Firefighters Continue to Battle Greater Los Angeles Fires as High Winds Forecast to Return
Trump talking to official about touring the disaster area, which is estimated to be the ‘costliest fire in US history.’
The situation in the Los Angeles area continues to remain dire.
There have been at least 16 deaths and more than 10,000 structures damaged or destroyed in these historic blazes, several of which are still mostly uncontained. Furthermore, firefighters are bracing for several days of high winds (gusts that could hit 50-65 mph are forecast through Wednesday).
The following clip shows why these conditions could seriously hamper efforts to contain the firestorm.
Pro tip, use a leave blower to turbo charge your fires! pic.twitter.com/BpqxR85iDh
— Phil Labonte (@philthatremains) April 26, 2020
Trump Talking with City Officials about LA Tour
Los Angeles County Board Chair Kathryn Barger, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, and Gov. Gavin Newsom have all extended invitations for Trump to tour the wildfire damage. While Trump’s team has provided a positive response to the possibility of a visit, no date has been confirmed.
BREAKING: Los Angeles County Board chair writes heartfelt letter to Trump urging him to visit fire damage.
“We remember well your previous considerable commitment to Los Angeles County in one of our darkest moments and hope you will accept this invitation to stand with our… pic.twitter.com/OHqDKf5BDl
— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) January 11, 2025
When asked by reporters on Sunday, if she is worried about animosity from President-elect Donald Trump and his team, she said no. She confirmed that she has been in communication with several high-ranking members of Trump’s team.
“I joined in the invitation to the incoming president to come to Los Angeles. I joined with the supervisor and the governor,” Bass said. “Spoke directly with the incoming administration yesterday and it was a fine call.”
Trump team is talking with Los Angeles leaders about fire zones tour, Mayor Karen Bass says https://t.co/cct0bdoFjO
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) January 12, 2025
Greater Los Angeles Fires Likely to be Costliest in US History.
I knew they would be bad when I prepared my first report. But the epic scale of the disaster is now slowly being realized by our national press.
A preliminary estimate by AccuWeather put the damage and economic losses so far between $135 billion and $150 billion. By comparison, AccuWeather estimated the damage and economic losses caused by Hurricane Helene, which tore across six southeastern states last fall, at $225 billion to $250 billion.
“This will be the costliest wildfire in California modern history and also very likely the costliest wildfire in U.S. modern history, because of the fires occurring in the densely populated areas around Los Angeles with some of the highest-valued real estate in the country,” said Jonathan Porter, the private firm’s chief meteorologist.
Palisades Fire
The Palisades Fire is currently burning 23,707 acres and is 11% contained. It remains the largest active wildfire in the area, with over 4,700 firefighting personnel battling the blaze.
The fire has destroyed thousands of structures, including at least 604 confirmed destroyed and 83 damaged. Five civilian fatalities have been reported in connection with this fire.
Aerial views of the wildfire devastation in Pacific Palisadespic.twitter.com/d7opJS38Q1
— Rantingly (@rantinglydotcom) January 9, 2025
This inferno destroyed historic buildings and multiple structures at two California State Parks last night, including Will Rogers’ historic ranch house and buildings at Will Rogers State Historic Park.
“California State Parks mourns the loss of these treasured natural and cultural resources, and our hearts go out to everyone impacted by the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area,” said State Parks Director Armando Quintero. “Since yesterday afternoon, we are directing all available resources into the emergency response effort and working to secure and protect as much as we can at affected nearby state parks. We are deeply grateful to our parks staff and all partner agencies for their swift actions. Our top priority remains the safety of the public, our employees and the responders bravely battling the fires.”
This is me and my dad at Will Rogers’ historic home in LA, which is now gone. This was a museum you could visit.
pic.twitter.com/9VnJsxQCF1
— A
(@AThinksAloud) January 10, 2025
Eaton Fire
The Eaton Fire, burning near the Angeles National Forest in the Altadena region, has scorched 14,117 acres and is 27% contained as of the latest reports. The wildfire has destroyed over 7,000 structures, including homes, schools, and businesses. There are 11 confirmed fatalities associated with this blaze, making it one of the deadliest fires in California history.
