The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it has officially begun its “Phase 2” wildfire-debris removal effort, beginning with two Pasadena Unified School District campuses that were destroyed in the Eaton Fire.

Col. Eric Swenson, Los Angeles Wildfires Recovery Field Office Commander for the military engineering branch, said entering Phase 2 is proof of tangible progress toward post-fire recovery.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is moving into Phase 2 cleanup operations in the Eaton Fire zone. On Wednesday, crews worked to clear debris from two schools destroyed in the wildfires, including Loma Alta Elementary School.