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James Woods Live-Tweets Palisades Fire With Videos of Flames Nearing His House | Video
The Wrap ^ | 01 07 2025 | Staff

Posted on 01/07/2025 8:44:03 PM PST by yesthatjallen

James Woods shared harrowing video on Tuesday afternoon of a house close to his going up in flames in the Palisades Fire with the caption, “Two houses from us.” You can hear the flames crackling in the 7-second clip.

The “Hercules” actor thanked the LA fire and police departments for helping him and his family safely flee the area, which is under a mandatory evacuation order. As of this writing, the Palisades Fire has spread to more than 1260 acres, driven by powerful Santa Ana winds, forcing thousands to evacuate.

In another video, he narrates, “I’m standing in my driveway, waiting to evacuate.” He pans the camera to houses on a hill above, noting that there are “planes going over dropping water….” before ending the clip with a dispirited, “S–t.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; deadwood; friedanimals; jameswoods; pacificpalisades; palisades; rickcaruso; wildfire
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1 posted on 01/07/2025 8:44:04 PM PST by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Arson? Terrorist attack? Or normal California..


2 posted on 01/07/2025 8:47:31 PM PST by deks (Deo duce, ferro comitante · God for guide, sword for companion)
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To: deks

Arson attack on trees?

Nah, this has happened so many times in the recent past....I think because CA doesn’t let anything be chopped down and when they used to do that, fires couldn’t leap from tree to tree and keep spreading as badly.

I THINK that was the story.

Not sure.


3 posted on 01/07/2025 8:52:07 PM PST by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: dp0622

That’s what I’ve always heard; governor after governor will not let dead wood be cleared away because the brush creates habitats for animals. Well, great. Now the animals get to get fried.


4 posted on 01/07/2025 9:00:30 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: yesthatjallen

What percentage of news “reporters” do you suppose have any concept of how big an acre is? I have never read an article that explained it.

They’re just rewording press releases, not seeking to inform.


5 posted on 01/07/2025 9:02:01 PM PST by FirstFlaBn
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To: deks

“Arson? Terrorist attack? Or normal California.”
Most of them have been found to be arson when all is said and done. Sometimes it’s not admitted ntil a year later.
Could be ISIS fire starters.
Fire jihad.


6 posted on 01/07/2025 9:05:04 PM PST by doc maverick
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To: yesthatjallen

Really have to wonder how these fires got started. The weather forcasters predicted the strong winds. The uncleared dry underbrush was known to be there. Lots of crazies in California.


7 posted on 01/07/2025 9:07:53 PM PST by allendale
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To: doc maverick

One thing I’m really concerned about is the many defense contractors in that area. Just as one example, the B-21 Raider production plant. I’m not too familiar with L.A. geography, but Boeing has a plant in Huntingdon Beach and Northrop in Carson. I’ve been to both.


8 posted on 01/07/2025 9:09:45 PM PST by Windcatcher
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To: allendale

It’s the Santa Ana season. Any spark can get out of control fast.

CC


9 posted on 01/07/2025 9:09:51 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: doc maverick

+1


10 posted on 01/07/2025 9:10:45 PM PST by deks (Deo duce, ferro comitante · God for guide, sword for companion)
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To: yesthatjallen

I heard they’re having to evacuate several hospitals.


11 posted on 01/07/2025 9:14:55 PM PST by doc maverick
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To: yesthatjallen

I soooo miss him in movies 😞


12 posted on 01/07/2025 9:15:01 PM PST by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!)
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To: deks

Normal California Santa Ana fire. One of my first firefighting assignments out of the academy was the Malibu Canyon fire 1993 or so. One night the fire was just about contained. It went from about 40 degrees and calm to 95 with 40 mile an hour winds in minutes. Everything was grounding. The only thing that stopped it was the Pacific Ocean. All those canyons burn like this every few years and people keep building.


13 posted on 01/07/2025 9:19:59 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: deks

Sort of normal. The santa ana winds are making it worse. They are expecting hurricane force winds.

Not sure how it started, but nature took it from there.


14 posted on 01/07/2025 9:21:13 PM PST by madison10
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To: Flaming Conservative

Yes it’s awful.

I can’t believe CA voted for Reagan at one time.

That means the majority was sane at one time..

Geez


15 posted on 01/07/2025 9:23:40 PM PST by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: yesthatjallen

I pray for the safety of all those in harm’s way, even if I disagree with them about many things. James Woods is one of the good guys, so I hope that especially he and his family are all ok.


16 posted on 01/07/2025 9:26:43 PM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: yesthatjallen

my better half currently in Ontario tonite said Santa Ana’s are 60-80mph, whipping up the fire. AltaDena now also on mandatory evacuation. Those abandoned cars on James Woods video had to be cleared with bulldozers.

palisades:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfDwet2Cm3U
altadena/Eaton Cyn:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8Ais4_ZGXE
Eaton Cyn live:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bihaOOIYYZo


17 posted on 01/07/2025 9:30:53 PM PST by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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To: yesthatjallen

nasty fire, wind driven 40 to 60 mph winds in southern california, pray hard for all the effected people


18 posted on 01/07/2025 9:35:36 PM PST by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: yesthatjallen

The 18 inch guns of a WW II battleship could firea shell over 15 miles. Wonder if barge platforms with big water cannons could be built that could deliver a constant spray of directed sea water up to six or seven miles. If such devices existed they might be very useful in a situation like this.The water cannons on tugs seem to have a range of only 500 yards. Yet given the wind and the rate of spread, they might be useful.


19 posted on 01/07/2025 9:35:59 PM PST by allendale
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To: dp0622

yes california voted for Reagan twice for gov. had quite a few republican mayors too.. Now not so much
most of california is ruled by the coastal cities, from SF down to SD.


20 posted on 01/07/2025 9:39:14 PM PST by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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