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They're not going to give you the value of your house ... if they do you really have to fight for it,
said Kay Young, 63, as she tearfully looked over the smoking rubble of a house that she said had been in her family for generations
It's not as gusty so that should help firefighters, hopefully,
NWS meteorologist Allison Santorelli said
We are doing everything we can to bring the situation under control, and success has been reported,
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said at a news conference
I can't describe it,
the 44-year-old psychiatrist Kelly Foster said as she combed through the ashy rubble where her home once stood with her children while smoke rose from neighbouring homes and planes dropped water nearbyI’m going to spend every moment that I can making sure that I’m in as many areas as possible, meeting and talking to residents to see what is needed in the recovery,
Bass said
There is an extreme amount of frustration, anger, fear with regards to the erroneous messages that have been sent out through the wireless emergency Alert System across L.A County. I can’t express enough how sorry I am for this experience,
L.A. County Office of Emergency Management Director Kevin McGowan said at a news conference on FridayOne of the issues that we have, of course, is we do need to be cognizant of the fact that this is our fire season as well,
he addedI don’t believe there is anything Angelenos can’t do if we stand together,
she addedWe’re moving at recovery mode at the same time, meaning, we want the city rebuilt. We want to see Los Angeles come together,
she addedWe haven’t had any requests for further support. But Australia always stands ready to provide support to our friends in times of need,
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Albanese told Australian Broadcasting Corp. in the west coast city of Perth on FridayTo all Angelenos, we’re fighting hard for each of you,
she saidFlying a drone in the fire traffic area is not only dangerous but it’s illegal,
he saidYou can’t not be in these affected areas. If you are, you are subject to arrest,
he saidWe know that we’re going to have a possible increase in the force of the winds at the beginning of next week and we’re getting Los Angeles prepared, doing everything we can to save lives, that is our number one job to protect people’s homes, to protect people’s businesses and to prepare to rebuild Los Angeles in a much better way,
she said
I told the governor, local officials, spare no expense to do what they need to do and contain these fires."
After a meeting with senior advisers at the White House, Biden said
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has officially requested the support of the California National Guard for both fires. They will be assisting us with traffic control and critical infrastructure protection,
Luna saidThere is great concern that fire weather conditions could become exacerbated given the antecedent conditions, little rain across the area since the spring of 2024, and another offshore wind event on top of all of what we have seen,
the National Weather Service saidIt looks like an atomic bomb dropped in these areas. I don't expect good news, and we're not looking forward to those numbers,
Luna told a press conference