Sheriff Robert Luna announced several measures to ramp up security in the evacuated areas, after more than 20 arrests were made on suspicion of looting over the last few days.

Hundreds of National Guard troops have been mobilized to help with the wildfire crisis in Los Angeles County. The city is experiencing one of the most destructive fire events on record in U.S. history.

California Governor Gavin Newsom made the decision after videos posted on social media showed people breaking into homes that had been evacuated following the fires