LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday ratified a local emergency declaration issued following the eruption of the series of Southland wildfires, adding to state and federal emergency proclamations.
The proclamations were declared to provide immediate access to recovery resources and funds. Supervisor Kathryn Barger, the board chair, signed a county emergency declaration last week, and it was ratified by the full board on Tuesday.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the Palisades fire had burned nearly 24,000 acres with 17 percent containment, and the Eaton fire had burned over 14,000 acres with 35 percent containment, according to Cal Fire. Those are the two biggest blazes among numerous fires that broke out in the area….