Fire forecast: Critical fire weather is forecast to last across parts of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties through Friday.
The Pasadena Water and Power system may be compromised by “debris and elevated turbidity,” according to the city.
Air quality: The excessive smoke and ash has caused air quality to plummet to ‘hazardous’ levels across parts of the region and air quality alerts are in place in many areas, including Downtown Los Angeles.
Altadena has a current air quality index of 426, which exceeds the worst air quality seen in New Delhi, a city notorious for air pollution, over the last two days.
Learning disrupted: All schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District will be closed today.
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