Southern Calfornia Wind event (January 2025)

I am monitoring a number of wildfires that kicked off this morning.

This one is near Pulga Creek in the Malibu Hills:

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Palisades Fire

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View of the Palisades Fire from the other side of the ridge.

At least five different Fire Helicopters from LAFD working to keep the fire out of the Palisades neighborhoods.

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will be in the homes in five minutes

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Lot of heat and fire is aligned with the wind.

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11:15 PST Radio traffic indicates -- heavy fire protection efforts in the residential area now

The super scoopers from Quebec are lining up to drop on the fire

Air Attack is reporting about 100 acres at this point.

On the adjacent ridge is LAD Heliobase with two helicopters spooling up

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Helitack is beginning to fill both helicopters with water

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11:15 -- Fire is pushing all the way to Sunset -- going to evacuate the Getty Villa

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Burning towards Sunset

you can see the two Quebec Scooper aircraft in the center of the photo.
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11:46 am PST

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11:52 -- detail on the scoopers

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Eastern flank is still moving hard

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Eastern Flank
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12:11 pm

Eastern Flank
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12:14 pm

Eastern Flank, backing fire
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12:18

LACFD -- Helio Ops
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Landing for more water
12:21 PST

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12:37.
Radio Traffic is reporting that fire has reached the northern side of the Getty Villa.

Strike Teams are now staging at Tujunga Canyon in case this pushes that way.

Coastal areas have active fire.

Area view
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12:52 pm

From the Temescal Trailhead area
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12:57 pm

Showing the range of this fire
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1:02 pm

Three structure strike teams working the area around the Getty Villa

The Rapid Response Team snorkling out of the pods
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1:08 pm

Air Attack has reported that the C-130's from Sacramento have taken off and are on the way.
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1:37 pm
A DC-9 is circling the fire currently.
2:01 pm Air Attack has requested air tankers from Hemet and Ramona to respond.

A Ventura Patrol Rig is now monitoring the Temescal Trailhead area
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2:14 pm

Wind and fire, a catastrophic mix! It would be a good time for the drought to end and bring some much needed rain to the area. I hope they can contain it to save homes and lives.

Dave

I was away for a spell -- sheesh, this is not good.

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4:16 pm


This is looking better at Temescal Trailhead at 4:20 pm
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The Eastern Flank is not doing great.
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4:23 pm

Fire has jumped Topanga Canyon Blvd

Multiple request from civilians for evacuation

Used heavy equipment to clear roadways full of abandoned vehicles at Sunset and Pallisades Blvd.

Going to be a long night.
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6:19 pm

Resources are moving to the Big Rock community of Malibu for protection of houses. What a sheeeit of a night.

This is the eastern flank.
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6:30 pm
Krikey!

This is from the Topanga Canyon Camera
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8:55 am

January 9th -- Active Fire now in Topanga Canyon
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Topanga Canyon at 2:40 pm
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