
Engines ready in Nevada to respond to the California wildfires. (Las Vegas Fire and Rescue)
Texas wildland firefighters ready to travel to California to help with the LA wildfires. (Houston Fire Department)
Fire personnel respond to homes destroyed while a helicopter drops water as the Palisades Fire grows in Pacific Palisades, California on January 7, 2025. A fast-moving wildfire in a Los Angeles suburb burned buildings and sparked panic, with thousands ordered to evacuate January 7, 2025 as “life threatening” winds whipped the region. (DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images)
A fire fighting helicopter drops water as the Palisades fire grows near the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood and Encino, California, on January 11, 2025. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
A helicopter makes a water drop on fire that encroaches on a home in the Mandeville Canyon area where homes were evacuated on Saturday, January 11, 2025. (Mindy Schauer/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)
Palm trees are bent from the wind as a helicopter flies above homes threatened by the wind-driven Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades, California, January 7, 2025. (DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images)
A firefighter works on a hillside during the aftermath of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, California, US, on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. At least two rounds of vicious, dry Santa Ana winds are expected to blast through Southern California early this week, bringing powerful gusts that will challenge fire crews struggling to contain two destructive blazes and likely force thousands more residents to evacuate. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images ( )
A cadaver dog, from the Los Angeles County Sheriff, sniffs through the rubble of beachfront properties destroyed by the Palisades Fire along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California, on January 12, 2025. US officials warned “dangerous and strong” winds were set to push deadly wildfires further through Los Angeles residential areas January 12 as firefighters struggled to make progress against the flames. At least 24 people have been confirmed dead from blazes that have ripped through the city, reducing whole neighborhoods to ashes and leaving thousands without homes. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
BRENTWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 11: Fire air operations drop fire retardant, on flames from the Palisades Fire, along Mandeville Canyon, photographed from the Mountaingate development, above Mandeville, January 11, 2025, in the Brentwood community of Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jay L. Clendenin/Getty Images) ( )
SYLMAR, CA – JANUARY 08: The Hurst fire burns in the hills above Sylmar, CA on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
CALIFORNIA, USA – JANUARY 10: Firefighting planes and helicopters dump water on flames during the Kenneth Fire in West Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States on January 10, 2025. (Photo by Jon Putman/Anadolu via Getty Images) ( )
Flames from the Palisades Fire burn along the ridge line near Mandeville Canyon while fire crews attempt to prevent northern expansion toward homes around and into the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, Calif. on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2024. The fire has set in place new evacuation warnings and can be seen near Encino and Tarzana neighborhoods. (Photo by Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) ( )
LOS ANGELES, USA – JANUARY 11: A view of wildfires in Mandeville Canyon, Los Angeles, United States on January 11, 2025. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon, California. (Robert Ray)
Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon, California. (Robert Ray)
Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon, California. (Robert Ray)
Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon, California. (Robert Ray)
Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon, California. (Robert Ray)
Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon, California. (Robert Ray)
Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon, California. (Robert Ray)
Structures have been left in ruins, stunned residents are still awaiting word from officials as to when they will be allowed back into their neighborhoods to see what’s left, and investigators have started the heartbreaking task of searching for victims among the numerous piles of ash and rubble. So far, officials say at least 24 people are confirmed dead, and that number is expected to rise.
Several smaller fires have ignited since the firestorm began a week ago, but firefighters’ heroic efforts have prevented them from growing to the size of the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have claimed the most lives and caused the most destruction.
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Southern California faces a historic wildfire crisis, with over 8,000 first responders, including the National Guard, battling relentless flames. These brave men and women endure exhaustion, extreme heat, choking smoke and unpredictable fire behavior as they stand on the front lines, protecting communities from this devastating disaster.
The critical and extreme fire weather threat has remained across Southern California for days, but there is some relief in sight as we get closer to the end of the week.
The National Weather Service pulled back its most dire “Particularly Dangerous Situation” Fire Weather Warnings on Tuesday but kept them in effect from early Wednesday morning until later Wednesday afternoon.
However, officials stress that this is no time for residents to let their guard down. Residents are urged to stay prepared as fire conditions remain critical for more than 6.5 million California residents on Wednesday.
California wildfire death toll revised to 24, dozens missing
Shifting winds have caused the Palisades Fire in Southern California to spread eastward, threatening homes in the neighborhood of Mandeville Canyon.
