Evacuation Orders, Warnings In Effect For Eaton And Palisades Fire Burn Scars

Authorities have issued evacuation warnings and orders for people living near the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire burn scars ahead of a storm expected to start Tuesday evening.

Evacuation warnings are in effect for a wide swath of the county near recent burn areas, including Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Altadena, Pasadena and Sierra Madre.

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In the city of Los Angeles, those warnings will be in effect from 11 a.m. Tuesday through 11 p.m. Thursday.

A small number of residents will be impacted by evacuation orders.

"The Los Angeles Police Department will go door-to-door to visit each high-risk home with evacuation orders," according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Lyndsey Lantz.

Sheriff Robert Luna said that as of Tuesday morning, 124 homes in the sheriff's unincorporated coverage area were under evacuation orders. County Public Works Director Mark Pestrella said roughly 260 other homes in various incorporated cities are also being placed under evacuation orders and will be visited by local police departments, including the LAPD.

Luna urged residents to heed the evacuation orders and warnings, saying those who fail to do are "putting your lives at risk."

"Start preparing now," Luna said. "Identify important items such as medications, important documents and other essential items in case you must leave quickly."

He noted that once the rain begins, "debris from the burn scar areas may impede the roads, and it may be difficult to leave once the storm begins."

"Do not wait until conditions become dangerous to act," Luna said.

He also urged people who may have elderly or disabled residents in the warning areas to "make sure you have communicated with them and ... coordinated a plan to get them out."

Residents can check the evacuation status of their neighborhoods at protect.genasys.com.

City News Service contributed to this report.