The Palisades fire moved east, forcing evacuations in Brentwood and parts of Encino; the death toll from the fires rose to 16 on Saturday.

The first wave of evacuation orders were lifted Thursday afternoon for several neighborhoods in the Palisades Fire zone.

Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, issues firefighters faced and the weather.

Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the reported unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir.

Residents in several evacuated areas of the Palisades Fire​ zone will be able to repopulate their neighborhoods, over a week after the devasting fire broke out.

See below for a look at where major wildfires are burning in Los Angeles County and where evacuation zones are located.

The Kenneth fire, which has burned across 1,000 acres to the north of Calabasas, is the newest of the major fires, first being recorded at 3:34 p.m. Thursday according to CAL FIRE. The inferno was 35 percent contained as of 3:15 a.m. ET Friday.

An escalation in the Palisades fire is threatening thousands of properties. More than 5,000 structures have already been damaged or destroyed in the region.

On Friday, Jan 10, the Palisades Fire started moving north towards the San Fernando Valley, and the Los Angeles Fire Department put parts of Encino and Tarzana under evacuation warnings. These are the first evacuation warnings in the San Fernando Valley from the Palisades fire, which firefighters are attempting to contain south of Mulholland Drive.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed more than two dozen people. Weaker winds enabled firefighters to make inroads containing the Palisades and Eaton fires.

Here is the view from live cameras in the Los Angeles area, from Pacific Palisades to Altadena to the Hollywood Hills, showing wildfires scorching acre after acre.

With fire containment improving and winds dying down, some residents are being allowed back into neighborhoods devastated by the Eaton and Palisades fires.