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

[iamshadow21]

Jestin Willard III wins 'glass half full' of the day. He's standing in the ruins of his family home of over forty years, and remembering what it was, and he's still smiling.

Live: Santa Monica declares 6pm curfew as National Guard arrives to deter looting

At least 10 people have been killed as fires continue to burn around Los Angeles, with authorities confirming the disaster has destroyed or damaged more than 10,000 structures. Follow live.

www.abc.net.au

 

[iamshadow21]

People are being urged to NOT panic buy fuel. The pipelines are expected to be turned back on on Friday.

https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/los-angeles-wildfires-palisades-eaton-california-01-10-25-hnk#cm5qk1iqw00053b6s3uo4tl5t

 

[SouthAussie]

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Daily Mail: LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley believes the fire started accidentally in a back garden around 10am Tuesday morning.

BBC: It is thought the first fire broke out in a back garden on Tuesday morning.


The LA Fire Department lists the Pacific Palisades fire as the 1190 N Piedra Morada Drive address. Their incident #738. But I think that could be where the first phone call about the fire came from at 10:30am (the time they list). Is it where the fire actually started at 10am?

I am sure I saw an article where the guy who called the fire in (first) had commented, but I can't find the article again now to remind myself about what he said.

How Los Angeles wildfire spread in hours to destroy iconic city

Within minutes of the fire starting, a small plume of smoke had grown massively as the first flames began tearing through a wooded area. Before long, the City of Angels was ablaze

www.dailymail.co.uk

LA wildfires: Nearly 180,000 people told to leave their homes

At least five wildfires are burning in southern California, fuelled by strong winds. Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass said "historic winds" and extensive droughts created the "perfect storm".

www.bbc.co.uk

Update Brush Fire 01/07/2025 INC#0738 | Los Angeles Fire Department

lafd.org

 

[iamshadow21]

The only links I have seen are ...

Daily Mail: LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley believes the fire started accidentally in a back garden around 10am Tuesday morning.

BBC: It is thought the first fire broke out in a back garden on Tuesday morning.


The LA Fire Department lists the Pacific Palisades fire as the 1190 N Piedra Morada Drive address. Their incident #738. But I think that could be where the first phone call about the fire came from at 10:30am (the time they list). Is it where the fire actually started?

I am sure I saw an article where the guy who called the fire in (first) had commented, but I can't find the article again now to remind myself about what he said.

How Los Angeles wildfire spread in hours to destroy iconic city

Within minutes of the fire starting, a small plume of smoke had grown massively as the first flames began tearing through a wooded area. Before long, the City of Angels was ablaze

www.dailymail.co.uk

LA wildfires: Nearly 180,000 people told to leave their homes

At least five wildfires are burning in southern California, fuelled by strong winds. Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass said "historic winds" and extensive droughts created the "perfect storm".

www.bbc.co.uk

Update Brush Fire 01/07/2025 INC#0738 | Los Angeles Fire Department

lafd.org

There's this article, but it says absolutely nothing about a fire pit. It says that when they first spotted the fire, it was two miles away.

He was the first to report the Palisades fire. He's still battling to save his home

Nic Libonati and his sister were sipping Turkish tea when they spotted and were the first to report the Palisades fire. His home is still in danger.

www.latimes.com

 

[SouthAussie]

There's this article, but it says absolutely nothing about a fire pit. It says that when they first spotted the fire, it was two miles away.

He was the first to report the Palisades fire. He's still battling to save his home

Nic Libonati and his sister were sipping Turkish tea when they spotted and were the first to report the Palisades fire. His home is still in danger.

www.latimes.com

Thanks, yes. That is the article I saw, with the first person who reported commenting.

 

[SophieRose]

Some years ago, we had a firefighter in my area arrested for lighting fires. Other times they have caught kids doing it. On really bad fire-danger days it is not unusual to see police patrolling the area, watching for arsonists - other than that, we pretty much never see police vehicles in my part of the Adelaide Hills.

