Repost From The Partnership For Inclusive Disaster Strategies:

🇺🇸 Just an unbelievable water drop by this helicopter on the rapidly spreading Kenneth Fire near West Hills and Calabasas.

Seeing videos of Trump’s incoherent rambling at his press conference today in between videos of LA literally burning to the ground is definitely something

The Palisades Fire in California is a stark reminder of how quickly devastation can unfold. The flames moved so rapidly that cars were abandoned on highways in desperate attempts to escape. Each vehicle in the haunting photographs we see tells a story—families fleeing with pets or children in tears, individuals leaving behind all their earthly possessions to save their lives. Every car left behind symbolizes trauma, heartache, and unimaginable loss.

One particularly harrowing image that lingers in my mind is of elderly individuals being rushed across a parking lot in wheelchairs and hospital beds, the fire raging ominously in the background. There's something profoundly poignant about that scene—a chilling reminder of vulnerability in the face of disaster.

This fire reminds us of how small we are in the presence of nature’s fury. While its origins may be a combination of natural forces and human influence, the fire, now fueled by high winds and dry conditions, rages on with relentless aggression. It serves as a sobering call to action, urging us to confront the reality of a world increasingly shaped by such calamities.

Doing the best we can, with what we got.

Current fires:

Palisades Fire - 2,921 acres [0% contained] started 10:30am on 1/7/25

Eaton Fire - 400 acres [0% contained] started 6:23pm on 1/7/25

Via CalFire

Last Updated:

9:49pm PST

1/7/25

Evacuation updates via LAFD

EVACUATION/SHELTER CENTER:

Westwood Recreation Center (1350 S Sepulveda Blvd 90025) is open for evacuees and accepts small animals. It is now also serving as shelter, allowing residents to remain overnight.

LARGE ANIMAL EVACUATION:

Los Angeles Equestrian Center (480 Riverside Dr, Burbank) is open for evacuation of large animals

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Sources:

LAFD

CalFire

i don't know if this will reach anyone it needs to but i think it can't hurt.

they need help evacuating horses and livestock from the eaton fire in pasadena too

"California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency for the Palisades Fire raging in the hillsides above coastal Los Angeles." via KTLA

The following closures are in effect as of 8 p.m. on Jan. 9:

Mulholland Hwy at Stunt Rd.

Mulholland Dr. at Topanga Canyon Blvd.

Piuma Rd. at Woodbluff Rd.

Malibu Canyon Rd. at Piuma Rd.

Topanga Canyon Blvd at Entrado Dr.

Mulholland Dr. at Santa Maria Rd.

Coastline Dr. at PCH

Topanga Canyon Blvd. at PCH

101 Freeway northbound to Las Virgenes Rd off-ramp

Mureau Rd. at Mountain View Dr.

Only first responders and utility workers will be allowed to access these areas, according to California Highway Patrol.

Via KTLA

LA COUNTY: SET OUT WATER FOR WILDLIFE AND ANIMALS FLEEING THE FIRES.

many animals are coming in with burns, covered in ash, and desperately needing water.

DO NOT USE TAP WATER. most of the tap water is currently contaminated and it is being recommended to drink / use purely bottled water.

‘We raised our children here’: The Hollywood stars whose homes have burnt down in California wildfires

The Independent

Hollywood stars who have lost homes in California wildfires

Anthony Hopkins, Anna Faris, Mandy Moore, Ricki Lake and Eugene Levy are among the stars whose properties have been reduced to rubble

Anthony Hopkins, Anna Faris, Mandy Moore, Ricki Lake, Eugene Levy, Cary Elwes, Heidi Montage and Spencer Pratt, Billy Crystal, Paris Hilton, Diane Warren, James Wood, Adam Brody and Leighton Meester, Miles Teller, and Beyonce's mother Tina Knowles have all lost their homes.

Before anyone goes "Well, they're rich, who gives a fuck?" Here's the thing. Yes, they're rich--but that's precisely it! Their homes would've been likely the first to save… and they're burned down. That's how bad it is! If they're losing their homes it means the areas around there are not doing too well.

These fires are super-bad.

The reaction I'm seeing to the LA fires on social media is DISGUSTING, have some of you no compassion?

Not everybody who lives in LA is rich or a celebrity or a CEO. We're people of all different backgrounds and incomes, and to categorize one of the country's biggest populations under "rich" removes all of that

Furthermore, hi, PEOPLE'S HOUSES ARE BURNING DOWN. DO YOU GET THAT?? THEIR HOMES ARE BURNING DOWN

It's not about whether they have the money to immediately make a new one (remember that majority of people in LA county do not), it's about the fact that their entire livelihoods are disappearing right before their eyes and they can't do anything about it. Those memories are gone in an instant

Even if someone isn't being directly affected, they feel it in other ways. The air quality is extremely bad, everyone is smelling the smoke and seeing the flames

To generalize all of this and say "well only the rich are affected" and you having no sympathy whatsoever for that is disgusting. Shame on you