After five days, fires continue to burn throughout Los Angeles, destroying 10,000 structures. These fires were named the most destructive in California’s history. Due to their severity, poor air quality, and loss of power, LVUSD had to shut down schools for the remainder of the week of January 7th. LVUSD announced via Parentsquare around noon today that Monday, January 13, will be students’ and teachers’ first day back.
Poor air quality is still a factor; the County of Los Angeles Public Health highly recommends masks. Even if students cannot smell smoke, unhealthy particles in the air are known to cause illness.
“Wildfire smoke is a mixture of small particles, gases, and water vapor. The primary health concern is the small particles, which can cause burning eyes, runny nose, scratchy throat, headaches and illness (i.e., bronchitis),” said County of Los Angeles Public Health.
The Palisades Fire is not yet fully contained. As of today, containment is at 11%. Winds are expected to pick up on Monday, keeping the fire threat high until Wednesday. According to Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone, the strongest winds are expected on Tuesday.
Monday will be a traditional day and run as usual.