A church totally destroyed by the Eaton fire in Altadena. pic.twitter.com/EgOs82CCdD
— Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell (@TheElizMitchell) January 12, 2025
Over 3,155 firefighting personnel are currently assigned to battle the Eaton Fire. Evacuation orders remain in place for affected areas due to continued fire activity, downed trees, power lines, gas leaks, and power outages.
Hurst Fire
The Hurst fire, which started near the I-210 Foothill Freeway and Yarnell St. in Sylmar, is currently 89% contained and has burned 771 acres. It is still active, but firefighters have enough under control to lift all evacuation orders related to this fire.
3. Hurst Fire
– Size: 799 acres (slightly increased from the previous update of 771 acres, sourced from Los Angeles Fire Department)
– Containment: 76% (no change, sourced from Los Angeles Fire Department)
– Impact: Two structures likely damaged or destroyed, no new… pic.twitter.com/hIdxtBN0rx— Ven Doe (@XsyLocke) January 12, 2025
Kenneth Fire
The Kenneth Fire is now fully contained after burning 1,052 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Firefighters have successfully extinguished all hot spots and established a secure perimeter around the fire. All evacuation orders and warnings related to the Kenneth Fire have been lifted.
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I’m sure President Trump will visit the LA fire disaster. We can also expect that disaster aid will be provided. LA will be second on the list after Appalachia is taken care of. The aid to LA should be conditioned on changes to forestry management, water infrastructure and a full federal investigation of how the bureaucracy allowed this fire to happen.
Greater Los Angeles Fires Likely to be Costliest in US History
Send the bill to Newsom. Personally.
Hold him individually liable, since he acted in his unofficial capacity as *sshole.
In a totally tone deaf move Newsom called up the governor of Hawaii to talk about LA in terms of Maui. I imagine it is how the obfuscate and cover up for Lahaina V2.0 on the West Coast. Barnes thinks that Newsom and Bass can be held directly accountable due to intentionally ideological bias and wanting the destruction to usher in LA 2028. Letting the fires happen, just having someone else do it. Letting crisis happen to get their way.
Newsom: “We’ve got a Marshall plan.”
NBC: “Tell us about that Marshall plan.”
Newsom: “Okay, we’ve got a name for a plan.”
https://x.com/ProfMJCleveland/status/1878688423927746890
Newscum is such a fraud. Face palm.
The NY Post is now reporting 24 dead, $250B total cost and that the fire started fron a NYE fireworks fire that the LA Fire Department did not fully extinguish and got restarted with the subsequent strong winds, with a slow fire department response the second time allowing it to spread.
California’s Dhimmi-crat residents/voters are being taught a harsh lesson that when you vote for and empower stupid, narcissistic and incompetent Dhimmi-crat apparatchiks who focus on the needs of illegal aliens, criminals, tr@nnies and the “climate change”/”green” lobby — instead of on citizens’/taxpayers’ practical needs — the end result is predictably callous, inept, destructive and ruinous Soviet-style governance.
Whether these voters will absorb that lesson and alter their political loyalties/behavior, as a result, remains to be seen. The cynic in me suspects that nothing will change.
CA gov newscum filled up the hotel rooms with homeless junkies during covid hysteria, paid for at taxpayer expense. On top of that illegal aliens from 4 years of biden’s open border policies.
Where are wildfire victims supposed to go now? No vacancy for 100 miles?
No one has asked the important question. Are all the lesbians safe?
Well they won’t be at the door to save anyone. So yes … they are safe.
Since last Tuesday, I have had power for a grand total of about 30 hours.
Not because of any actual downed lines or issues. Because they just arbitrarily turned this grid off, while houses a block away have had power the entire time.
I lived in North Carolina through multiple hurricanes – Fran, Floyd and Bertha. We didn’t lose power this long from freaking hurricanes.
Sean Hannity pointed out today that Jen Psaki said (yesterday?) that these fires couldn’t have been predicted because the Santa Anna wind doesn’t usually blow at this time of year. The Santa Anna can blow any time from fall through spring. What time of year is it now?