Palisades fire: Evacuations, road closures, shelters

[riversedge]

Source: latimes.com




‘It’s like an inferno’ Pacific Palisades fire explodes as thousands of residents flee


Jan. 7, 2025 12:48 PM PT


Firefighters are battling a 200-acre brush fire that broke out near Piedra Morada Drive in the Pacific Palisades on Tuesday morning.

The fire, which started around 10:30 a.m., is threatening several homes in the area, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.

The blaze grew quickly Tuesday, spotting across Palisades Drive and prompting evacuations...................







Read more: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-07/palisades-fire-evacuation-road-closures-shelters

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A plume of smoke from the Palisades fire rises over a ridgeline.

[riversedge]

1. "It looks grim," Magnolia Shin said around noon Tuesday, about an hour after she left her house on Piedra Morada Drive.

“It looks grim,” Magnolia Shin said around noon Tuesday, about an hour after she left her house on Piedra Morada Drive. Shin said that she could feel the heat from the flames before she left, which were within 50 yards of her home.

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[Attilatheblond]

2. Is Trump's golf course going up in flames? What insurance pay-out can he demand if so?

And did he ever find that great big faucet to turn on to send all that imaginary water to Southern California when he was courting those rich votes? He best get his ass in gear and get all that imaginary water movin'!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

21. His golf course is in Palos Verdes.

It's nowhere near Pacific Palisades.

[Attilatheblond]

3. The 'fire demon' as my husband used to call those flames, looks like a raised, angry fist

[riversedge]

5. whow. as I look closer at the pic in OP, yes it does look like a raised fist.

[riversedge]

4. Palisades Fire live updates: Wildfires erupt in Southern California as Santa Ana winds roar to life

Palisades Fire live updates: Wildfires erupt in Southern California as Santa Ana winds roar to life

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[Richard D]

6. I'm just a few miles away . . ,

Send some good thoughts please. Life in Southern California. If it ain't an earthquake, it's a fire.

[riversedge]

8. Good thoughts to all the folks in the area.

[Attilatheblond]

10. I remember the fires up and down the coast in fall of 1970, all arson, but Santa Anna Winds didn't help

Then, a few months later, that big 6.6 Sylmar Quake in '71. Yeah, fire or quakes, I remember them well.

Be safe, Richard D. Keep your roof wet if ya can. Those live ashes can travel far on the Santa Anna's

[niyad]

18. Vibes for safety for all, no Santa Anas, and rain.

[riversedge]

7. more pictures.......

https://bsky.app/profile/jmcrapola.bsky.social/post/3lf6j24kdak2x

[riversedge]

9. Extremely bright fire heat signature from satellite attributed to the #palisadesfire. Fox LA is capturing incredible vid

Extremely bright fire heat signature from satellite attributed to the #palisadesfire. Fox LA is capturing incredible video of the flames. Extremely dire situation. Pray for California. #wxtwitter

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[riversedge]

11. Drivers told to flee their cars as Palisades Fire quickly spreads

Drivers told to flee their cars as Palisades Fire quickly spreads

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Jan 7, 2025
Drivers along Sunset Boulevard, near the Pacific Coast Highway, were being told by firefighters to get out of their cars to flee the Palisades Fire as it quickly exploded in size. The coastal highway was completely shut down in the Malibu area as people fled the growing flames.
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[flamingdem]

12. Those abandoned cars are now being bulldozed off the roads

They're blocking the roads.

People should have left their keys in the car.

[chowder66]

19. Per a Captain that was on a phone interview, he would have told them to leave their keys.

It may be that a firefighter told them to abandon their cars but didn't tell them to leave their keys.

Someone is going to get in trouble.

[LauraInLA]

13. Trying to get the word out -- Watch Duty is proving an excellent app for fire-prone areas, at least on the West Coast.

[riversedge]

14. Updated 48 minutes ago Pacific Palisades fire burning out of control as thousands evacuate amid dangerous windstorm

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Live Pacific Palisades fire
Updated 48 minutes ago
Pacific Palisades fire burning out of control as thousands evacuate amid dangerous windstorm
A fast-moving fire in the Pacific Palisades grows to 1,260 acres Tuesday amid ‘life-threatening and destructive’ winds. Nearby residents have been ordered to evacuate.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

15. it's reported that 7 homes burned. these are very expensive homes... $10 million

[riversedge]

16. Interactive 3D map shows Palisades Fire perimeter, evacuation zones

Interactive 3D map shows Palisades Fire perimeter, evacuation zones
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/interactive-3d-map-shows-palisades-fire-perimeter-evacuation-zones/


by: Marc Sternfield

Updated: Jan 7, 2025 / 03:15 PM PST


LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – CalFire, the California Department of Forestry & Fire Prevention, is offering the public an interactive, three-dimensional view of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles.

The map shows the active wildfire perimeter and the areas under mandatory evacuation orders and warnings.

Users can also pan and zoom the map to see the location of the fire in relation to other areas of Los Angeles, including Santa Monica, Malibu and the San Fernando Valley.

[LauraInLA]

17. The Getty Villa is now on fire.

[electric_blue68]

20. : ( Good Luck, people!

30, 000 evacs!

A relative close to me knows someone who escaped like on the last truck out of some horrific California fire ?15 yrs ago, or so!

For a sec since I'd never heard the geographical name before for that place; I thought it was "our" Palisades; that is a rocky Palisades on the Hudson River's western side in NJ, and NYS (just west of NYC).
Just a nano second bc I didn't smell any smoke which I would have! Not that far away- ?2 miles.

[rollin74]

22. new fire in Eaton Canyon near Altadena/Pasadena in L.A. County

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growing fast up to 400 acres, evacuations being ordered

300 semi-ambulatory and non-ambulatory patients being evacuated from threatened convalescent hospital in Pasadena

[Grumpy Old Guy]

23. I have several friends covering the fires.

I retired from one of the local TV stations. Several of my friends are out there right now. They are professionals who know how to stay safe, but it's still scary.

[rollin74]

24. another new fire start reported in Malibu just now