Today is January 21st, 2025 and here I am posting another update on the Palisades fires. Truly sad, I have been checking since early this morning and virtually no change.We are at 63% containment, and we have been at it all day. Why? The winds have picked up and it makes life harder for the fire fighters.Now may I share my frustration with the Politicians of this great state? There were volunteers from Oregon trying to help us. After a bunch of political bs, the issue was 75 Fire Engines and 300 helping fire fighters got passed through supposedly even though their emission control standards did not meet California standards.SERIOUSLY? How stupid, we are in a situation where 6380 structures have been destroyed. 857 structures have been damaged. 23,713 acres have burned, and we are having... 01/21/2025

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power disclosed, that as of Wednesday evening, there were still about 8,410 customers remaining without power in the Pacific Palisades area.Sadly, because they are located in areas where workers cannot safely access homes or in areas where it is unsafe to re-energize power lines. Customers with questions about the status of their service can call 800-342-5397. Southern California Gas Co. had shut off service to about 13,600 customers in the Palisades Fire area for safety reasons. As of Wednesday, they have restored service for 3,526 of those customers.The Southern California Gas Co. has established an information booth for residents that will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pavilions store at 29211 Heathercliff Road in Malibu, and from 9 a.m... 01/23/2025

Today is 1/22/2025 and I am still writing updates about the Pacific Palisades Fires.Date the fire started was 01/07/25 and the time was around 10:30 am. Now with that said I am grateful for the brave fire fighters not just the local ones but the ones that came from all over the country to help out even though they knew that we had no water in the reservoir and no water in the fire hydrants. Truly grateful for their bravery to try to put these fires out.The good news is  the fires are now : 70% Contained 23,448 Acres AS I write this the winds are still picking up and these brave fire fighters are out there trying to stop this tragedy.It has been a while since I updated on the damage assessments: 890 Structures Damaged Residential, Commercial and Other 6,662 Structures Destroyed Residenti... 01/22/2025

Latest Update on the Pacific Palisades, CA, Fires!The good news is, the containment is now at 49%, sadly it took 11 days to come to this point. Needless to say, we are not there yet. 23,713 acres have been affected by the fires.Hard to believe, but a crew of 5,677 firefighters has been working on the site and they managed to contain 49% of the fire by Saturday evening. The fire fighters are from all over the country, Texas, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and Mexico to name a few.I am hopeful, that tomorrow will bring better percentages, because my understanding is that next week there are more winds expected. Needless to say, the winds are not helpful for the fire fighters.Just to give you an idea the firefighting effort, as of this writing involve 551 engines, 48 water tenders, 43 helicopters, ... 01/18/2025