Residents Flee California Wildfires (updates)

[Debi]

Drudge headlines (links)

THIS IS NOT A MOVIE!
TENS OF THOUSANDS FLEE; 2,000+ STRUCTURES DESTROYED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...
National Guard called in as inferno spreads to Studio City...
Burning embers fly miles, causing destruction on historic scale...
Drone footage shows unbelievable charred landscape...
HUMAN REMAINS AIR ON WEATHER CHANNEL?
LOOTING WARNING... Economic Toll Nears $60 Billion...

 

[Duke]

Satellite image showing the Eaton fire has set nearly every building in western Altadena on fire
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Those look like photos of Dresden.

 

[Debi]

Those look like photos of Dresden.

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I sourced the photo and it's from the link below. Pretty good info in the link as well.

LA fires map shows scale of devastating infernos near Hollywood

Several of the fires ravaging Los Angeles remain uncontrolled and more than 150,000 people have been evacuated.

uk.news.yahoo.com

 

[Debi]

Another new fire..
FIRE INFO: Kenneth Fire - 25 strike teams of engines (125 engines) have been requested by Ventura County. An additional request from LA County was made for 25 strike teams of engines (125 engines), 20 strike teams of crews (40 crews), and 20 dozers.

Presently at 50 acres, crews are working really hard to prevent progress from getting out of hand!

 

[Ragnar0711]

Civilian drone grounds LA firefighting plane

Don’t fly your drones over wildfires.

www.popsci.com

 

[Debi]

Energy giant makes staggering admission about LA fire - Live updates

Outrage over the handling of the devastating Los Angeles fires is heating up amid reports that city leaders failed to prepare local reservoirs while power grids struggled hours before the blazes.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Debi]

Live updates: ‘Particularly dangerous’ weather warning for L.A. fires are in effect, gusts of up to 72 mph reported

The National Weather Service has issued an ominous 'particularly dangerous situation' warning for swaths of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, cautioning of wind gusts ranging from 45 mph to 70 mph, dry air and a higher risk of rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior starting 4 a.m. Tuesday

www.latimes.com

 

[Duke]

Fighting LA's fires from the sky - BBC News

How helicopter crews are fighting wildfires in Los Angeles

www.bbc.com

Great article about the helicopter fire fighters in California, unfortunately with some very disturbing photos of the fires and the damage they have done.

 

[Debi]

Fighting LA's fires from the sky - BBC News

How helicopter crews are fighting wildfires in Los Angeles

www.bbc.com

Great article about the helicopter fire fighters in California, unfortunately with some very disturbing photos of the fires and the damage they have done.

Thanks, Duke. I was looking for an update today on the fires and it appears it's already fallen off the news cycle!

 

[Debi]

Had to go out to the state news to get an update:

Live L.A. fire updates: L.A. faces more fire weather next week as residents inspect devastation

As many as 11,000 people will be able to return home as crews continue to get a handle on fires that started during an extreme wind event on Jan. 7, but another round of fire weather could last for much of next week.

www.latimes.com