Anyone have the lowdown on what was damaged on Mt Wilson? On one of the live cam feeds you could see a building on fire... but not sure if it was a building that was actually being used.
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LIVE: Auto Fire breaks out in Ventura County as Santa Ana winds move into Southern California
The “Auto Fire" was reported near the Santa Clara River.
Reportedly there's another wildfire this time in Ventura County in Oxnard.
And now Southern California Edison is being sued over their response to the 2025 LA County fires.
Pasadena resident checking in.
Agree with the analysis here re: Altadena. Have spoken with many friends and we all feel the same way ... you'd never consider the parts of Altadena decimated to be in the fire zone.
While Mayor Bass etc are getting a lot of flack for the Palisades fire, we're going to have to circle back and look critically at LA County's response in Altadena. The Supervisor for us - Barger - is quite good and has taken control post fire. But the majority of the homes that burned up there did so during the day on Wednesday when the winds had calmed. The fire department should have been able to mount a better defense - even if they couldn't save all the homes, I am unable to comprehend that they couldn't save some.
The one Altadena home I know about burned between 4 and 5AM Wednesday morning. Most of their neighborhood was gone before the sun came up.
The Aldi grocery store burned in the afternoon. No wind, but also no water pressure.
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Live on KCAL-9 right now: the building at the bottom of an AM transmitter tower is on fire. Don't know which station it is. The fire is being described as a brush fire in the Santa Clara river bottom in Ventura.
So I was DX'ing KNX's AM frequency 1070 on my drive home in the Bay Area around 6:59pm. Somehow, 1070 was carrying audio of the BBC News Channel (TV, not the BBC World Service radio feed) without a TOTH ID at 7:00.
Now, KNX AM has returned to normal programming.
I see upthread some radio transmitters caught fire. But I'm skeptical that would have to do with an AM station simulcasting an international TV channel.
Now, KNX AM has returned to normal programming.
I see upthread some radio transmitters caught fire. But I'm skeptical that would have to do with an AM station simulcasting an international TV channel.
That would be KVTA 1590 AM
That's a rather devastating loss for the classical music world.Among the things destroyed by the Palisades fires: The works of 20th century classical music composer Arnold Schoenberg:
Publisher of Arnold Schoenberg's music destroyed by L.A. fires
Belmont Music, the publisher and repository for the works of 20th century musical titan Arnold Schoenberg for six decades, has been destroyed in the Pacific Palisades fire currently burning in Los Angeles. In a statement, Schoenberg’s son Larry said, “The fire that ravaged the Pacific Palisades...classic107.com
Someone, somewhere has got to have made copies of at least SOME of the lost material?
c
The story says they made copies, but it's not the same as the original.
Auto Fire in Ventura County burns near Oxnard as extreme Santa Ana winds return to Southern California
Firefighters say winds between 20 and 30 mph were blowing through the area as they attempted to quell the flames burning in the Santa Clara Riverbed.
www.cbsnews.com
Brush fire breaks out near Ventura riverbed
A brush fire broke out Monday evening along a riverbed in Ventura as firefighters continued battling two massive wildfires that have devastated Los Angeles County.
www.nbclosangeles.com
Here’s more on the Oxnard fire.
That's not accurate.
The evacuation order was not expanded west of Lake Ave until something like 4:30AM on Wednesday. The homes lost to the fire west of Lake which is a shockingly large number considering the distance from Eaton Canyon and the initial damage we saw Tuesday evening, burned after that evac order was issued - Wednesday during the day.
I'm just telling you what my buddy who lost his home told me. His house was east of Lake.
The Oxnard wildfire is now being called the Auto Fire according to Calfire.
Universal Music Cancels Grammy Week Events Due to L.A. Fires
Universal Music Group has canceled all of its Grammy week events due to the L.A. fires.
variety.com
This is a statement from Universal Music over the Palisades and Eaton fires.
For this post, I was trying to think of some other disaster that came even remotely close to the ongoing LA firestorm, and I couldn't.
It's all kinds of bad, and nothing in recent history can even come close to the massive scale of destruction (Paradise was the next, very distant closest thing, and, as I believe I've said earlier up thread, despite being so deadly with 85 confirmed dead, it is is a small blip compared to this. The death toll alone, currently at 25, is bound to go much higher than 85).
c
It's all kinds of bad, and nothing in recent history can even come close to the massive scale of destruction (Paradise was the next, very distant closest thing, and, as I believe I've said earlier up thread, despite being so deadly with 85 confirmed dead, it is is a small blip compared to this. The death toll alone, currently at 25, is bound to go much higher than 85).
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Map: How big are the LA fires? Use this tool to overlay them atop where you live
To better understand the size of the LA fires, our tool lets you overlay the fire perimeters on any location in California.
calmatters.org
Cal matters has an interactive map on the current sizes of the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires if they happened in other parts of the state. Keep in mind other parts of the state has to prepare for the day the same exact scenario Los Angeles is facing today hits other areas.
Victims of Palisades Fire sue LADWP over water supply issues
A group of residents impacted by the Palisades Fire is suing the LADWP, alleging the city and its agency was unprepared.
First lawsuits filed against Southern California Edison over Eaton Fire
At least four lawsuits were filed Monday morning against Southern California Edison in connection with the Eaton Fire.
Los Angeles DWP is sued for the same reasons that SoCal Edison is being sued for their handling of the wildfires in the county.
Arson suspect said he 'liked the smell of burning leaves,' another 'enjoyed causing chaos': LAPD
An arson suspect arrested in Pacoima admitted he started a small fire that burned a tree "because he liked the smell of burning leaves," police said.
2 more arrested on arson charges in LA amid wildfire danger
Two more people are behind bars for allegedly setting small fires in Los Angeles amid high fire-danger conditions and as crews continued efforts to fully contain a pair of destructive blazes.
www.nbclosangeles.com
Little Mountain Fire: 1 man arrested, forward progress stopped
Police said they arrested one man for alleged reckless burning in relation to the Little Mountain Fire.
Apparently there are persons of interest that are detained for arson charges. Let's hope this is not the case but given where we are now this will be mentioned as a contributing factor on the fires.
I wouldn't be surprised if it was NOAA's National Weather Service transmitter shack. Has anybody noticed that 162.55 MHz (KWO37) has been off the air? For something that's considered critical infrastructure (part of the area's EAS network), it's a little late in the game for its continuing absence to be down to a continuing power outage.
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