Local fire department in Los Angeles said on Saturday that out-of-state assistance is on its way to help local firefighters contain the raging wildfires that have so far killed 16 people and caused devastating losses. The fires in Palisades, the largest of at least five active wildfires in the Los Angeles region, have already scorched 22,660 acres (91.7 square km) of land and destroyed more than 5,300 structures. Only around 11 percent of the blazes have been contained so far, according to fire department. Rick Carhart, public information officer for California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said active fires can still be seen in some locations, where complicated terrain has posed challenges for firefighters to reach. "This fire is still very challenging -- the terrain. Just getting people to some of the areas on this fire that are burning is a challenge. You cannot just simply drive a fire engine up and pull a hose off the back of it and start putting water on the fire, because people are having to run hoses a couple hundred feet straight up a hill. I watched a crew try to navigate a hillside yesterday that was way too steep. They were just crawling up the hill," said Carhart. The officer said support from outside the state is incoming to help alleviate the dire situation. "We're now starting to get out-of-state resources. We've got resources just in the last 24 hours on this fire coming in from New Mexico, Oregon, Washington. So we're getting a lot of help. Tomorrow, we're going to be getting some firefighters coming up from Mexico, so coming across the border from some international help. And that's fantastic," said Carhart. Meanwhile, roads across the neighborhood have been closed and escorted in-and-out trips are a common occurrence. "Every place that is access to an area that is under an evacuation order, they're going to put law enforcement just to make sure that nobody is going in. So if there's an evacuation order, it has been deemed that is not safe for the public and for residents to be in those areas. And so it takes a huge law enforcement presence. And as you can see right down the street, we have the national guard here, just helping with traffic control, just to make sure that people who don't belong up here are not driving up here, because again, it's not safe for people to be home right now," said Carhart. "The goal, one of the very first priorities, is to get people back into their homes as soon as possible. And that will be done as soon as it's deemed safe," he added. SHOTLIST: Los Angeles, California, USA - Jan 9, 2025 1. Various of damaged buildings, smoke rising; 2. Mountain after fire; Los Angeles, California, USA - Jan 11, 2025 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Rick Carhart, public information officer, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: "This fire is still very challenging -- the terrain. Just getting people to some of the areas on this fire that are burning is a challenge. You cannot just simply drive a fire engine up and pull a hose off the back of it and start putting water on the fire, because people are having to run hoses a couple hundred feet straight up a hill. I watched a crew try to navigate a hillside yesterday that was way too steep. They were just crawling up the hill."; Los Angeles, California, USA - Jan 9, 2025 4. Fire engines; 5. Damaged buildings; 6. Fire engines running; Los Angeles, California, USA - Jan 11, 2025 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Rick Carhart, public information officer, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: "We're now starting to get out-of-state resources. We've got resources just in the last 24 hours on this fire coming in from New Mexico, Oregon, Washington. So we're getting a lot of help. Tomorrow, we're going to be getting some firefighters coming up from Mexico, so coming across the border from some international help. And that's fantastic."; Los Angeles, California, USA - Jan 8, 2025 8. Various of neighborhood under evacuation order, police cars; 9. Police officer putting up cordon; Los Angeles, California, USA - Jan 11, 2025 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Rick Carhart, public information officer, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: "Every place that is access to an area that is under an evacuation order, they're going to put law enforcement just to make sure that nobody is going in. So if there's an evacuation order, it has been deemed that is not safe for the public and for residents to be in those areas. And so it takes a huge law enforcement presence. And as you can see right down the street, we have the national guard here, just helping with traffic control, just to make sure that people who don't belong up here are not driving up here, because again, it's not safe for people to be home right now. The goal, one of the very first priorities, is to get people back into their homes as soon as possible. And that will be done as soon as it's deemed safe."; Los Angeles, USA - Jan 9, 2025 11. Fire engines running; 12. Various of debris, burnt car. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]