Firefighters make slow progress on containment, but risk of huge escalation lasts through Wednesday.
Los Angeles Fire Updates
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- Pedro Pizarro, the president and CEO of Edison International, told “Good Morning America” on Monday that the company cannot yet rule the possibility that its energy infrastructure played a role in sparking wildfires now raging around Los Angeles.
- Pizarro said Edison also recorded damage to equipment at the site of the Eaton Fire in the mountains north of Pasadena. “We don’t know whether the damage happened before or after the start of the fire,” he said. “We have about 450,000 customers who we’ve warned they may need to have their power shut off,” Pizarro said.
- Weather officials have issued a “Particularly Dangerous Situation” red flag warning for western Los Angeles County and most of Ventura County beginning on Tuesday at 4 a.m. into Wednesday at noon.
- The Palisades Fire, which began in the Pacific Palisades on Jan. 7, has destroyed about 5,000 structures. It’s covered more than 23,000 acres and is at 14% containment..
- The Eaton Fire north of Pasadena also began on Jan. 7 and has destroyed or damaged around 7,000 structures. It’s burned over 14,000 acres and is at 33% containment.
- At least 24 people have died and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires.
- Severe fire weather conditions — high winds with low humidity — will continue through Wednesday, keeping the fire threat in all of Los Angeles County critical, LA Fire Chief Anthony Marrone warned at a news conference.
- The Eaton Fire has damaged or destroyed over 7,000 structures
- Gov. Gavin Newsom warned late Sunday that the week was beginning with a forecast for a “Particularly Dangerous Situation” for new wildfires, even as the firefight against the several fires still burning continued.
January 12: Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Cut His Own Red Tape
No, this isn’t a Babylon Bee Headline. It’s from a Newsom post on X. Grok created the image.
January 11: Let’s Discuss Governor Gavin Newsom’s Los Angeles Fire Fact Check
Dear governor, your own fact list says you are a miserable failure with piss poor priorities. Please apologize, then resign.
January 10: Petition to Recall the LA Mayor Due to Gross Neglect and Mismanagement
The city of LA has a Recall Petition Handbook. It’s time to use it.
It’s hard to know what to say other than best wishes, and recall Governor Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
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