CA - Pacific Palisades - 30,000 People Ordered to Evacuate From L.A. Wildfires #2

[iamshadow21]

THEY CAUGHT THE DRONE TOOL!!!
*happy dance*

Drone operator charged for hitting 'super scooper' plane during Palisades Fire: DOJ

The defendant has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison, prosecutors said.

abcnews.go.com

 

[SouthAussie]

THEY CAUGHT THE DRONE TOOL!!!
*happy dance*

Drone operator charged for hitting 'super scooper' plane during Palisades Fire: DOJ

The defendant has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison, prosecutors said.

abcnews.go.com

Wow ... such good investigating!

Investigators recovered parts of the damaged drone and were able to trace that to a specific drone, which led them to Akemann, prosecutors said.

 

[Curious Me]

The Grateful Dead honored at Grammys gala as 'joy and positivity' shine bright after L.A. fires

Drummer Mickey Hart and guitarist Bob Weir were on hand to accept the MusiCares Persons of the Year honor. Inside the starry party with John Mayer, Andy Cohen and more.

www.yahoo.com

MusiCares is a charity organization.

The annual charity gala has always been a party with purpose, but it really hit home as the event raised money for music people impacted by the devastating wildfires.​

[...]

Although it's been a somber mood around the city since Jan. 7, it was clear people in the music community were ready to have a little fun.

"Music has always been humanity's greatest healer," Hart said when he took the stage at the end of the two-and-a-half-hour show.​

 

[charminglane]

Yesterday was the last day of Care Camps. Almost all children are now back in school. It might not be the school they started at, but they are in person. A family came back after school on Thursday to thank me and give hugs.
The experience was very rewarding in this time of feeling helpless.
There will be a debrief and appreciation breakfast next week, run by the County of L.A. We will be reunited with the park staff and our lifeguards.
I have not driven north+west yet. Too afraid to look. I will have to starting on Monday. There is a park in La Crescenta that is requesting help with some programs. Mornings there and then afternoons working from home on some mental health projects for others. We are not able to return to our building yet, I don't think it will be soon.
Shout out to @iamshadow21 for keeping the list of lost and missing going. Tim, Roosevelt, and Delores are people I would see weekly at work. It breaks my heart.

For some levity - yes, bears in the crawlspace is a THING! It has happened to me thrice, the last had an air horn, banging pots and pans, death metal, a hose, and my dog's constant barking and scratching the floor in attempts to lure "Oreo" out. Eventually they left on trash night to forage.
Googling Tahoe Bear Crawlspace led to videos of the wooden barrier that needed to be built. While I was at work, my neighbor constructed and installed one for me.

They are on the top right, warming up next to the heating vent.

 

[seasideForest]

A bit more information on the drone tool being caught

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/guilty-plea-drone-strike-water-bomber-1.7447371

He hit a Canadian water bomber, after all. The idiot. I hope it does work as a deterrent and I wish a similar deterrent worked on the arsonists. At least, he did plead guilty.

 

[Curious Me]

Trevor Noah says Grammys viewers have contributed $7 million to Los Angeles wildfire relief during Sunday's show​

Associated Press -Sun, February 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM PST

Trevor Noah says Grammys viewers have contributed $7 million to Los Angeles wildfire relief during Sunday's show

Trevor Noah says Grammys viewers have contributed $7 million to Los Angeles wildfire relief during Sunday's show.

www.yahoo.com

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trevor Noah says Grammys viewers have contributed $7 million to Los Angeles wildfire relief during Sunday's show.

 

[Curious Me]

LA firefighters are honored on the Grammys red carpet. See their reaction​

MSN

 

[iamshadow21]

Critical Role raised over $350,000 for the fires, more than double their target.

Critical Role to Host One-Shot D&D Livestream to Benefit L.A. Wildfire Relief: ‘Let’s Do Some Chaotic Good’

Critical Role announced a special live one-shot D&D adventure aimed at continued fundraising for wildfire recovery efforts in L.A.

variety.com

 

[Lilibet]

Firefighters from Southern Oregon have arrived home from 17 days in L.A. They were so impressed by the kindness and support of residents.

Rogue Valley firefighters return to duty after battling devastating LA Wildfires

When asked about the most memorable aspect of his experience, Battalion Chief Bryan Cohee of Jackson County Fire District 3 responded, “I think the support, the support of the community, that was pretty overwhelming there.”

Firefighters were especially touched by the warm support from locals, who went out of their way to show gratitude with acts of kindness like offering coffee and food during the crews' downtime.

