Becker's Healthcare January 8, 2025
Three active wildfires started in Los Angeles County on Jan. 7, burning across thousands of acres and spurring tens of thousands of evacuations. Here are four things to know about the wildfires and their effects on hospitals in the city.
1. The wildfires. The largest wildfire, the Palisades fire, broke out in the west Los Angeles Palisades community the morning of Jan. 7 and has burned more than 17,000 acres, according to California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. It has already become the most destructive in Los Angeles’ history. The Eaton fire has burned 10,600 acres on the city’s north, while the Hurst fire has spread across 855 acres in the county’s northwest region. Three additional smaller blazes, the...
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