South Australia 2013 (not the fires on this thread): Volunteer firefighter charged over arson spree

There was a really good true crime book "Fire Lover" written in the early 2000's by Joseph Wambaugh about Glendale (Southern California) fire captain John Orr, who may have been the most prolific American arsonist in the 20th century. I usually only read books about murders but I couldn't put this book down.

 

[SouthAussie]

The authorities will know where it actually started. The DM published this pic (7th photo in their montage in this link) showing the fire at 10:40am ... which is about 40 minutes after they think it started, and 10 minutes after the guy on N Piedra Morada Drive reported it.

Photo taken by a webcam.

 

[iamshadow21]

Live: Santa Monica declares 6pm curfew as National Guard arrives to deter looting

At least 10 people have been killed as fires continue to burn around Los Angeles, with authorities confirming the disaster has destroyed or damaged more than 10,000 structures. Follow live.

www.abc.net.au

No cause has yet been identified for the largest LA fires burning right now.

 

[iamshadow21]

Santa Ana winds to continue and strengthen. Palisades fire expected to be more affected than the Eaton fire.

Santa Ana winds to continue across the Southland into Friday

Gusty Santa Ana winds will continue across the Greater Los Angeles Area into Friday, according to a National Weather Service update early Friday morning. “The

www.nbcnews.com

 

[iamshadow21]

400 firefighters remain battling the Kenneth fire overnight.

Live: Santa Monica declares 6pm curfew as National Guard arrives to deter looting

At least 10 people have been killed as fires continue to burn around Los Angeles, with authorities confirming the disaster has destroyed or damaged more than 10,000 structures. Follow live.

www.abc.net.au

 

[iamshadow21]

Australian actor Vernon Wells lost everything in the Palisades fire. But his friends all over the world have stepped up and have been sharing their own photographs of himself and his wife to restore something of what they've lost.

Aussie actor reveals friends’ touching act after learning he lost home in LA wildfires

The Mad Max 2 star lives in Pacific Palisades, one of the areas worst hit by the ferocious fires.

7news.com.au

 

[iamshadow21]

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Thanks for all the updates iamshadow!
Its much appreciated
Such devastation, really scary

 

[iamshadow21]

Insurance commissioner protects insurance coverage for Southern California residents

“I am using my moratorium powers to prevent insurance companies from canceling or non-renewing policies in wildfire-impacted areas, so people don’t face the added stress of finding new insurance during this horrific event. I am working on all fronts to make sure wildfire victims get the benefits they are entitled to, and they get it as soon as possible,” Lara said.

 

[iamshadow21]

Beautiful little spotlight story on some of the residents of Altadena.

'We love Altadena — at least what's left': Residents' stories from LA fire

Homes passed down through multiple generations have been lost in the Eaton fire — the second largest burning in LA — and it has left some Altadena residents asking why the city was not more prepared.

www.abc.net.au

 

[iamshadow21]

Santa Monica declares 6pm curfew as National Guard arrives to deter looting — as it happened

At least 10 people have been killed as fires continue to burn around Los Angeles, with authorities confirming the disaster has destroyed or damaged more than 10,000 structures.

www.abc.net.au

At least five churches, a synagogue, seven schools, two libraries, boutiques, bars, restaurants, banks and groceries have been burned alongside thousands of homes in the LA fires.

 

[iamshadow21]

https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/los-angeles-wildfires-palisades-eaton-california-01-10-25-hnk#cm5qpio3f0000356sz9dtnjte

CalFire chief hopeful tide is turning in battle against Palisades fire.

 

[DS2021]

Kenneth Fire | CAL FIRE

www.fire.ca.gov

 

[DS2021]

In regards to the kenneth fire

LA fires live updates: ‘Armed’ arson suspect arrested near Kenneth blaze as 10 dead

Death toll continues to climb as the arson suspect, allegedly armed with a ‘propane tank’ or ‘flamethrower,’ is being held in police custody

www.independent.co.uk

The suspect, believed to be in his mid-20s, was armed with a “propane tank” or “flamethrower,” according to a witness.

 

[iamshadow21]

Neighbors offer a helping hand amid devastating fires

“I can’t control any of this, but I can turn on a garden hose and I can turn off a gas line. So I can do what I can control.”