Los Angeles residents were thrown into chaos Thursday evening when an erroneous countywide evacuation order was sent to millions of Angelenos' phones amidst the ongoing wildfire cr

State authorities previously listed the Palisades as one of the five Southern California areas with the highest concentration of potential wildfire risks. The community also is among the areas most impacted by an unavailability of insurance coverage.

Several major wildfires, fueled by fierce winds and dry vegetation, scorched Los Angeles all day long. More than 1,000 homes and businesses were reduced to ash. The fires have killed least two people and forced more than 100,000 others to evacuate. Many of my colleagues are on the ground there, reporting live.

The two biggest fires devastating the Los Angeles area grew just slightly Friday as firefighters beat back the blazes that have killed at least 10 people, obliterated neighborhoods and left the nation's second-largest city on edge.