Category Archives: Accidents/Fires

Insurance Informational Meeting Hosted by PRC

After the Palisades Fire, people find they are underinsured, are not being paid for claims, or are having trouble receiving insurance money for smoke damage. The Palisades Recovery Coalition hosted an insurance townhall on August 24 to address problems and … Continue reading

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EVACUATONS: Fire Deaths Should Be Atoned – Future Ones Prevented

Insufficient evacuation routes and often no warning for residents of the approaching flames during the Eaton and Palisades Fires. Thirty-one people were killed.  Read the list below and a common factor emerges. ALTADENA Oswald Altmetz, 75 Carolyn Burns, 56 Edwin … Continue reading

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Emergency Booklet Recommends Swimming Pool Water for Fires

The City of Los Angeles has a 48-page booklet “Brush Fire” Hazard Specific Annex. The booklet goes into detail about the city emergency operations plan if there is a brush fire. It starts with an explanation of brush fires. “Due … Continue reading

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Lack of Insurance Payouts Causes Problems in Altadena and Palisades

For many who would like to rebuild after the Palisades/Eaton Fires, insurance companies are holding up the process. One insurance company in particular, State Farm, seems to be causing a hardship to people who paid premiums for years. The company … Continue reading

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Numerous Cameras Record California Fire Activity

(A special thank you to ALERTCalifornia/UC SanDiego and Caitlin Sully for providing video of the Palisades Fires from various cameras situated in the Santa Monica Mountains. In this video, you’ll see the first plume of smoke appear at 10:24 a.m. … Continue reading

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Small Fire on the Hillside above PCH

A Santa Monica Canyon resident wrote “I noticed smoke coming from the bushes when I was driving south on PCH from Entrada with a friend.” He identified the area as directly below 49 Mabery right on the lower wall of … Continue reading

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Fire Conflagrations Repeated, Los Angeles Destruction Continues

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The Fire Department warned that a Palisades and Eaton Fires could happen more than 60 years ago. This story was taken from the Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Archive. To read the entire report,  click here.. Most interesting … Continue reading

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California Officials to Focus on Wildfire Preparedness

Residents are invited to join Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, Senator Ben Allen and Supervisor Lindsay Horvath for an in-depth discussion on the future of wildfire preparedness in California. A panel of experts will provide updates on new regulations, CAL FIRE fire … Continue reading

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Bush Fire in Pacific Palisades June 9

While sitting in Prima Cantina today with my mom, sisters and brother-in-law, a Station 23 Fire Truck came rushing by with sirens and lights, headed east on Sunset at 12:44 p.m. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department Alert, about … Continue reading

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Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Gives $3.2 Million for Wildfire Prevention

  The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy announced on May 13 that it has awarded $3.2 million in State funds to Los Angeles County and Ventura County Fire Departments to implement wildfire prevention programs. The grants, unanimously approved by the Conservancy … Continue reading

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