Firefighters worked to stop the fire from going over the hill to the enclave of homes on the other side. The reservoir [Santa Ynez Reservoir], which appears dry is in the background.
Posted on 01/12/2025 3:02:56 PM PST by Political Junkie Too
Posted on November 13, 2024 by Sue
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Firefighters worked to stop the fire from going over the hill to the enclave of homes on the other side. The reservoir [Santa Ynez Reservoir], which appears dry is in the background.
A five-acre brush fire was reported in the Palisades Highlands near the Santa Ynez Reservoir and adjacent to Topanga State Park at 9:50 a.m. on November 13.
According to LAFD this is “slow moving in heavy brush. It is topography driven (not wind) with steep slopes.” The cause of the fire is under investigation.
An hour later, LAFD reported that more than “60 firefighters on scene have stopped all forward progress. The precisely targeted, rapid water drops from LAFD Air Operations combined with the firefighter’s aggressive fire attack on the ground held the fire to approximately one acre (revised from initial size).”
Los Angele Fire Department Margaret Stewart told KTLA News that this area is a challenge because there are no hydrants, but that water tenders (large trucks carrying water) were being sent to the area.
“Fortunately, we’re not in a Santa Ana event,” she said, “but the moisture level in our vegetation is critically low.”
Bruce Schwartz captured this photo of a water-dropping helicopter at the Highlands fire on around 9:50 a.m. on November 13.
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LAFD knew the reservoir was drained. Any reports that say they weren't told is false.
Sue Pasco was hired by the Palisadian Post in 2005. In 2013, when new ownership took over the paper, she was let go. Ms. Pasco started writing for the Palisades News in 2014. In 2018, Ms. Pasco left the Palisades News to start Circling The News.
-PJ
Why did Margaret Stewart focus on no hydrants and using large water tender trucks to haul in water when the fire was RIGHT NEXT to a 117 MILLION GALLON reservoir? That makes zero sense...unless the reservoir is empty.
There was a brush fire near the empty reservoir in November and the Los Angeles Fire Department had to send water tenders to the area to put the fire out.
The LAFD spokeswoman even remarked how lucky they were that it wasn't "a Santa Ana event."
-PJ
-PJ
Good post.
Newscum got caught lying.
He is the biggest source of “misinformation” out there.
What a dirtball.
But Adam Schiff told us the reservoirs were all full. If Schiff says it, it is true. He has evidence....
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