If she has a stockpile of N95 masks bought for COVID-19 purposes, they may be useful in areas of poor air quality.
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My sister is about 5 minutes from the Rose Bowl. A power line went down in their backyard yesterday. They had a very scary night with no power and view of the fire out their windows. They left this morning for a relative’s house an hour east of the fires. Smoke was horrendous and school was cancelled for her kids.
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A good friend from college lost everything–the picture of his “house” shows only a chimney. Other friends have pre-emptively evacuated to family ~1 hour away or are dealing with really bad air quality, but opening their homes to friends who have evacuated. It’s heartbreaking.
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I don’t know how I missed this thread. Perhaps because I’ve been glued to local LA news. Like I said in another thread, I worked in Altadena (almost 20 years ago which totally shocks me!). I’ve been up and down those streets visiting people. I know for sure 4 families who have lost their homes. There may be more. The wind was hurricane level, the humidity was in or below the teens. There’s nothing they can do in those situations except try to get people out of the way. The fast fires are the most dangerous.
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Many places may have power shut offs proactively to keep the fire from worsening, even when lines may be intact. This is like but much broader than the Maui fires that devastated Lahaina.
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They do that in California. It’s don’t know why they didn’t this time. Perhaps because the risk was so wide spread.
It’s unclear to me whether power has or hasn’t been turned off in CA during the current fires.
At least she will be able to retrieve items.
The street where our house is has been barricaded and closed off by the local PD. Residents are being allowed in only with police escort and only to retrieve ‘essential items’ like medications and pets.
Pasadena Water and Power has issued warnings not to drink tap water if you are in the evacuation areas, although residents outside of those area can still drink from the taps safely.
Widespread power outages reported in parts of Duarte, Monrovia, Arcadia, Sierra Madre, Pasadena, Altadena.
LA Dept of Power and Water said that everyone in the 90273 zip code and “adjacent areas” should only used boiled or bottled water.
The UCLA West LA Family Health Clinic has closed (husband of D2’s friend works there) and the UCLA Hospital continues preparations to evacuate all its patients.
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The historic home of Will Rogers has burned to the ground.
My friend lost her home. People are angry.
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This situation has me feeling physically ill. I feel so bad for all of the people in harm’s way. Of course, life itself is the most important thing, but it would be silly to discount the financial and emotional devastation that occurs when people lose not only their homes, but in some cases, their entire communities.
The hospital situation is absolutely horrific.
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They do.
Indications are that the fire did not start with a downed power line. With this wind, embers can blow 3-5 miles.
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From what I read Pacific Palisades fire seems to be started from natural sources but others like Hollywood Hills and Studio City are questionable. We had Santa Ana winds before but never had so many fires all over the city. Something is definitely not right here.
Any word on how the winds are this morning? Have they died down at all?
Spoke to a person who has relatives in the area. They are safe for now. Winds have slowed down but are apparently expected to pick up again this afternoon. Horrible.
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Slumber party at our house (about 30 miles south of the fires) as our oldest was evacuated due to the Sunset/Hollywood area fire. My kid brought friends and roommates and everyone is exhausted but safe.
Talking with my kid just now and appreciating the impact this has on the general working folks who are barely making their rent.
These young adults are expected to evacuate, but to where? And many have no cars. My kid drove several to various locations last night and then brought friends here. They said there were families with small children and suitcases walking out of the Hollywood area and trying to get Ubers.
They are expected to go in to work today (restaurants and small businesses) as their worksites are not in the evacuation zones. But they will struggle using public transportation through the gridlock and restricted zones. So far their employers have been flexible.
I am so grateful they are ok. The wind is definitely dying down, although we will see what the afternoon brings.
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Are there any designated shelters being opened for evacuees?
Okay, looks like there are fire shelters which is good to know. Uber is giving 40 dollar credit as long as the Uber takes you to a shelter.
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My sister used to live in Pacific Palisades. Her old house and, reportedly, every single house on her old street, burned to the ground. Every friend and neighbor she has been in contact with reports that they also lost their home. Much of the town center, including banks, grocery stores, and schools, has burned. It is so heartbreaking.
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