Posted on 01/12/2025 2:23:06 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
As firefighters continue to battle blazes in Los Angeles that have leveled entire neighborhoods, winds are expected to intensify through Wednesday evening, potentially further complicating efforts.
Gusty winds and persistently dry weather are increasing extreme fire threats in the region, officials said at a press conference Sunday.
A red flag warning is in effect as northeast wind gusts surpassed 50 mph on Sunday, Los Angeles City Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said. The warning will remain in place until 6 p.m. local time Wednesday as strong Santa Ana winds are also expected to pick up in coming days.
The naturally occurring weather phenomenon was particularly intense this year, with gusts reaching hurricane strength at times.
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These winds, combined with low humidity and very dry vegetation, “will keep the fire threat in Los Angeles County very high,” Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said.
While the threat is set to last until Wednesday, L.A. is expected to experience the strongest winds on Tuesday, Crowley and Marrone warned.
“It’s very important that the community understands that these wind events are coming,” Crowley said.
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here come those Santa Ana winds again...
Very little fire activity currently
Huge amounts of resources On standby
But the damage is done
Video shows extent of devastation on the Malibu coastline after wildfire
https://rumble.com/v68p5zm-video-shows-extent-of-devastation-on-the-malibu-coastline-after-wildfire.html
The coverage of the fires has certainly changed in the last 24 hours. I watched a lot of it yesterday along with monitoring the air traffic in the area online and there’s a lot less of both going on today. The news channels are still talking about it but with fewer maps, and A LOT less helicopter shots. Lots of talking heads, lots of shots of the burned out areas, but almost no shots of the fire, or where it’s still burning.
Kinda weird.
t almost no shots of the fire, or where it’s still burning.
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Because is barely burning and not spreading today
Just a few poofs of white smoke here and there
Any small flames left are burning within the footprint
The sleepers will get fanned and away it’ll go.
For 5 days now the air in the entire Southern California area has become a toxic chamber of Lithium-ion battery toxins, gas, plastic, rubber, glue, every chemical known to man....And they’re all BREATHING it!
This is going to cause lots of problems....
It sounds like the situation is under control since they now have the resources to deal with whatever the winds may bring.
One key lesson from this story is that the first twenty four hours are critical.
Without skilled leadership and management and detailed contingency plans they had no chance.
Hope they can get a line around those fires before the wind kicks up again.
Sociopaths rejoice.
Their bright idea in California is to essentially prohibit burning of vegetation in the name of "air quality". It's not just stupid democrats, it's bipartisan stupidity. So instead of smoke from vegetation they get the smoke from everything else burning when their fire exclusion policy fails. I have a house and yard full of wood smoke every winter, but when the Canadian smoke came down two summers ago that was a much worse smell, worse than burning tires.
The problem is it can kick back up quickly with the winds but - yes - does seem as thought they’ve finally made serious progress stopping it.
If only there were....
1. Buried power lines;
2. Sensors - satelite; drones; spotters to spot a fire and respond BEFORE it blows up like this;
3. Dikes (not lesbians but water barriers);
4. Fire breaks;
5. Controlled burns w/i Los Angeles county;
6. Clearing brush by houses;
7. Sweeping the floor -as Trump suggested;
8. Cutting down trees sensibly;
9. Filled reservoirs from rainwater rather than let it go to the ocean;
10. End all DEI nonsense by federal mandate for any fire or police agency due to national emergency;
11. Recall Bass and Newsom;
12. Fire the idiots who ran this sh*tshow.
Amusingly, the ladies in charge had to call in real men to bail their asses out of this crisis — from other states and countries.
Hopefully lessons will be learned but Dems are stuck on stupid so it’s unlikely.
Will the threat posed by incompetent, low IQ DEI hires also continue until Wednesday?
Very poor quality video.
fire crews are out working vulnerable areas, removing possible fuel, creating firewalls, cooling off flareups,etc.ido think the pilots after a humongous workout in Mandeville Canyon, on Mulholland ridge are catching some z’s to prepare them for threat of next few days. and news crews too after continuous coverage for 3 days. good luck to us- hope we have seen the worst.
Babylon Sisters, shake it!
Gavin is still Governator?
Bass is still Her Honor?
Quite the threats remain....
Beat me by two minutes!
Neighbor watch patrols to nail arsonists before they do their deeds.
Yes, for sure.
Death penalty for anyone starting a fire that leads to death.
Neighborhood watch to monitor arsonists and looters.
More severe charges for looting, especially if part of an organized crime ring.
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