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Mike 03

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13. Some random updates for Saturday afternoon
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 06:00 PM
Jan 11

1. Red flag warnings expected for Monday and Tuesday (this is really bad news) EDIT: Red flag warning will likely extend into Wednesday--BUT the winds will be "nowhere near" as strong as those last week. (ABC7)
2. If you live in or near Pasadena or the Palisades, you may be under a boil water warning. This was definitely true this morning, but I've been watching ABC7 and they haven't mentioned it so I don't know if it is still in place. (EDIT: There is still a boil water warning for the Altadena area at least. Please check if you live in Pasadena, because the map they displayed this morning showed Pasadena was under this warning too.)
3. The firefighting is really underway now, with something like a dozen airplanes and helicopters fighting the fires.
4. Two main worries of firefighters now: Prevent the Palisades fire from expanding into Brentwood. Prevent the Eaton fire from moving any further south in the Pasadena/Sierra Madre/Arcadia, etc... regions
5. There have been more than 20 (I think the current number is 23) arrests for looting, which is unfortunate and sick. Most of these arrests have been in the Altadena/Pasadena region.
6. The help that is needed is simply money. Aid agencies are asking people NOT to bring things, even though they are grateful for the intention of wanting to help. Too many people are bringing items, drawing the aid workers away from the people who need direct assistance. (But the thought is appreciated!)
7. Gavin Newsom was just on TV saying that both Canada and Mexico (irony of ironies) have been so great and have sent or are sending large aircraft to fight the fires.

I hate the feeling I'm forgetting something important. If I had I will edit this post.

My heart goes out to everyone affected. I'm so sad about this and sad for everyone in and around these fires. Take good care of yourself if you are in SoCal. Don't go out if you don't have to. If you do have to go out, wear a mask and stay hydrated.

My sources: KNX 1070 AM news radio and the livestream of ABC7 Eyewitness News on YouTube.

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So far OK in Santa Clarita. Chalco Jan 8 #1
So glad you're hanging in there. I hope they can get the Hurst fire under control. LauraInLA Jan 8 #2
"...away from the hillsides would be safer." JoseBalow Jan 8 #3
I was here for that one Unwind Your Mind Jan 8 #9
Hope you all are still hanging in there! LauraInLA Jan 9 #10
Thinking about you during today's new fire. Hope you're doing okay. LauraInLA Jan 22 #22
I lived in Pasadena and Monrovia for nearly 15 years Mike 03 Jan 8 #4
The whole "Eaton" area is very close to my heart -- I taught at the Pasadena Temple school which burned. LauraInLA Jan 8 #6
Oh no, I'm so sorry. I heard reporting about the destruction of the Mike 03 Jan 11 #12
It destroyed so many homes, 8 don't even know where to start ;(. Blocks and blocks with only LauraInLA Jan 12 #16
San Fernando Valley here. Skies are grey, probably from the Altadena fires. IcyPeas Jan 8 #5
So glad you're safe and the Sepulveda Dam fire was knocked down quickly! LauraInLA Jan 8 #7
I'm so sorry ailsagirl Jan 17 #21
From the NYTimes live updates page LauraInLA Jan 8 #8
All of these bogus evacuation alerts are very unsettling Beaverhausen Jan 10 #11
Some random updates for Saturday afternoon Mike 03 Jan 11 #13
KNX News Radio (L.A.): Eaton fire is now 27% contained -- 6:12 California Time Mike 03 Jan 12 #14
Two looters disguised as firefighters were arrested overnight--KNX NT Mike 03 Jan 12 #15
I hadn't heard that! I wonder where. They stopped two men dressed in black at Kamala's house but released them LauraInLA Jan 12 #17
That could be it. A lot of what I know comes from KNX news radio Mike 03 Jan 12 #18
I agree! And I came here to tell you I just heard the sheriff say one guy arrested in the Palisades was LauraInLA Jan 12 #19
Here in Costa Mesa we are well away from normal fire danger. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 13 #20
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