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Good news: We are expecting a much-needed break from the fire weather concerns to close this week,
the NWS posted on social media on Wednesday
I can tell you and stand before you, we did everything in our capability to surge where we could,
she told a news conference
You've lost memories, family. All of the experiences that took place there are gone, and gone unexpectedly, gone rapidly,
Bass saidThe Eaton Fire was ignited because of Edison's failure to de-energize its overhead wires which traverse Eaton Canyon-despite a red flag PDS wind warning."
Another, filed by Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian, stated
Weather conditions return to seasonally normal, and fire is expected to remain within the current perimeter with no additional growth anticipated. With the returning Santa Ana winds Monday, widespread critical fire weather conditions remain present."
Cal Fire, in an update about the Palisades fireThe winds are expected to switch to a more onshore flow late on Thursday and into Friday, bringing higher relative humidities and less chaotic wind flow, thus helping to mitigate the wildfire threat compared to recent days,
the service said
We want people to have realistic expectations,
he told the New York Times
They don't need to be listening to the adult conversations that my husband and I are having to have. It's not good for them,
she told AFP
Infrared flights last night indicated there are still numerous hot spots burning within the fire footprint, and very close attention was paid to address any flare ups swiftly as to prevent any fire spread outside of the perimeter,
she said
My message to any of these towns is, don’t let anybody tell you you can’t come back, because we are proof you can come back. There is light at the end of the tunnel,
Crowder said
We are not out of the woods yet.”
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass urged caution, stating
We have the system that’s built. We followed the system. We surged where we could surge,
she said
I urge everyone to stay alert. The combination of low humidity and strong winds has further dried out the brush, increasing the risk of fire,
Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Anthony Marrone said at a Wednesday press briefing
It was like driving through a video game,
Marcy Harbut, a senior technical writer for the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute at Caltech, told the networkFor children who lost homes and also lost their school, it's absolutely devastating. And the way that I can help and the way that I can give back is to make sure that those children have a place to go. And even though we lost the physical building, we still have our community,
Palisades Charter Elementary Principal Juliet Herman saidWe want to reiterate the particularly dangerous situation today. Get ready now and be prepared to leave,
County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath told a press conference on WednesdayI call it 'feeling the force,'
said pilot Diego Calderoni, from a New Mexico-based contractor, referring to a mystical energy in the Star Wars filmsThe Los Angeles wildfires are devastating our city,
the "Titanic" star wrote on Instagram
We are seeing conditions rapidly weaken. We are still in Santa Ana conditions right now, so the wind is still blowing, and it's very dry, but after 6 o'clock today, we will see much lighter winds."
NWS San Diego meteorologist Alex Tardy told Newsweek.jpg)
He got himself into the wrong place if I have to carry him out of a fire."
The fire department itself has been the subject of criticism for its DEI hiring policies — personified by Deputy Chief Kristine Larson, caught on video defending her inability to carry a man out of a burning building, saying