After nearly a month of intensive efforts, the costliest wildfires in United States history have been fully contained. Beginning on Jan. 7 amid dry conditions and unusually high winds, the fires ravaged the Californian coast for weeks,

Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. PST Los Angeles County public health officials issue closures of several miles of beach near the Palisades Fire, citing “Fire debris runoff and pollutants in the water and on the sand [that] may contain toxic or carcinogenic chemicals.”

Two of the largest and most deadly wildfires to ravage southern California are fully contained, state officials announced Sunday.

After wreaking havoc for more than three weeks, two deadly wildfires are now 100% contained. Here’s a look back at the devastation they caused and what comes next for Southern California.