Los Angeles County Fires Content / Los Angeles County Fires Content for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis en LA Fires: Chemicals From the Smoke Lingered Inside Homes Long After the Wildfires Were Out /blog/la-fires-chemicals-smoke-lingered-inside-homes-long-after-wildfires-were-out <p>When wildfires began racing through the Los Angeles area on Jan. 7, 2025, the scope of the disaster caught residents by surprise. Forecasters had warned about <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-santa-ana-winds-fueled-the-deadly-fires-in-southern-california-246965">high winds and exceptionally dry conditions</a>, but few people expected to see smoke and fires for weeks in one of America’s largest metro areas.</p> January 06, 2026 - 12:16pm Katherine E Kerlin /blog/la-fires-chemicals-smoke-lingered-inside-homes-long-after-wildfires-were-out LA Wildfires Air Quality Research Roundup /climate/news/la-wildfires-air-quality-research-roundup How 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis air quality scientists are working to understand the impacts of the Los Angeles wildfires. A research roundup. February 07, 2025 - 10:49am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/la-wildfires-air-quality-research-roundup Updated: Campus Joins Together to Provide Support for LA Fires /news/campus-joins-together-provide-support-la-fires <p><strong>Updated 3 p.m. Jan. 24: </strong>51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis Fire Department Capt. Steve Dunn returned to campus Wednesday night from his assignment battling the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County, Interim 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis Fire Chief Nathaniel Hartinger said.</p><p>With his return, all 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis Fire Department personnel who were assisting in Southern California have returned safely to campus.</p><p>The Eaton Fire was still 14,000 acres but had reached 95% containment as of Thursday morning, <a href="https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2025/1/7/eaton-fire">Cal Fire said</a>.</p> January 24, 2025 - 3:00pm Cody Kitaura /news/campus-joins-together-provide-support-la-fires