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Category Archives: Accidents/Fires
Lost a Home/Business in the Fire? Open a FEMA Account
While residents wait to be allowed to enter Pacific Palisades, there is necessary business to do. CTN visited with FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) agents that were touring homes/property on Sunset Boulevard on January 12. They recommended filing with insurance, … Continue reading
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Action Plan for Those Affected by the Fires
(Editor’s note: This list was sent out by the Palisades Community Council and CTN received the same letter from former LAPD Beach Detail Officer Rusty Redican. When people have lost everything, it might seem overwhelming about what to do next … Continue reading
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Palisades Residents Denied Access to Fire Site, Until Possibly Thursday
This editor was in Pacific Palisades in the upper Alphabet Street area, there were three trucks of DWP workers, working to clear the streets of wires, broken poles and fallen trees and to shut off the water. “We want to … Continue reading
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Palisades Residents, Concerned about Fires, Were Ignored
The devastating fire did not have to happen. Over the next few days, CTN will remind people of the warnings that we sent to officials, with no action taken. FIREWORKS, HOMELESS AND PROPANE TANKS: Residents from all areas of Pacific … Continue reading
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God Speed Pacific Palisades
(Editor’s note: Chaz Plager wrote for Circling the News for three years and in September penned a farewell as he started college in September. He asked if he could pen an eulogy and of course said, yes.) By CHAZ PLAGER … Continue reading
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The City and Mayor Failed Pacific Palisades Residents in the Fire
The City of Los Angeles failed Pacific Palisades residents during the raging fire storm from hell. It does seem like there could have been enough fire engines on the street. It does seem like there could have been water pressure … Continue reading
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Palisades Fire Burning Uncontrolled: Evacuations in Place
The Palisades fire which began as a two-acre fire off Piedra Morada Drive at 10:30 a.m. has exploded. Firefighters, which come from all over the county, have few resources to fight a fire driven by excessively high Santa Ana winds. … Continue reading
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Be Prepared to Evacuate with Upcoming Santa Ana Windstorm
Red flag warnings of critical fire danger will take effect at 4 a.m. Tuesday and remain in place through 6 p.m. Thursday, for the Malibu coast, the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area and other south land areas. By 4 p.m. … Continue reading
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Santa Monica Canyon Resident Arrested for Fatal Hit and Run
The Santa Monica Police Department released a December 27 update of a fatal hit-and-run that occurred on December 22 around 6:40 p.m. The victim, a Vietnam War veteran and Santa Monica resident, was hit as she crossed Wilshire Boulevard southbound … Continue reading
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Palisades Rec Center Opened as Emergency Center: Then It Is Shut
The Franklin Fire in Malibu, which started as a 10-acre fire around 10:50 p.m. on December 9, exploded. By December 10, the fire had burned 2,800 acres with zero containment and evacuation orders and warnings were put into place for … Continue reading
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