milocat
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Post by milocat on Jan 7, 2025 21:35:48 GMT
Hope all the California peas stay safe.
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Post by flanz on Jan 7, 2025 22:05:39 GMT
Majority of us have power lines up between poles. We have power shut off warnings in surrounding cities. Our line isn't attached to any in the hills or mountains, it runs off a different line thankfully. But along the foothills and mountains, the cities have zoned emergency power shut off for events like today. We had 1 fire in the Santa Ana River bed but it was quickly contained thank goodness. We are in an area that can have emergency power shutoffs, but not this time. And we are at the end of a line of electric cables that go through the foothills/mountains. As a result we've lost power due to wildfires quite far from here. Well that was too hasty. www.ksby.com/news/local-news/sce-could-shut-off-power-to-thousands-in-santa-barbara-county-due-to-fire-risk?utm_term=homepage%20showcase,news,local%20news&utm_source=pushly |
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Post by scrappinmama on Jan 7, 2025 22:26:50 GMT
Wishing the best for the Southern California peas! My husband's family and my mom and sister still live there. The winds are no joke. This is scary stuff!
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Post by pinklady on Jan 8, 2025 3:47:03 GMT
The fires in Los Angeles are just insane. From what I’m seeing, it looks like residents neighborhoods not the hills. Crazy!
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Post by katlady on Jan 8, 2025 3:53:03 GMT
The fires in Los Angeles are just insane. From what I’m seeing, it looks like residents neighborhoods not the hills. Crazy! I saw one photo taken from Venice Beach, looking towards the north, and it looked liked the fire was right on top of the city. And I saw a night photo, and the fire glow was insane! Did you see the story about Steve Guttenberg, the actor, helping out. Apparently cars were just left in the streets blocking traffic and he was helping to get cars out of the way, and helping people out. It is so scary and sad! |
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Post by malibou on Jan 8, 2025 4:05:39 GMT
As the crow flies I’m about 15 miles from the northeastern corner of the Palisades Fire. Our wind has died down for now, but is expected to pick back up soon. 30-45 mph winds with 60-80mph gusts. Supposed to die down on Wednesday evening. We are not seeing any smoke at this time. oh yvonne is a bit closer than I am to the fire, but should be okay. She may have smoke though. |
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Post by Clair on Jan 8, 2025 4:08:15 GMT
The fires are insane - it's flat where I am but the winds have really picked up in the last hour.
I was up in the Hollywood Hills the other night - everything is so dry. There has been no real rain yet this year.
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Post by pantsonfire on Jan 8, 2025 4:55:06 GMT
As the crow flies I’m about 15 miles from the northeastern corner of the Palisades Fire. Our wind has died down for now, but is expected to pick back up soon. 30-45 mph winds with 60-80mph gusts. Supposed to die down on Wednesday evening. We are not seeing any smoke at this time. oh yvonne is a bit closer than I am to the fire, but should be okay. She may have smoke though. Check and see if your area was expanded to mid Thursday. The NWS extended the high winds another day here and other areas. |
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Post by pantsonfire on Jan 8, 2025 4:55:52 GMT
The fires are insane - it's flat where I am but the winds have really picked up in the last hour. I was up in the Hollywood Hills the other night - everything is so dry. There has been no real rain yet this year. Yeah we got a ton in Jan - April then some in the summer but our fall and early winter has been very dry. |
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Post by pantsonfire on Jan 8, 2025 4:59:34 GMT
There is a fire in Pasadena now right near where the Angeles National Forest starts. At 400 acres.
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Post by used2scrap on Jan 8, 2025 5:13:01 GMT
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Post by flanz on Jan 8, 2025 5:38:55 GMT
As the crow flies I’m about 15 miles from the northeastern corner of the Palisades Fire. Our wind has died down for now, but is expected to pick back up soon. 30-45 mph winds with 60-80mph gusts. Supposed to die down on Wednesday evening. We are not seeing any smoke at this time. oh yvonne is a bit closer than I am to the fire, but should be okay. She may have smoke though. Is there any chance you can leave tonight? Fire can move so very quickly. I remember that during the Thomas Fire in Dec 2017, it traveled 15 miles to the west overnight. Since then, I'd really be trying to get to a safe feeling place asap. Same for you oh yvonne. Huge hugs, and my fervent wishes for safety for you and everyone threatened. |
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Post by Scrapper100 on Jan 8, 2025 5:57:14 GMT
I hope everyone stays safe. I also highly recommend the watch duty app. It’s great as it chime when there is a fire in your county. Yes it will wait you up it’s not loud but when there are fires near us I click on the fire and the switch so I get notifications every time they update. After the Cedar fire in 2003 when we evacuated multiple times with a newborn I keep an eye on fires. That fire was insane it moved so far so fast. It started in the mountains near sunset I think and just hauled }%< it almost made it to the ocean. It just seemed that no place was safe. People were taking refuge in the stadium. There were tens if thousands there. So many homes lost. The air was bad for weeks. I never would have thought a fire could travel so far and so fast so I would rather evacuate while functioning that be woken up snd just have to leave. That was some of the longest days getting very little sleep. Our house was fine and didn’t get close but you just never know and we had grassy hills a few houses away.
