Usually. But, the general rule of thumb is that if it's a major US city, then the finger pointing will start immediately. This is on the scale of Hurricane Katrina, I think, where Bush got SLAMMED for the FEMA & Army Corps of Engineers failures/mismanagement almost immediately.
Meryl Davis shared in her Instagram stories yesterday (now expired) that her place in LA was unscathed. She shared a link to the Pasadena Humane Society in her stories today, along with this one - Firefighter/First Responder Meal (We deliver 2x/daily): https://order.toasttab.com/online/l...-2xdaily_e3a861f7-1724-40ee-a3a2-cb5705a312b8
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Jan 11, 2025 03:07:16 UTC
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Wildfire Evacuation Order-Palisades Fire
This is a message from NotifyLA, issued by the Los Angeles City Fire Department: Evacuation order for the Palisades Fire. People in the area of Sunset to Mandeville to Encino Reservoir to the 405 freeway need to evacuate now due to a rapidly moving wildfire. Pack all people and pets into your vehicle and leave the area immediately. If you are not in the mandatory evacuation zone, stay off the roads to allow first responders and evacuees to move quickly. More information, including a map [link: https://lafd.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Media/index.html?appid=ba8cfed4b4a04d49b7489eb8300727a8], can be found at www.lafd.org/alerts
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On top of that I remember the vultures swooping into Lahaina as that fire was an economic opportunity for them. I suspect we might see the same thing here.
I was surprised to see almost all houses raised to the ground.
Most of the homes along the PCH in Malibu are older homes built well before the Coastal Commission existed. I'd guess that a lot of them are stucco or wood with lots of glass windows overlooking the ocean. Some would also have been built on stilts/pilings with decks extending over the tidal part of the beach.
Aid coming in from Mexico also -Bill Blair Minister of National Defence
have approved a request to deploy @RCAF_ARC assets to transport firefighters, equipment, and other resources to California, to assist in fighting the devastating wildfires.
@CanadianForces stand ready to transport personnel and equipment to support our American neighbours.
apnews.com
Right now it looks like the Palisades Fire is threatening homes that are about 1.5 miles west of The Getty. There are about 3-4 ridges between the homes under imminent threat and while it's certainly possible it could reach there, it would be really surprising. Of course, this evening when the winds pick back up, we may wind up surprised.
The second super-scooper is back in the air, I believe. KTLA was just interviewing a homeowner in one of the threatened neighborhoods and he mentioned both of them were doing water drops to save their homes this morning.
I just finished watching the National on CBC gem a hopefully will be fixed by Monday ..
Yes, we have them. These fires, however, are beyond what local authorities can handle.
Absolutely true. I had never seen thee types of planes before though.
There are many reasons why this is happening, but the most immediate one is high winds.How is this happening? Even forest fires in the heat of August are controlled better than this.
Why doesn't it rain?
Summer is when all of the brush grows then September through December is when it all dries out. When we’re lucky we get rain in December and January but that didn’t really happen this year. So everything is bone dry and now we have these horrific Santa Ana winds. we know why it’s getting drier.How is this happening? Even forest fires in the heat of August are controlled better than this.
Why doesn't it rain?