Officials had said at least 25 people were killed as a result of the wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area, but on Tuesday evening, the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner revised its total back to 24 after a set of remains that were found were determined to not be human.
Dozens of people remain missing.
The death toll is expected to rise as investigators continue to search the rubble of burned structures with K9s and cadaver dogs.
“It is a very grim task. And unfortunately, every day we’re doing this, we’re running across the remains of individual community members,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said. “That is not easy work.”
Drones, crime impact Palisades Fire response
Dangerous Santa Ana winds are returning to the Los Angeles area as crews continue their work to get a handle on deadly wildfires across the region. FOX Business Correspondent Max Gorden was in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday and broke down the latest information as well as explaining the difference between fire containment and active fire.
Size: 23,713 acres
Containment: 18%
Cause: Under investigation
Structures threatened: 12,250
Structures destroyed: 2,114
Structures damaged: 382
Tuesday marked one week since the deadly fires broke out in the Los Angeles area in Southern California and the fight is far from over.
According to CAL FIRE, the Palisades Fire’s behavior on Tuesday was “moderate,” but the threat of significant fire growth remained due to dry conditions and strong Santa Ana winds, which were expected.
The aggressive firefight continued, and more than 2,000 California National Guard members assisted in the fire impression efforts.
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Officials had also pre-deployed resources across the region with the hopes that any new wildfires that did ignite could be brought under control quickly before spreading rapidly.
Officials have also been pleading with residents to pay attention to conditions and listen to any and all evacuation warnings if they are issued.
“We are not in the clear,” Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristen Crowley said. “We must not let our guard down as we have, right now, extreme fire behavior. And we need to make sure that the community is staying updated with the most information. Follow all evacuation warnings and orders without delay.”
Crews have been relentlessly attacking the Palisades Fire as the flames have continued to destroy home after home over the past week. The Palisades Fire is already the most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles history.
A fire whirl, sometimes referred to as a ‘firenado’, was spotted at around 10:45 p.m. in the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles on Friday night.
Tens of thousands of residents have been anxiously awaiting word as to when they can return home, but they will have to wait a bit longer as the wildfire fight continues.
Officials have been asking for patience.
“Those people are saying, ‘I just want to go look at my house and I want to see what’s left.’ We know that. But we have people literally looking for the remains of your neighbors,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said. “Please be patient with us. There are a lot of hazards in the area still.”
Crime and drones have also been hindering the response and investigation.
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Satellite imagery from Planet Labs PBC captured on Thursday showed Los Angeles neighborhoods engulfed in smoke from the Palisades and Eaton fires as flames began to consume houses. Nearly 30,000 acres of land has been burned in the wildfires around Los Angeles, with over 10,000 structures destroyed, according to Cal Fire. The fires have left at least 10 people dead.
Illegally flown drones caused issues within the perimeter of the Palisades Fire, and a firefighting aircraft collided with a drone on Thursday, forcing the plane to be grounded due to damage.
That aircraft, known as a “super scooper,” was repaired, and officials said it was expected to return to the sky on Tuesday afternoon to join back in on the wildfire fight.
Dozens of people have also been arrested, including several people who were illegally using drones, breaking curfew or on burglary charges.
“Regarding arrests, we had a few more arrests overnight,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said. “We are up to 39. That’s 33 in the Eaton Fire area and six in the Palisades area.”
ATF assisting local, state and federal investigators in determining cause of Palisades Fire
Pacific Palisades, CA – January 13: LAPD officers keep the public and media out of the Skull Rock Trailhead in an area that is under investigation as a potential starting point for the Palisades fire on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) National Response Team (NRT) deployed to the Los Angeles area to investigate the Palisades Fire as it continues to ravage the region.
According to information provided by the ATF, 15 investigators from across the U.S. arrived in Los Angeles over the weekend to help ATF-certified fire investigators (CFIs) who have been working with local, state and federal agencies.
“The NRT brings a wealth of experience and expertise to these types of investigations,” Brice McCracken, ATF Special Agent in Charge, National Center for Explosives Training and Research, said in a statement. “The NRT is committed to working closely with our partners to determine the origin and cause of the Pacific Palisades Fire.”
In addition to the CFIs, the team of investigators comprises special agents, chemists, engineers and investigative research specialists.
