Measurement of the Los Alamos, Flares, and Restrictions of the Northern Fires at the Anaheim-Santa Ana Anacostia Airport

On Thursday, AccuWeather, a commercial company that provides data on weather and its impact, increased its estimate of total damage and economic loss to the region at between $135 billion to $150 billion.

But the winds began easing up on Wednesday and Thursday. They were expected to reach 15 to 20 miles per hour on Thursday, and 30 to 40 on Friday according to the National Weather Service. Firefighters that were helpless against virtually unstoppable wind-driven blazes have been able to return to their normal tactics.

The Vikings and Rams will play a game on Monday in Arizona after the game in California was moved. There was a postponement of a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Charlotte Hornets.

As of Saturday, the Palisades fire, which has scorched over 21,000 acres across Santa Monica and Malibu, is currently 11% contained. The Eaton fire, which burned through over 12,000 acres in Altadena and Pasadena, is 15% contained.

Nearly all of the fires that have been burning in southern California, including the massive Palisade and Eaton fires, made progress overnight, officials said Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Lidia fire near Acton reached more than 75% containment. Over one-third of the Hurst fire near Sylmar and the Kenneth fire in West Hills have been contained.

The First Day of the California Fires: A State-of-the-Art Test of Intergalactic Continuum Containment

The critical test on Friday will be whether the containment lines can withstand strong wind gusts, which the National Weather Service says may reach up to 60 mph. A red flag warning is still in place.

Thousands of personnel from out-of-state and federal agencies are responding to the fires in California. The state has requested resources from Oregon, Washington, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, as well as Canada.

California residents are reeling over the sheer magnitude of destruction. The woman lost her home to the fire, but she didn’t know her insurance coverage and she only evacuated for a day.

“I keep on waking up at night thinking, ‘Oh, my God, how did I not anticipate this?'” she said. “If I could go back in time, I would have packed a lot more stuff from the house.”

The curfew will stay in effect until further notice, due to concerns over the safety of those living in the evacuated areas.

Investigation of a Charged Officer at the Kenneth Fire in Mendocino Beach, Calif., in connection with the 1995-1997 Interferometric Fire

The person was arrested near the Kenneth fire. There wasn’t enough evidence to hold the individual on a violation, according to the LA Police Department assistant chief. He added that the investigation is ongoing.

The tide is turning according to Ken Pimlott, the former director of the California Department of Fire Protection. “Today and tomorrow are really the key windows to get through, the red flag fire weather conditions. I think we will see more progress after that.

“Tuesday and Wednesday our priority was saving lives and protecting as much property as possible,” says LA Fire Department spokesperson Margaret Stewart. “Now that we’re able to operate at our full capacity, we’re able to have a more powerful assault.”

In a two-pronged attack, aircraft have ramped up dousing the fires from the air while firefighters and bulldozers starve them of fuel on the ground. At times in the week, planes were forced to be grounded because of the wind.

The strongest winds have been at less than 100 miles per hour. They’ve been raking down from the northeast to the southwest, fanning the flames and throwing burning embers half a mile in front of the main fire. The movement of air has been intensified by canyons running the same way, creating a blowtorch that spread the Palisades Fire. The flames have been essentially unstoppable.

A former deputy director of Cal Fire says the pressurized winds explode out of the canyons. It’s up to you to get things out of the way.

Los Angeles Firefighters Make Progress on LA Wildfires, and Alert System is Changed: Michelle Gruel’s Community Engagement at Calico Fish House

“We’ve seen such an outpouring of support,” said Lauren Gruel, who runs Calico Fish House with her husband. “My husband and I put out a call to action on our social media, and it kind of just blew up in the best possible way. People have trusted us with the items they donated so that we can bring them to where they need to go.

Images coming out of the region show the devastating effects of the climate calamity. They also show the community coming together in the face of tragedy.

Donations overflowed so much that the center began to turn them away. The restaurant in Huntington Beach started housing donations to help the people affected by the fires. A seemingly endless stream of volunteers have also appeared, according to the owners.

Two elementary schools were lost and one high school was badly damaged in Pacific Palisades. The five Altadena campuses of the PasadenaUnified School District were damaged. Other districts are still assessing the destruction.

More than 153,000 Angelenos have had to evacuate and 166,000 people were under warnings as of Saturday, according to the sheriff’s department.

Source: Firefighters make progress on LA blazes, and alert system is changed

Granada Hills Firefighters Under the Influence of Dry and Wind-Driven Fires: An Emergency Alert System for Los Angeles County

While strong winds and dry conditions helped fuel the fires, the exact cause remains unclear. LA Sheriff Robert Luna said Saturday that the blazes were under an “active and fluid investigation.” Earlier this week local fire hydrants went dry, and the governor ordered an investigation.

On Friday, a new small blaze erupted in Granada Hills in the San Fernando Valley region. Firefighters there were able to quickly control the Archer fire, which consumed about 19 acres.

As fires rage on, LA County officials announced Saturday that they have changed the county’s alert and notification system to partner with the state’s alert center while they investigate the root cause behind the false evacuation alerts sent to more than 10 million Angelenos earlier this week.

The National Weather Service predicts that winds will pick up this weekend and through Wednesday. Forecasters say the worsening conditions will keep wildfires an ongoing threat and potentially cause power outages in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.