Wildfire ‘24

[The SnowShow]

Scary shit. Is all of Pacific Palisades going to burn up?

[Norseman]

Yikes.

1000+ structures destroyed, 28000 structures threatened, 70000 residents ordered to evacuate.

[406]

Crazy footage online, fire burning all the way to the beach.

[The SnowShow]

Did it make it all the way down to Gladstones?

[Meadow Skipper]

Crazy footage online, fire burning all the way to the beach.

This photo blew my mind - lifeguard tower burning. Well, with 60 mph eastern winds blowing, nothing is safe.


Stunning.

[PNWbrit]

Did it make it all the way down to Gladstones?

Nearly there.

[muted reborn]

Gladstones was shown on fire and being put out by the fire department a couple hours ago. I think it was saved.

[XXX-er]

Looks crazy, I think this will be the next news cycle, Trump being a cunt ( same as it ever was ) and Trudeau falling on his sword is close to done

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

Oh, trump is guaranteed to say some astoundingly stupid shit about the fires and California, again highlighting a real world example of the Dunning Kruger effect.

[406]

Yeah, that lifeguard tower was one of the photos I found shocking. There was a dozer clearing abandoned cars from the road too, crazy.

[PNWbrit]

Oh, trump is guaranteed to say some astoundingly stupid shit about the fires and California, again highlighting a real world example of the Dunning Kruger effect.

He's blamed Newsom's fish protection/environmental policies.

No mention of insufficient raking yet though.

[John_B]

Oh, trump is guaranteed to say some astoundingly stupid shit about the fires and California, again highlighting a real world example of the Dunning Kruger effect.

"He wanted to protect an essentially worthless fish called a smelt, by giving it less water (it didn't work!), but didn't care about the people of California. Now the ultimate price is being paid. I will demand that this incompetent governor allow beautiful, clean, fresh water to FLOW INTO CALIFORNIA! He is to blame for this."

What a stupid fucking cunt.

[toast2266]

Been reading "Fire Weather" by John Vaillant. A good read that's fairly terrifying, and offers some grim prospects for the future. There's stories of houses going from upright and habitable to completely leveled with nothing left but the foundation in 3 minutes.

Hopefully they can get the Palisades fire contained before it gets even worse.

[XXX-er]

[Gcooker]

Oh, trump is guaranteed to say some astoundingly stupid shit about the fires and California, again highlighting a real world example of the Dunning Kruger effect.

That and the "direct energy weapon" camp.

[The SnowShow]

Gladstones was shown on fire and being put out by the fire department a couple hours ago. I think it was saved.

Crazy. My wife’s been going there for 40+ years with her local LA family. Me about 30 years since know long her. Walked the beach a couple of months ago when we were visiting. Sucks to think about this being engulfed in smoke:

[Cono Este]

He's blamed Newsom's fish protection/environmental policies.

No mention of insufficient raking yet though.

Can anyone lose everything, or even be burned alive without listening to your trump bullshit?


Take it to poly ass ya page 3 wanker.

[PNWbrit]

Crazy. My wife’s been going there for 40+ years with her local LA family. Me about 30 years since know long her.

Likewise.

Wife's uncle was given evacuation order earlier today.

Colleague's house in Palisades destroyed.

Edit: fuck you Cono.

[The SnowShow]

Sucks.
Now hearing wife’s cousin + family were evacuated due to proximity to the PP fire, wife’s family in Calabasas is ready to evac due to a different fire threat there and family friend was evac’ed from the Pasadena fire. Friend in OC says there ash everywhere even down there.

[ötzi]

My brother and my cousin live near each other in Santa Monica and both evacuated this AM. At that time their places weren't in the mandatory evac area but now they are.

[BCMtnHound]

Hitting the news here. Horrible conditions. Vibes to everyone affected. Looks like we have sent down crews to help, but damn, those winds!

[Meadow Skipper]

Edit: fuck you Cono.

+1

[Viva]

Yogachick and I both grew up there.

Looks like our old high school was partially burned.

Dunno whether or not my street survived, but a very nearby Boy Scout camp, the next canyon over, was leveled earlier today.

[bodywhomper]

The southern fire “control objective” today for the Eaton Fire (near Altadena and Pasadena) was I-210. Lots and lots of homes and structures between the wildlands, where the fire was burning, downwind to the highway. The afternoon fire perimeter map (on watch duty) showed that WFF had kept it out of the downwind adjacent suburbs, which is remarkable.

[2bjenny]

My niece lives in Santa Monica, a block away from what was the evacuation zone. I guess that’s changed or they’ve decided not to wait any longer. They just left for Newport Beach. She said the wind was insane last night.

She wasn’t even supposed to be back until this weekend, but her finals last semester were postponed and rescheduled for this week due to the fire by Pepperdine.