Don Fregulia, an operations section chief for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, which has joined in the Eaton fire response, said that efforts to protect Mt. Wilson had proved successful and he expected that to remain the case.

The approaching Eaton wildfire has forced the closure of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, NASA's lead center for robotic planetary exploration.

The Eaton fire has spread close to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, but it is being treated as a priority. LOS ANGELES — Officials said they are making progress in protecting two key institutions from the Eaton fire.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will be closed through at least Jan. 13 due to the Eaton Fire, one of five uncontrolled wildfires blazing in Los Angeles County, California. JPL is within the mandatory evacuation zone for the Eaton Fire, north of Pasadena.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, the agency's research and development center at the cutting edge of space exploration for decades, is officially under an evacuation order due to a spreading wildfire. Ironically,

Fire crews fight to keep people, homes, and science safe With several major wildfires raging out of control in Los Angeles, fire crews are risking their lives to protect people, homes, and a key NASA facility.