(Editor’s note: CTN received several accounts from residents about their efforts to save their homes. Over the next week, several stories will be presented, and I welcome other’s to send their stories, too. See if you pick out two common threads.)
At 10:30 a.m. on January 7, I received the following photo from a resident who works near Olympic Boulevard and Sawtelle and simply wrote “Looks big.”
At 10:45 Circling the News received the following email alert from LAFD.
Pacific Palisades Brush Fire
01-07-2025 10:30am 1190 N Piedra Morada Dr MAP: https://bit.ly/4gJqiln
Palisades Fire – 2 acres
INC#0738; FS23; Battalion 9; West Bureau; Council District 11; Dispatched Units BC4 BC717 BC9 CM40 CM42 CM52 DZ42 DZ45 E19 E23 E263 E269 E292 E37 E59 E67 E68 E69 E71 E8136 E8137 E8138 E8139 E8140 E90 E94 EM9 H0D H7 HA7 HE1 PB1880 RA23 RA69 T63 T69; Dispatch Channel 5; TAC 1 2; LAFD Spokesperson: David Ortiz
PASEO MIRAMAR:
A resident who lives on Paseo Miramar wrote an email to CTN on January 13. (Paseo Miramar is west and south of the Highlands.)
“We were the first ones to get hit by the windstorm of flying embers from the Highland directly to us – and our hill started burning at around 10:30 a.m. about 20 minutes after the fire started up in the Highlands. We had no warning, no evacuation order and we were evacuating on our own. I emailed the whole hill to leave and only about 30 minutes later did the city evacuation order come in.
“The City was utterly under prepared.
“Also, my husband tried to save our house with hoses and by around 1:30-2 p.m. the hill at the top had run out of water. Nothing the fire fighters could do. I am convinced had there been enough water, so much of us would have been spared.
“And here is what I am so angry about. We were the first ones getting hit and we had no water three hours after the fire started.
“I believe LADWP was keeping water pressure low because the water main broke at least four times on our street in the last two years – they never properly fixed it. The put a Band-Aid on it… they lowered water pressure to not have to fix it properly.
“LADWP needs to be held accountable for not maintaining their lines better and not giving the much needed water to the fire hydrants. If they had contained the fire better on Paseo Miramar we wonder how much more could have been saved everywhere else.
“Not one email or outreach from Traci Park’s office.”
CTN received this evacuation notice from city
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| Alert Details
Severity: Urgency: Certainty: Category: Event Description: Alert: Wildfire Alert-Palisades Fire Dear Sue Pascoe, This is a message from NotifyLA, issued by the City of Los Angeles Fire Department. The Palisades Fire is burning near Palisades Drive. Those nearby should get set for a potential wildfire evacuation by gathering supplies and loved ones. Monitor local news, LAFD social media channels, and www.lafd.org/alerts. For more information on preparing for a wildfire, visit this website: https://www.lafd.org/ready-set-go |
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CTN received several accounts from residents about their efforts to save their homes. Over the next week, I’ll include several accounts and I welcome other’s to send their stories, too.