TIME Map; Getty Images In a news conference on Thursday evening, Los Angeles Fire chief Kristin Crowley stated that the Kenneth Fire “shows we are absolutely not out of this extreme weather ...

While the cause for the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst friends are still under investigation, the Los Angeles Police Department initially said it believed the Kenneth fire was started intentionally.

The Kenneth Fire ... More than 60 fire companies from across the counties were dispatched, with additional resources requested, according to L.A. City Fire Chief Kristin Crowley.

The Kenneth fire burns in the Upper Las Virgenes Open Space Preserve on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in West Hills, L.A. Credit - Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times—Getty Images A man was taken in ...