LA fires threaten more homes as winds forecast to pick up

My message is the fire department needs to be properly funded,

Crowley told Fox television's local network

Sarah Cohen (journalist)journalist Professor

We're a nervous wreck,

Sarah Cohen told the Los Angeles Times of the threat to her Tarzana home

James Brownamerican musician (1933–2006)

I don't think the officials were prepared at all,

said James Brown, a 65-year-old retired lawyer across the city in Altadena

Karen Bassmayor

As you see here, the chief and I are lockstep in our number one mission, and that mission is to get us past this emergency,

Bass told reporters

These winds, combined with dry air and dry vegetation, will keep the fire threat in Los Angeles County high,

said Los Angeles County fire chief Anthony Marrone

Structures can be homes, outbuildings, RVs, automobiles or other types of things like sheds,

he said, ... adding the

You go out there and you violate this curfew, you are going to spend time in jail,

he said

We are not going to leave any rock unturned if this is a criminal act -- I'm not saying it's going to be -- if it is, we need to hold whoever did this, or groups responsible,

he said

Joe BidenuS President

It reminded me of more of a war scene, where you had certain targets that were bombarded,

said Biden, as he received a briefing at the White House

We need answers to how that happened,

he wrote in an open letter

You’re going to have a lot of demagogues out there trying to take advantage,

the president said

Gavin Newsomcalifornia Governor

We must not politicise human tragedy or spread disinformation from the sidelines,

said Newsom