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CA Fire Photos: Strong Winds Return As Fires Continue To Burn

See photos as firefighters continue to tame fires in anticipation of strengthening winds and residents are left to pick up the pieces.

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A firefighter sets up a hose while fighting the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles.
A firefighter sets up a hose while fighting the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

LOS ANGELES, CA-- A week into a series of devastating fires, Southern California residents are left to pick up the pieces. New wildfire warnings and power shutoffs Tuesday were announced to civilians, while they prepare to flee at a moment's notice as the fires continue to ravage the area. In addition to the continuing fires, residents are also on edge as hurricane like winds begin to strengthen.

For the latest on the fires in California, see: Any New Blaze Could 'Explode' In Size Amid Peak Wind Warnings: LA Fires

See photos below of the devastation the fires have caused in the Southern California area and the residents left to recover after a harrowing tragedy.

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David Slater, right, clears the driveway from his home, spared from the Eaton Fire, Jan. 12, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Fire retardant is dropped by an air tanker on the Palisades Fire in the outskirts of the Pacific Palisades. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, File)
Firefighters walk along a road in a fire-ravaged community in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Monday. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Pasadena Park Healthcare & Wellness Center COO Amy Johnson, left, hugs Rhea Bartolome, vice president of operations, outside their center after the Eaton Fire, Sunday. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Fire retardant from crews battling the Palisades Fire coats a fence of ivy in Mandeville Canyon. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Burned trees are seen through a broken and charred window in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Apple Valley Fire District firefighter Wyatt Cortez walks through a destroyed house as he puts out hotspots from the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Caution tape cordons off townhomes and trees burned by the Eaton Fire. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A partially burned yearbook is seen on the ground in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Homes along the Pacific Coast Highway are seen burned by the Palisades Fire. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Items are laid out at an aid center for people affected by wildfires at Santa Anita Park Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A mural by Sergei Statsenko, who also goes by the artist name Steeke, thanks firefighters in the Venice Beach area. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Abandoned cars, some burned by Palisades Fire, sit on the side of a road Monday. (AP Photo/John Locher)
A search team looks for victims' remains at a home destroyed by the Eaton Fire. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
A worker surveys the damage from the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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