“ATF is fully dedicated to providing answers to the Pacific Palisades community,” Acting Special Agent in Charge of ATF Los Angeles Field Division Jose Medina said in a statement. “These wildfires have caused immeasurable heartbreak and losses. ATF is determined to leverage every available resource to deliver a thorough and transparent investigation.”
Crews make ‘significant progress’ working deadly Eaton Fire
Firefighters from the California Conservation Corps work to contain the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, US, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. Southern California faces another round of dangerous fire weather set to begin Monday night, even as crews struggle to contain wind-driven blazes that have paralyzed Los Angeles for nearly a week and killed at least 24 people. Photographer: Benjamin Fanjoy/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Size: 14,117 acres
Containment: 35%
Cause: Under investigation
Structures threatened: 28,828
Structures destroyed: 3,988
Structures damaged: 441
Officials say they have made significant progress in the fight against the Eaton Fire.
“The good news is that for the last two days, we’ve had no increase in acreage at the Eaton Fire,” Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said at a news conference on Tuesday.
CAL FIRE said that containment efforts toward the Eaton Fire had been steadily progressing along the eastern edge of the blaze near Santa Ana Canyon.
Officials said that a mobile retardant base at Mount Wilson also remained active and provided retardant for helicopters to drop over inaccessible terrain where ground crews can’t access or construct containment lines.
In addition, infrared flights identified heat pockets within the interior of the fire area as dry fuels continued to burn out.
Power has been preemptively shut off in many areas with the hopes that if power lines are brought down, it won’t trigger a fire.
“I ask all Los Angeles County residents in wildfire-prone areas to understand that the necessary public safety power shutoff is going to prevent our next fire from starting if we have downed power lines,” Marrone continued. “I know that this is a challenge, but it is necessary for our collective safety.”
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A plane drops fire retardant during the Eaton Fire near Altadena, California, US, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. Southern California faces another round of dangerous fire weather set to begin Monday night, even as crews struggle to contain wind-driven blazes that have paralyzed Los Angeles for nearly a week and killed at least 24 people. Photographer: Benjamin Fanjoy/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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In addition, Urban Search and Rescue efforts, infrastructure assessments, hazardous material response and damage assessments are ongoing in communities on the southern edge of the Eaton Fire.
On Monday, a lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court against Southern California Edison Co. alleging the Eaton Fire ignited from SCE’s wires. However, no official cause of the fires has been established.
Los Angeles Police Department Assistant Chief Dominic Choi said the Los Angeles Regional Wildlife Investigative Task Force was established to identify the cause of the fires, but their work is still in the early stages.
“We’re committed to identifying the cause and origin of these fires. And we’re also committed to holding anyone who is responsible for these fires accountable and to further protect the residents of Los Angeles and the city,” Choi said.
‘Particularly Dangerous Situation’ Fire Weather Warnings back in effect but relief is in sight
The National Weather Service has pulled back their most dire “Particularly Dangerous Situation” Fire Weather Warnings from Tuesday and now will delay its start until early Wednesday morning during the expected peak of this week’s main wind event.
The National Weather Service office in Los Angeles has again issued “Particularly Dangerous Situation” Fire Weather Warnings for portions of Los Angeles and Ventura counties on Wednesday after forecasters briefly dropped the rare alert on Tuesday.
The FOX Forecast Center said potentially dangerous winds that were expected across the region didn’t come to fruition, but some wind gusts reached as high as 74 mph.
Overall, winds hovered in the 20-40 mph range instead of the 50-70 mph that was expected.
That led to forecasters dropping the dire Particularly Dangerous Situation warning, but that’s no longer the case as winds begin to pick up once again on Wednesday.
This graphic shows the Fire Weather Warnings in effect on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.
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The Particularly Dangerous Situation Fire Weather Warning is now in effect through Wednesday afternoon for portions of the western San Gabriel Mountains, the Interstate 5 corridor, southern Ventura County mountains and surrounding areas.
The FOX Forecast Center said that wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible in the valleys and up to 70 mph in the higher elevations.
The incoming winds aren’t expected to be as strong as what was experienced last week but will still be capable of causing extreme wildfire behavior.
But relief is on the way.
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This graphic shows the fire threat in California on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (FOX Weather)
The FOX Forecast Center said the winds are expected to significantly weaken by Thursday and shift onshore by Thursday afternoon, which could also bring in some humidity.
The humidity will further increase on Friday and Saturday, and the ongoing fire danger should come to an end.