“The community support, people were offering us coffee, bringing us food, they were so kind to us,” said Engineer Lars Borosund from Medford Fire Department.

 

[iamshadow21]

Elizabeth Morgan, aged 79, has been named as a victim of the Palisades fire.

What we know about the victims killed in the California wildfires

At least 29 people have died in the fires across the Los Angeles area.

www.nbcnews.com

Four victims have yet to be named, two from each major fire. At last count, a dozen at risk missing were still unaccounted for in the area of the Eaton fire

 

[Curious Me]

FireAid benefit concert raised more than $100 million so far​

The money will be used to support the Los Angeles region’s immediate needs and long-term recovery. Organizers say fundraising is ongoing and they expect to make their first grants by mid-February.​

MSN or here: FireAid benefit concert raised more than $100 million so far​

 

[charminglane]

Elizabeth Morgan, aged 79, has been named as a victim of the Palisades fire.

What we know about the victims killed in the California wildfires

At least 29 people have died in the fires across the Los Angeles area.

www.nbcnews.com

Four victims have yet to be named, two from each major fire. At last count, a dozen at risk missing were still unaccounted for in the area of the Eaton fire

I visited another business today, looking for the lost or displaced customers I know.
No luck.
It seriously looks like Dresden up there.
Stunned to see my former coworker's home next to the BH 90210 house gone.

 

[Dotta]

"Shocking delay in warning alerts
that 'led to 17 people dying' in LA wildfires.



A delay in warning alerts during the Los Angeles wildfires
may have led to the deaths of more than a dozen people.

Residents living in the west of Altadena,
a neighborhood around 14 miles from downtown Los Angeles,
only received evacuation orders eight hours after the deadly Eaton Fire began to rage on January 7,
the Wall Street Journal reports."

Delay in warning alerts that 'led to 17 people dying' in LA wildfires

An eight-hour difference between locals in the east and west of a Los Angeles neighborhood receiving evacuation orders could have contributed to more than half the deaths in the city's devastating wildfires.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[iamshadow21]

"Shocking delay in warning alerts
that 'led to 17 people dying' in LA wildfires."

Delay in warning alerts that 'led to 17 people dying' in LA wildfires

An eight-hour difference between locals in the east and west of a Los Angeles neighborhood receiving evacuation orders could have contributed to more than half the deaths in the city's devastating wildfires.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Nothing really new in the way of information, here, but wonderful to finally see a photograph of Justin. I was beginning to fear that what pictures existed of him had been destroyed in the fire.

MOO

 

[charminglane]

I spoke to a sheriff yesterday afternoon.
The power being out from wind seriously hampered any evacuation order.
When we were dismissed at 5 ( we are open till 8 on Tuesday) because of wind, in the 18 minutes it took me to get home, my power was out.
This is before fire was seen.
The sheriff said they received calls all night long of frantic family members calling the station for welfare checks on their senior family members that they were absolutely sure were home.
The officers would have to break windows because the seniors couldn't hear the knocking or doorbells over the wind, leading to many rescues. In my experience, most don't have cell phones, either.
The sheriff is still shook up about it.

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

A month after L.A. firestorms, essential questions still haunt Southern California

A month after the L.A. firestorms brought unprecedented levels of destruction, the region is still grappling with basic questions about what caused the blazes, why evacuations were so chaotic and whether officials were prepared. Here is a rundown from Times reporting.

www.latimes.com

 

[sassyblue]

'I just cried': 86-year-old Korean War veteran loses home in LA fires

Army veteran Roosevelt Pullem said the Eaton Fire demolished his Altadena home but couldn't destroy his memories.

abcnews.go.com

@charminglane

 

[al66pine]

I visited another business today, looking for the lost or displaced customers I know.
No luck.
It seriously looks like Dresden up there.
Stunned to see my former coworker's home next to the BH 90210 house gone.

@charminglane
Thx for the link.

Hard to imagine, but soooo sad.

 

[iamshadow21]

'I just cried': 86-year-old Korean War veteran loses home in LA fires

Army veteran Roosevelt Pullem said the Eaton Fire demolished his Altadena home but couldn't destroy his memories.

abcnews.go.com

@charminglane

Wonderful to see Roosevelt survived. <3

He was on the at risk missing list.

 

[charminglane]

Thank you all so much for that link!!!
I am forever grateful to see one of "my people" make it out of this horror.
He's such a cutie!