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Post by MichyM on Jan 8, 2025 6:04:01 GMT
Thanks so much for the info pantsonfire . I was offline all day and evening. Son is in WeHo, so it’s good to see the Sunset fire is out. When I checked the Palisades fire earlier today it was at 500 acres. It’s now at 3000. I shudder to think how large it’ll be in the morning. ETA: my cousin in Santa Monica said Palisades HS burned down. Is that true? She is preparing to evacuate. She has horses stabled nearby as well. I’m sure she is heartsick. |
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Post by katlady on Jan 8, 2025 6:15:27 GMT
ETA: my cousin in Santa Monica said Palisades HS burned down. Is that true? She is preparing to evacuate. She has horses stabled nearby as well. I’m sure she is heartsick. Yes, it burned down. That school was used in many movies, the most famous was probably the original Carrie movie. I hope your cousin gets out safely! |
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Post by MichyM on Jan 8, 2025 6:23:58 GMT
ETA: my cousin in Santa Monica said Palisades HS burned down. Is that true? She is preparing to evacuate. She has horses stabled nearby as well. I’m sure she is heartsick. Yes, it burned down. That school was used in many movies, the most famous was probably the original Carrie movie. I hope your cousin gets out safely! Wow, that is sad. I’ve just been catching up on the info the last half hour. Glad to see that the Getty is safe for now. Having to bulldoze the cars from the HWY after people got out of them and evacuated on foot is just something that I never even considered. It is a nightmare for sure. |
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Post by katlady on Jan 8, 2025 6:34:29 GMT
SDGE has begun shutting off power to the north and east parts of the county. Stay safe everyone! Scrapper100 I know someone that lost a home in the Cedar Fire. That one came right up to the edge of the city of San Diego. Glad you did not lose your home! |
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Post by Scrapper100 on Jan 8, 2025 6:39:36 GMT
SDGE has begun shutting off power to the north and east parts of the county. Stay safe everyone! Scrapper100 I know someone that lost a home in the Cedar Fire. That one came right up to the edge of the city of San Diego. Glad you did not lose your home! Too many people did and all over the county. I’m didn’t realize it was close to the Ghetty I have always wanted to go. I hope everyone that needs to get out can and safely. I hope livestock is also removed safely. I know that can be a real issue as some horses aren’t used to trailers. Im sure if they smell smoke it makes it even harder. Prayers for all effected. |
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Post by katlady on Jan 8, 2025 7:06:15 GMT
Scrapper100 MichyM There are two Getty museums. There is the Getty Center in WLA on the hills overlooking the 405 Freeway and the UCLA area. The Getty Center is the one most people know. The one near the fire is the Getty Villa in Malibu.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Jan 8, 2025 7:14:36 GMT
Scrapper100 MichyM There are two Getty museums. There is the Getty Center in WLA on the hills overlooking the 405 Freeway and the UCLA area. The Getty Center is the one most people know. The one near the fire is the Getty Villa in Malibu. Thanks didn’t know there were two and I really don’t know the LA area I avoid it or drive through as quickly as possible usually. It’s been over a decade since I have even done that. |
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Post by jill8909 on Jan 8, 2025 10:56:47 GMT
Stay safe. I am so sorry. Also have family in LA and to the south.
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Post by christine58 on Jan 8, 2025 11:07:28 GMT
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Post by compeateropeator on Jan 8, 2025 12:53:51 GMT
malibou I am hoping you are safe. Sending you nothing but hope and well wishes during these scary and so destructive fires…not that it does one iota of good for you, but please know that I am thinking about you and all the peas in harms way.
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Post by pantsonfire on Jan 8, 2025 13:10:02 GMT
I am an hour east of downtown LA. So a bit over an hour. |
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Jan 8, 2025 13:14:08 GMT
Watching this on the news now. It is so scary! I hope all of the peas are safe.
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Post by pantsonfire on Jan 8, 2025 13:14:13 GMT
There are 3 new fires,one in LA county. The other in Riverside county - near Coachella/Indio and the other in Anza which is South of San Jacinto.
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Post by pantsonfire on Jan 8, 2025 14:48:15 GMT
Any peas in LA Canada Flintridge? Or near JPL?
Also 210 in Sylmar is closed as is PCH going north from LA.
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TXMary
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Post by TXMary on Jan 8, 2025 15:19:03 GMT
Watching coverage of these fires is devastating. Stay safe, peas!
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pinklady
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Post by pinklady on Jan 8, 2025 15:25:59 GMT
This is just so insane. I don't remember anything like this. I was watching KTLA news last night and the weather person was saying that the winds really are not going to die down until Friday and even then they won't be gone, just not as fast.
What is mind boggleing are the evacuations in Santa Monica. That is flatland but the embers are just flying everywhere.
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Post by katlady on Jan 8, 2025 16:17:52 GMT
They say 2 are dead in the Eaton (Altadena) fire. The Coachella fire is 100% contained. Many places are closed today, including Universal Studios. Lot of schools closed, even here in the San Diego County.
Stay safe everyone!!! The fact that they are evacuating parts of Santa Monica is scary.
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