LCIF Welcomes Community Lutheran Church in the Foothills (LCIF) is mobilizing efforts to help victims of the Los Angeles County fires. LCIF, as a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), is working with Lutheran Disaster Response to deliver aid to the affected communities in Southern California. LCIF has a link on its […]
Project UFO Lands in Tujunga Recently I was sent two newspaper clippings with brief mentions of filming being done in Tujunga for the television show “Project UFO” in 1978. The program featured Air Force investigators charged with examining UFO sightings and the show aired on NBC for two seasons. The initial filming was during the […]
Barger and Horvath Seek Evaluation of Emergency Notifications During Eaton and Palisades Wildfires In the wake of this month’s devastating Eaton and Palisades wildfires, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger and coauthor Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath successfully introduced a motion calling for an independent after-action review of the emergency notification systems used […]
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A wild fire has started near Castaic Lake. It is named the Lake Hughes Fire and was first reported at 11 a.m. The fire is off Lake Hughes Road, north of Castaic Reservoir Road. The wildfire is spreading rapidly. It grew quickly– in a mater of minutes – from 50/100 acres to 500-plus acres. As […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “This is a dangerous situation,” according to NOAA meteorologist n Oxnard. The situation is the Santa Anas that will be with us on Monday and Tuesday. Last week NOAA stated there was a 50% to 60% chance of seeing moderate Santa Ana winds, and a10% of stronger winds, the later is now […]
With 90% of the inspections completed, here are the totals and breakdown from L A County Fire for the Eaton Fire: DESTROYED – 8,988 total 5,762 Single Family Dwellings 96 Multi Family Dwellings 5 Mixed Resdential/Commercial 149 Commercial 2,976 Other Minor Structures DAMAGED – 972 total 682 Single Family Dwellings 28 Multi Family […]
Maria Grycan Community Services Liaison LA County Fire Department As of Friday morning, with 75% of the inspections completed, here are the current verified numbers and breakdown: DESTROYED – Total of 7,193 structures 4,611 Single Family Dwellings 85 Multi Family Dwellings 5 Mixed Use (Residential/Commercial) 128 Commercial 2,364 […]
On Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m., St. Bede the Venerable Church is holding a prayer service for those impacted by the recent fires in LA. All are welcome. Join in unity following the recent fires as we pray for all of those impacted by the devastating fires in Los Angeles. Together we will pray […]
The Red Flag Warning ended yesterday and it looks like there may be at least four days without Santa Ana winds, which will hopefully help with fire containment. By Mary O’KEEFE Each morning there is a press conference called “LA County/City One Voice” when representatives speak from fire agencies, law enforcement and FEMA (Federal Emergency […]