My message is the fire department needs to be properly funded,
I’ve got search and rescue teams out. We’ve got cadaver dogs out and there’s likely to be a lot more,
LA County had another night of unimaginable terror and heartbreak,
We can’t provide money for disaster-related expenses covered by insurance, but if your damage isn’t fully covered, we may be able to help,
It is possible that disease-causing organisms or other contaminants could be present,
It's obviously stressful for our community who is already on edge. We've had our fair share of major fires over the years, we've experienced evacuations in this community, fortunately we did not experience evacuations this time, so we've been able to divert resources from our police department to help out neighboring communities. People who live along the foothills are at a higher alert state right now and everybody's watching to prevent individuals who take pleasure in causing damage with fire,
We are moving rapidly to support state and local law enforcement and firefighters to respond to the Eaton Fire threatening Altadena and Pasadena as extremely critical fire weather continues in Southern California. To all those in the region, remain vigilant and listen to local authorities."
We want to stop that, and we encourage everybody to call 911 if they see something suspicious, all the agencies up here, mine included, have staffed extra officers out there to patrol high risk areas to prevent this kind of behavior. We are actively looking for people that come into these areas to try and do illegal acts."
Azusa PD urges everyone to remain alert as fires continue to affect the county,
It’s going to be really important for the incoming president to work with all of us in California to make sure that we get the resources we need to put out these flames ... to get the relief to get back on our feet,
Just as Californians have been there for other regions of the country in their times of crisis, it’s time for the country to unite behind California, and that includes incoming President Trump,
These fire suppression efforts using aircraft is probably the most effective tool that our firefighters have against fighting these fires to help contain them,
I do have faith in our leaders, and not just as individuals, but especially because we — after disaster, after disaster, after disaster — have gotten really good at working together,
There are price-gouging laws in California that are just being ignored right now,
We have 12 in Eaton and four in Palisades,
I just want to remind everybody, if you are asked to leave and you're in an evacuation order area, your life is in danger,
Today, we need to suspend that practice effective immediately — we have search operations now beginning,
And so we want to fast track by eliminating any [California Environmental Quality Act] requirements. I’ve got Coastal Act changes that we’re making,
There are downed power poles, electric wires,
California leads the nation in environmental stewardship. I’m not gonna give that up,