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A map of Los Angeles showing protests. Los Angeles is a sprawling metropolitan area that’s home to nearly 13 million people. Unlike a lot of big cities, it doesn’t have one main population center.

As of May 2023, California had 27,750 employed firefighters for a population of roughly 39 million. Excluding volunteers, this equates to around one fighter per 1,420 residents.

While Wednesday’s critical fire weather conditions have passed, firefighters battling the Los Angeles wildfires are still contending with extreme hazards and the potential for fires to grow.

By Sunday, more than 100,000 people in Los Angeles County had been ordered to evacuate - down from a previous high of more than 150,000 - while another 87,000 faced evacuation warnings.

With more than 18 million people living in Greater Los Angeles, these maps show how quickly wildfires have encircled some of the city's most densely-packed neighbourhoods.