LAFD asks firefighters to report availability
The Los Angeles Fire Department asked its firefighters to call their communications department to report availability.
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The Los Angeles Fire Department asked its firefighters to call their communications department to report availability.
While it's normally closed to the public on Tuesdays, the Getty Villa extended its closure to next week amid the Palisades Fire.
A "go bag" is a backpack filled with everything you need in case of an emergency evacuation.
Resident Nicolas Libonati said he saw a lot of abandoned cars on the road, and people running toward the coast. "It was kind of a surreal scene," he said.
As the Palisades Fire quickly tore through 2,921 acres, the Pacific Coast Highway was shut down in the Malibu area while fire authorities told drivers to get of their cars to flee the flames Tuesday afternoon.
High winds that weather officials have called "life-threatening and destructive" are hitting Southern California Tuesday, sparking a major brush fire in Pacific Palisades and prompting thousands of power outages.
Weather officials urge residents to take safety precautions as a strong windstorm hits Southern California.
"The strongest winds with this event are expected to be Tuesday afternoon into early Wednesday afternoon when widespread damaging wind gusts of 50 to 80 mph are likely," NWS forecasters said.
After killing at least nine people, the Palisades Fire continues to burn as residents remain under evacuation orders and warnings, with the next Santa Ana wind event continuing fire danger.
Peter Yarrow was a singer-songwriter and a social activist, but he was best known as one-third of the folk-music group Peter, Paul and Mary.
Firefighters worked for over an hour to extinguish the flames of a commercial building fire in downtown Los Angeles.
Several weather warnings will go into effect Tuesday for a "life-threatening" windstorm in Southern California.
Nashville investigators said hundreds of pounds of meth was shipped from Mailbox Toluca Lake.
With yet another major Santa Ana wind event closing in on most of Southern California, local authorities are already taking steps to ensure a swift response to any emergencies that may arise.
Southern California Edison, one of the major electricity providers, could shut off power to more than 409,000 residents amid a major Santa Ana windstorm this week.
