Residents and local leaders gathered outside of the Calabasas landfill Monday morning opposing the federal government's plan to dump fire debris from the recent wildfires.

Protests are planned this week over a removal site in Calabasas for debris from one of the most destructive wildfires on record in California. The debris is being transported from properties in Pacific Palisades and other communities destroyed by the January Palisades Fire,

The Calabasas Landfill in Agoura Hills is one of at least seven Southern California landfills approved to accept waste from the second phase of cleanup from the devastating L.A. fires.

The nightmare of a destructive wildfire does not end when the flames are fully contained and finally extinguished. Blazes like last month’s Palisades and Eaton fires, which killed at least 29 people and burned around 12,

Protesters are continuing to pressure local officials to dump a plan to bring thousands of tons of ash and debris from the recent wildfires to the Calabasas Landfill in Agoura Hills. Ellina Abovian reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on Feb.