The Los Angeles Fire Department's budget was cut by $17.6 million, about 2%, this fiscal year. The fire chief warned last month it would make it harder to respond to emergencies.

While it is unknown if much of the Kardashian-Jenner clan has been affected by the wildfires, older sister Kim Kardashian 's $70 million dollar Malibu home was reportedly close to an area of destruction along the Pacific Coast Highway due to the Palisades fire.