Lakers head coach JJ Redick got emotional on Friday while describing losing his family's home in the Pacific Palisades to a ferocious wildfire that turned much of the Los Angeles community to ash.

Lakers coach JJ Redick and Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Mario Gutierrez are among the sports figures who lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires

The damage from wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area is horrific however it’s tallied. Neighborhoods have been erased, landmarks destroyed and lives lost.

A spokesperson said the Department of Homeland Security was not conducting any large-scale operations in Southern California amid fires.

Two massive wildfires menacing Los Angeles from the east and west were still burning uncontained on Thursday, but a brief respite from the fierce winds that have fanned the flames for two days allowed crews to slow their explosive spread.

Multiple major wildfires are leaving a trail of destruction and death in the Los Angeles area. A handful of wildfires that kicked up Tuesday, powered by high winds and dry conditions, have exploded in size.

Here is everything we know about the latest wildfires in California. There are at least six fires currently burning in the Los Angeles area. The most significant ones are: The first fire to start was the Palisades blaze,