Thousands remain evacuated as crews work to contain Los Angeles County wildfires

A home that was spared by the Palisades Fire has now been damaged by a landslide in the burn area.

Cal Fire authorities said the agency's teams are in the fire zones analyzing the burn areas to determine places of concern.

L.A. County Public Works Director Mark Pestrella addressed landslide concerns in the burn areas during a Thursday morning press conference.

"Both areas suffered watershed damage ... to such a significance that we expect massive debris-laden flows when it rains," Pestrella said.

He explained that the current flood control system is designed to handle debris flows, but "in an event that we have major rain, we do expect that all areas will be impacted by debris flows that will be hazardous to human health."

"In order to address this, we are developing plans for both areas to capture and hold this debris back as much as we can during a rain event," Pestrella said.

The possibility of rain is in the forecast at the end of January, Pestrella added.

Fierce winds and devastating wildfires have shifted land in the burn areas of the Eaton and Palisades fires, raising the risk of mudslides and debris flows, the director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works said.

Most of Southern California -- including the areas ravaged by fires -- in severe drought, according to the latest map from the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Here is the latest map:

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Leonardo DiCaprio is donating $1 million to support wildfire recovery efforts in Southern California, the actor announced.

DiCaprio posted the news to his Instagram stories on Wednesday, saying he will be committing $1 million in conjunction with the charity Re: wild, which he co-founded.

The post read, in part:
"The Los Angeles wildfires are devastating our city. I am committing $1 million in partnership with @rewild's Rapid Response Program to support both urgent needs and post-fire recovery efforts. Initial aid will immediately benefit the LA Fire Department Foundation, California Fire Foundation, World Central Kitchen, California Community Foundation, Pasadena Humane Society, and SoCal Fire Fund - organizations on the frontlines providing much-needed resources to our first responders and firefighters, and the people, animals and communities who need it most. Re:wild's Rapid Response Program is uniquely positioned to respond to environmental disasters and emergencies."

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Dennis Chapman said he lost his best friend Ed Cridland in the Eaton Fire.

"He was a kind soul," Chapman said of his friend.

Man remembers best friend who died in Eaton Fire

The night of the fires when Chapman last spoke to Cridland, they thought he would be fine in his home, the same home he was raised in.

But Cridland's home burned to the ground and the vintage vehicles he collected were completely singed.

"Kind of makes things full circle. That everything, you know, started and ended right there. Everything about his life," Chapman said.

He believes on Tuesday night, Cridland took out his hearing aid and was sound asleep in his own bed.

Chapman hopes his friend died peacefully in his sleep from the carbon monoxide before the flames engulfed the home.

"I think that when my time comes if I can be half the man he was and go to the same place, then I will be ok with it," Chapman said.