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tenderfoot

(8,922 posts) Wed Jan 8, 2025, 09:11 PM Wednesday

New LA fires - Hollywood Hills, Runyon Canyon. It's starting to look like ARSON to me. [View all]

I can see the glow from the front of my building.

Random fires starting across the Valley eating up valuable resources and water. 🧐 But hey, what do I know.

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New LA fires - Hollywood Hills, Runyon Canyon. It's starting to look like ARSON to me. [View all] tenderfoot Wednesday OP

The Trumpista Terrorist Regime (TTR)? Nt CousinIT Wednesday #1

Seems I'm not the only one FalloutShelter Wednesday #3

Yes, it is also prominently being propagated by Alex Jones's Inforwars. RockRaven Wednesday #7

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Wednesday #9

Setting fires is not a group activity stillcool Wednesday #12

To be fair Oldvet Wednesday #26

Had not heard that. FalloutShelter Wednesday #10

evacuation orders from Mulholland Dr to Hollywood Blvd rollin74 Wednesday #2

Sunset Fire location and evacuation areas rollin74 Wednesday #4

They are reporting winds up to 100mph in gusts, sustained to 50mph. RockRaven Wednesday #5

Those must of been some large embers to be able to jump two major highways all the way over to Runyon. tenderfoot Wednesday #8

Lit embers can travel over a mile Unladen Swallow Wednesday #14

Runyon Canyon is about 7-10 miles E from the Palisades and 15+ miles W of Altadena. tenderfoot Wednesday #21

On the news, they were saying the embers can travel two Nixie Wednesday #27

That was yesterday ITAL Wednesday #19

Same. tenderfoot Wednesday #22

Thirty years ago an arsonist with a flare burned down 600 homes in Santa Barbara. Jacson6 Wednesday #6

Wasn't there a firefighter that was an arsonist out here awhile back? tenderfoot Wednesday #13

Yes, There are some FF arsonist that start a dumpster or wild fire so that they can respond to it and be the hero. n/t Jacson6 Wednesday #16

Certainly seems that way, too many to be a oincidence. 🤬 nt Raine Wednesday #11

When I said a few days ago "2025 is gonna be lit" Unladen Swallow Wednesday #15

Not funny awesomerwb1 Thursday #34

This kind of chaos might attract the arson opportunists Nixie Wednesday #17

There is total gridlock with people trying to leave. I mean traffic here is bad at the best of times. IcyPeas Wednesday #18

A combination of things Retrograde Wednesday #20

And then there's PG&E/Edison who have started many devastating fires around the State. tenderfoot Wednesday #23

I watched the lightning coming ashore that set off the Santa Cruz CZU fire. CoopersDad Thursday #35

Extremists? moondust Wednesday #24

Ok, THAT SUCKED. I'm near Franklin Village. chowder66 Wednesday #25

Mystery? JoseBalow Thursday #28

now a NEW fire in Studio City burning structures rollin74 Thursday #29

Yep tenderfoot Thursday #30

Making me nice and nervous. I'm like 10 blocks away thebigidea Thursday #31

Was just watching some of the live coverage when it showed a house collapse in Studio City. The highplainsdem Thursday #33

Absolutely! PlanetBev Thursday #32