The incredible turn of events in southern California is absolutely heart breaking. This will surely go down as one of the most costliest and damaging urban fires of our century.
Will Rogers’s ranch house is in ashes. A list of the landmarks lost in L.A.
PALISADES FIRE Dept L. A.
[ Size estimate at 20,438 acres with 8% containment · Over 5,316 structures may have been destroyed · One fatality confirmed ]
Palisades Fire as seen from around Southern California – NBC New York
The CH-47 Chinook is a type of helicopter that’s used for firefighting: Capacity: Chinooks can carry up to 2,500 gallons of water, which is like dropping a small swimming pool on a fire!
R E A D !
- SIZE: 23, 654 acres with 11% containment
- CIVILIAN FATALITIES: 2 [more reported]
- EVACUATION ORDER: Immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to LEAVE NOW. The area is lawfully closed to public access
- South: Pacific Coast Highway
- North: Encino Reservoir
- East: 405 Freeway
- West: Mandeville Canyon.
- EVACUATION WARNING: Potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now. These two areas abut the existing Mandatory Evacuation Zones. It is imperative you are Ready, Set, Go!
- Area 1:
- South: Sunset Blvd
- North: Mullholland Dr.
- East: Bellagio Rd/Roscomare Rd.
- West: 405 Freeway.
- Area 2
- South: Mulholland Dr / Sepulveda Blvd
- East: 405 Freeway
- North: Ventura Blvd
- West: Louise Ave.
- Area 1:
…at least one instance of arson is suspected..
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday launched a page on his campaign website he says is to combat “misinformation and disinformation” being spread online and by political leaders regarding the ongoing wildfires in Southern California.
He says the site will “continue to update and provide valuable, fact-based information to the public around policies, budget allocations, personnel on the ground and more..”
Los Angeles,[a] often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California. With an estimated 3,820,914 residents within the city limits as of 2023,[8] it is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind only New York City; it is also the commercial, financial and cultural center of Southern California. Los Angeles has an ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a metropolitan area of 12.8 million people (2023). Greater Los Angeles, which includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.3 million residents.
SUPPORT AND DONATE TO HELP VICTICMS OF THE PALISADES FIRE
Red Cross
The Red Cross operates emergency shelters, provides meals and medical care and helps with recovery plans following wildfires and other disasters. Find out how to donate online.
Nexstar, NewsNation’s parent company, is working with the Red Cross and has set up a microsite to help victims of the Los Angeles area fires. Click here to contribute to our efforts.
California Fire Foundation
The organization helps support victims of wildfires in California, It also provides support for firefighters battling the wildfires and for the families of fallen fighterfighters.
People can donate to the foundation online.
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army provides grants to those displaced by fires and financial assistance for immediate and long-term needs of fire victims.
It also operates shelters and provides emergency housing for those fleeing fires. Donate to the Salvation Army online.
Wildfire Recovery Fund
California’s Wildfire Recovery Fund is used to help with the intermediate and long-term impacts of wildfires, helping communities recover after attention has shifted away from the disasters.
Find out more about donating on their website.
Americares
Americares is an organization that responds to natural disasters and humanitarian crises, establishing long-term recovery projects and preparedness programs for communities affected.
They plan on delivering medicine, medical supplies, hygiene kits and first aid to those affected by the fires. Donate here.
“Los Angeles Is Burning” is a single by the punk rock band Bad Religion from their 2004 album The Empire Strikes First. “Los Angeles Is Burning” was released to radio on April 27, 2004.[1] The song reached number 40 on the Modern Rock Tracks in July 2004.[2]… -wiki
Somewhere high in the desert, near a curtain
of a blue Saint Ann’s skirts are billowing
But down here in the city of limelights
The fans of Santa Ana are withering
And you can’t deny the living is easy
If you never look behind the scenery
It’s showtime for dry climes
And bedlam is dreaming of rain
When the hills of Los Angeles are burning
Palm trees are candles in the murder wind
So many lives are on the breeze
Even the stars are ill at ease
And Los Angeles is burning
This is not a test
Of the emergency broadcast system
Where Malibu fires and radio towers
Conspire to dance again
And I cannot believe the media Mecca
They’re only trying to peddle reality
Catch it on prime time, story at nine
The whole world is going insane
When the hills of Los Angeles are burning
Palm trees are candles in the murder wind
So many lives are on the breeze
Even the stars are ill at ease
And Los Angeles is burning
A placard reads, “The end of days”
Jacaranda boughs are bending in the haze
More a question than a curse
How could hell be any worse?
The flames are starting
The camera’s running
So take warning
When the hills of Los Angeles are burning
Palm trees are candles in the murder wind
So many lives are on the breeze
Even the stars are ill at ease
And Los Angeles is burning
