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 […]
Recently elected Assemblymember John Harabedian introduced a package of bills to provide essential financial relief to victims of the Los Angeles County wildfires and expedite impacted-communities’ rebuilding efforts. “My neighbors are still paying mortgages on houses that have been burned to the ground, all while trying to rebuild their lives and find a place to […]
By Mary O’Keefe For many Southern California Edison (SCE) customers, power outages have been common lately. The power outages are due, according to SCE, to high wildfire risk in the area. During the recent extraordinary wind event power was out for most customers for about three days; for some people in the mountain areas like […]
A Community Lost This has been a tough week. Most of us know someone who lost their home. Stories abound that no water was available to fight the Eaton Fire hence the huge property loss. My husband has been either on the ground with members of Montrose Search & Rescue or working the command post. […]