After a frantic 911 call, firefighters rushed to Pacific Palisades to save one of the homes that survived the January wildfires.

Retired firefighter Mark Whaling knows firsthand what it’s like to wait on a helicopter to refill on water while he's battling a blaze on the ground.

Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for four months. As of Tuesday noon, the fire has been fully contained. Investigations into its cause are still ongoing.

Though PCH will once again welcome traffic, the Pacific Palisades will remain closed to the public, with law enforcement checkpoints.

A group of environmental researchers is calling on the Newsom administration to step in and pay for soil testing at thousands of homes destroyed in the Eaton and Palisades wildfires.

Their school, their field -- even many of their homes -- were destroyed. Now, as a chaotic season concludes, the future of their team is in doubt.

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