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Attilatheblond

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2. Worse than it looks. A lot of the chapperal vegetation in California is HIGHLY combustible

Reply to berniesandersmittens (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 08:07 PM

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Knew an old fire fighter/fire jumper in Montana. He fought fires all over the west, but drew the line at Southern California. Said "I'm not stupid or suicidal" then talked about the plants there and how fast they could explode because of the oily sap some of them have.

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live feed on California fire [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Tuesday OP

Holy crap this is terrifying! berniesandersmittens Tuesday #1

Worse than it looks. A lot of the chapperal vegetation in California is HIGHLY combustible Attilatheblond Tuesday #2

It's nasty - chapparal can burn around 1,000 - 1,500 degrees, IIRC hatrack Tuesday #9

ABC affiliate reporting per LAFD that the Getty Museum is on fire . . . hatrack Tuesday #3

OMG NO!! I watched it being built. It's an expensive place. a jewel BlueWaveNeverEnd Tuesday #5

It's the Getty Villa which is threatened. It's on PCH. Last I heard, it was threatened but not on fire . . . Journeyman Tuesday #17

oh the Villa. I visited a very very very long time ago. long before THE Getty BlueWaveNeverEnd Tuesday #20

Hope that's not true. beaglelover Tuesday #7

OMG, it does look like the Getty Villa off the Pacific Coast Hwy is Nixie Tuesday #15

Getty Villa off of PCH is seriously threatened Brother Buzz Tuesday #19

It is so close to the PCH -- just up a small hill right off the Nixie Tuesday #22

It's early, but I'm hearing the grounds are burning, even with water suppression system, but Brother Buzz Tuesday #24

Thank you so much for that! We just love that place! $20 parking, Nixie Tuesday #25

Read fire has reached the Getty Villa, where a lot of art from the museum would be on exhibit too Attilatheblond Wednesday #29

Just read that traffic is backed up on Sunset Blvd. and people are allegorical oracle Tuesday #4

Dozens of cars were abandoned earlier around Sunset and PCH. The fire department used a bulldozer to move the beaglelover Tuesday #6

It's only going to get worse as the night goes on. The highest wind gusts have not arrived yet. beaglelover Tuesday #8

Are you out there? nt allegorical oracle Tuesday #10

I used to live there but am now near Palm Springs but I'm watching the live news from L.A. beaglelover Tuesday #11

Good. How do these fires start? Just saw Jacob Saboroff on MSNBC saying he grew up in allegorical oracle Tuesday #12

People drive offroad and the cat converter hits dried grass; tossed cigarettes, blown transformer . . . hatrack Tuesday #13

Oh yeah. In my area, a firetruck's hot engine started a fire that destroyed the truck. One of allegorical oracle Tuesday #14

worst winds expected from 10pm-5am rollin74 Tuesday #16

About 30,000 evacuated. IcyPeas Tuesday #18

spent many fun days at will rogers beach where sunset blvd and coast hiway meet. the canyon sunset blvd msongs Tuesday #21

New fire reported in Pasadena rollin74 Tuesday #23

If only they had raked the forest. keithbvadu2 Tuesday #26

Right next to the ocean but planes are grounded intrepidity Tuesday #27

parts of Santa Monica now under mandatory evacuation order rollin74 Tuesday #28