In photos: Scale of devastation from California wildfires

This aerial photo shows homes and businesses reduced to rubble by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, Jan. 10, 2025.

Firefighters battle the Palisades Fire, one of simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County, as seen from the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, Jan. 11, 2025.

Pedram Salimpour and Stacy Weiss look through the remains of their home, which was destroyed by the Palisades Fire, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, Jan. 11, 2025.

Firefighters of the Los Angeles County Fire Department gather while an helicopter flies, as the Palisades Fire rages on at the Mandeville Canyon, in Los Angeles, California, Jan. 11, 2025.

Oliver Braren wipes his eyes as he takes a moment from sifting through Kaegan Baron's mother's home after it was destroyed by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 11, 2025.

Jennifer McCullough from Marin County Search and Rescue inspects a burned property for hazards and remains during the Eaton fire in Altadena, California, Jan. 11, 2025.

A plane makes a drop as smoke billows from the Palisades Fire at the Mandeville Canyon, in Los Angeles, California, Jan. 11, 2025.

A view shows the remains of homes destroyed by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, Jan. 11, 2025.

People hold signs asking for donations for people affected by the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California, Jan. 11, 2025.

People affected by the Eaton Fire look for donated clothing at a distribution center at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, Jan. 11, 2025.

National Guard soldiers stand at a checkpoint to enter the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, Jan. 11, 2025, as the Palisades Fire continues to burn.

A fire fighting helicopter drops water as the Palisades fire grows near the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood and Encino, California, Jan. 11, 2025.

Ivette Torres is embraced by a neighbour as she stands outside her home of 20 years that was devastated by the Eaton fire, one of six simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County, in Altadena, California, Jan. 11, 2025.

A firefighter sets up a hose while fighting the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles.

People affected by the Eaton Fire pick up supplies and clothing at a distribution center at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, Jan. 11, 2025.

Burned-out beachfront homes destroyed by the Palisades Fire are seen along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California, Jan. 10, 2025.

Remains of the Palisades Branch Library following the Palisades Fire at the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, Jan. 10, 2025.

Cars are left charred inside a dealership in the aftermath of the Eaton fire, in Altadena, California, Jan. 10, 2025.

The auditorium of Eliot Arts Magnet Middle School lies in ruins after wildfires swept through Altadena, California, Jan. 9, 2025.