Hours after the Eaton fire first flared, the area around the Rose Bowl was converted into a staging area that nearly 4,000 first responders now call home.

Note: no sound] The historic Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, typically home to legendary football games, has been transformed into a makeshift refuge as deadly wildfires continue to ravage the Los Angeles area.

PASADENA, California (Reuters) -Thousands of jubilant fans packed Southern California's Rose Bowl on New Year's Day for a college football playoff game. Nine days later, hundreds of firefighters and other emergency workers were streaming in for a grim task and making this Pasadena landmark their temporary home for the foreseeable future.