Eleven deaths have been tied so far to the wildfires burning across Los Angeles County, according to the medical examiner’s office on Friday, Jan. 10.

Six died in the Eaton fire and five from the Palisades fire.

Authorities have identified one victim. Victor Shaw, 66, died of smoke inhalation and thermal injuries on Jan. 8 in the 3400 block of Monterosa Drive in Altadena.

Shaw’s sister, Shari, told KTLA she had urged her brother to evacuate, but he insisted on staying. She said Victor was found dead at the home, with a garden hose still in his hand.

Two other deaths were reported Wednesday, Jan. 8, in Altadena; one in the 300 block of Alta Pine Drive and the other in the 100 block of West Terrace Street.

Three deaths in Altadena were reported on Thursday, Jan. 9. Two victims were in the 3200 block of Tonia Avenue while the one was in the 100 block of East Las Flores Drive.

The first death in the Palisades Fire was reported Wednesday but the medical examiner’s office still didn’t have a location.

Four other deaths in that fire were reported Thursday. One was in the 20900 block of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, another in the 20400 block of Roca Chica Drive in Malibu, a third in the 15300 block of Friends Street in Pacific Palisades and the fourth in the 22100 block of Swenson Drive in Topanga.

Officials are working to identify the victims and notify their loved ones. The process could take weeks in some cases because the medical examiner’s office can’t immediately respond to every death location because of fire conditions.

Traditional means of identification, including fingerprinting and visual identification, may not be possible, which would delay the process.

One who died was identified by his daughter as Rodney Nickerson, 82, of Altadena. Kimiko told NBC4 that her father died in his bed while home alone on the 300 block of Alta Pine Drive. She said her father bought the house in 1968 and she was raised there.

Her dad retired after a 45-year career at Lockheed Martin, an aerospace and defense company. He was “funny, the life of the party,” she said, adding that he “loved sports, people, (and was a) very intelligent man. He loved to read.”

Relatives said Nickerson’s son tried to get Rodney to evacuate, but he refused.

Kimiko said her family has a long history in the Los Angeles area. She said a great-grandfather, William, was the founder and owner of the Nickerson Gardens housing project in Watts.

Relatives identified two other Eaton fire victims as Anthony Mitchell, a 67-year-old amputee, and his son Justin, who was in his 20s and had cerebral palsy. Mitchell’s daughter told The Washington Post they were waiting for an ambulance to pick them up.

“He was such a jewel,” Anthony Mitchell’s cousin, Rita Cook, told KCAL9. “This is going to be a great loss.”

Staff writer Ruby Gonzales and City News contributed to this report.