“This is a tragic time in our history,” said Los Angeles County Police Department Sheriff Jim McDonnell during a press briefing on Wednesday. “These are…unprecedented conditions, but also unpredictable as the fire continues to spread and pop up in different locations, none of us know where the next one is going to be.”

Firefighters scrambled on Saturday to contain multiple fires in the Los Angeles area, fueled by dry conditions and strong winds. The Palisades fire, the latest of the blazes, had grown to more than 23,000 acres and threatened the Brentwood neighborhood.

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.