California fires updates: Death toll in Los Angeles fires rises to 24

Over 24,000 people have registered for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency since President Joe Biden approved the Major Disaster Declaration last week, a White House official reported.

The number was shared as Biden convened federal officials for a briefing on Sunday about the latest about the Los Angeles County fires and the ongoing federal efforts to support those affected.

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell had appeared on ABC's "This Week" earlier in the day, saying the agency was already "starting to help support this recovery piece" by working with the local jurisdictions to "understand what their long-term recovery needs are going to be."

Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone shared an update on Sunday for residents of evacuated areas, saying conversations about lifting the mandate will not begin until after the red flag warning is lifted on Wednesday.

"I ask all Los Angeles County residents in the wildfire-prone areas to understand that the necessary public safety power shutoffs are important for our collective fire safety in preventing the next wildfire natural disaster," Marrone said.

LA County is under a red flag warning until 6 p.m. on Jan. 15, according to the National Weather Service.

Los Angeles County fire officials shared an update on the progress being made to combat the vast Palisades Fire on Sunday afternoon, saying there has been a significant decrease in "active flame activity."

The Palisades Fire had spread 23,713 acres with 11% of the massive blaze contained as of 2:30 p.m. local time, according to Cal Fire.

"We have crews in there, continuing to work the fire’s edge," Cal Fire Operations Chief Christian Litz said. "There's still heat. You're not going to see a lot of flame activity out there. It's looking really good, as far as activity, but there's still heat all along the edges."

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Sunday afternoon that he is deploying another 1,000 members of the California National Guard to Los Angeles County to help battle the raging wildfires.

The new deployment will increase the number of state National Guard members on the fire lines to 2,500, personnel, Newsom said.

“The men and women of the California National Guard have been on the ground since day one -- not only fighting fires, but also assisting with public safety efforts in communities devastated by these fires," Newsom said in a statement. "We thank them for their efforts to keep our communities safe."