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Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bill-burr-goes-full-ahole">Bill Burr</a> on Wednesday night refused to level any blame on California Democrats for the historic Los Angeles County wildfires that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed more than 12,300 structures.
Burr, who said he was &#8220;lucky&#8221; that the winds shifted away from his home, told Kimmel that anyone online criticizing the response to the fires is a &#8220;f***ing idiot&#8221; and has no idea what they&#8217;re talking about. He also dismissed the notion that the fire response was in any way &#8220;mismanaged.&#8221;
&#8220;I think everyone did a great job — unlike the internet,&#8221; Burr told Kimmel.
&#8220;Oh my gosh, all of these &#8216;fire experts,'&#8221; the comedian complained. &#8220;Why didn&#8217;t you just fly a helicopter into the ocean? &#8230; I don&#8217;t know, because there were 100-knot winds? You wanna do that at night? You f***ing lunatic.&#8221;
&#8220;This was definitely mismanaged,&#8221; Burr said in a mocking tone. &#8220;&#8216;Mismanaged?&#8217; Like some f***ing idiot on the internet knows how to manage the worst fire in LA, sitting there in his underwear.&#8221;
Instead, Burr took aim at insurance companies, yelling out, &#8220;Free Luigi,&#8221; a reference to Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering a UnitedHealthcare executive.
Thousands of Los Angeles homeowners were <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fires-california-palisades-fire-homeowners-insurance-state-farm-fair-losses/#:~:text=About%201%2C600%20policies%20in%20Pacific,Soller%20said%20in%20an%20Thursday">dropped</a> by their insurers in the past year or so due to the massive insurance crisis in California. A recent Wall Street Journal editorial <a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/california-fires-los-angeles-insurance-regulation-premiums-risk-fair-victoria-roach-gavin-newsom-1306d0a1">pinned</a> that crisis on the state’s Democrat politicians. For example, California bars companies from raising premiums to reflect the increasing fire risks. As a result, insurers have limited their coverage or stopped doing business in California altogether. Additionally, the state’s supposed safety net for those left without private insurance, called “FAIR,&#8221; has a $458 billion exposure, while it only has around $700 million in cash on hand to pay claims.
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BURR: “The winds moved. I feel lucky. I think everybody did a great job- unlike the Internet + all these *fire experts*.”
Bill defends folks trying to handle an impossible fire situation, mocks keyboard warriors calling it “mismanaged”, blaming the homeless, etc (i.e. Joe Rogan) <a href="https://t.co/WRpdfa0UqJ">pic.twitter.com/WRpdfa0UqJ</a>
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheTNHoller/status/1879729221133914289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Notably, California&#8217;s leadership has been criticized by even legacy media for a number of outrageous actions. For example, L.A. Democratic Mayor Karen Bass has been accused of ignoring warnings of the forecasted high winds and fire threat, opting to leave town for a taxpayer-funded trip to Africa. The mayor also cut the fire department budget by <a href="https://abc11.com/post/los-angeles-cut-175m-fire-department-budget-months-before-palisades-signed-mayor-karen-bass/15782731/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$17.5 million</a> just months before the fires broke out.
Businessman Rick Caruso, a Democrat who lost the 2022 mayoral race by nine percentage points, has publicly said that firefighters’ hands were tied by leadership and fire hydrants in the area were “bone dry.”
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“We’ve had decades to remove the brush in these hills that move so quickly,&#8221; Caruso said. &#8220;You’ve got to have water. And my understanding is the reservoir was not refilled in time and in a timely water to keep their hydrants going … it’s all about leadership and management that were seeing a failure of. And all of these residents are paying a price for that.”
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According to Fox 11&#8217;s Rick Caruso, Los Angeles fire hydrants are out of water because the county refused to refill the reservoirs. <a href="https://t.co/2wgQJzdwXg">pic.twitter.com/2wgQJzdwXg</a>
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href="https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1876901604734984649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom is also taking criticism in the wake of the historic fires, specifically for the lack of water to fight them. One of California&#8217;s top water supply systems has been heavily regulated over concerns about two specific fish populations. When President-elect Donald Trump was serving as president back in 2019, he tried to pump more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta but was stonewalled. 
Folks online were quick to criticize Burr for neglecting to go after those in power. &#8220;Bill Burr lost all his credibility in less than 60 seconds,&#8221; comedian Tim Young bluntly wrote on X. 
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Bill Burr lost all his credibility in less than 60 seconds. <a href="https://t.co/Gyk7piyCJ1">https://t.co/Gyk7piyCJ1</a>
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimRunsHisMouth/status/1879710838006923579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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BILL BURR, JIMMY KIMMEL

Bill Burr Says LA Fire Response Has Been ‘Great’, Mocks Critics As ‘F***ing Idiots’

Bill Burr

California

Celebrities

Jimmy Kimmel

Los Angeles

Los Angeles County

U.S.

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kelly-osbourne">Kelly Osbourne</a> had some strong words for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">celebrities</a> who appear to be using the destructive <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/wildfires">fires</a> in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/los-angeles">Los Angeles</a> area as a photo op or to draw attention to themselves.
The daughter of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne didn’t name names, but she did express her thoughts with a social media post. 
“Ok, I have a question. Is it me being my normal overthinking cynical self, or is it really disturbing to see all of these celebrities using other people&#8217;s pain and suffering as a photo op to say look, I&#8217;m helping, I&#8217;m doing this, I&#8217;m doing that,” Osbourne said in a video <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@knotsour/video/7459990859145153808">reposted</a> to TikTok on a Kelly Osbourne fan account on Wednesday. The 40-year-old former reality star had initially posted the video on her Instagram account but later deleted it.
She continued, “I don&#8217;t believe you help because you get attention for helping, I believe you help because you want to. I&#8217;m so confused. I think it&#8217;s so wrong. No one asked you to come out and give hugs, go home.”
Even though she doesn’t specify who her comments are directed at, commenters on TikTok speculate she might have been referring to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who have caught heat for being photographed at the Pasadena Convention Center, which is being used as a refuge for people who were evacuated. The Duchess of Sussex was seen wearing a mask and baseball cap while handing out food and hugging victims.
“Well said,” one commenter wrote. “Meghan and Harry brought a full film crew with them for [their] own benefit&#8230; PR stunt.”
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“So you mean Megan and Harry? Yes yes yes,” another agreed.
Actress Justine Bateman blasted Harry and Meghan on social media last week for acting like what she described as “disaster tourists.”
The “Family Ties” alum <a href="https://x.com/JustineBateman/status/1878277401404141859">shared</a> on X, “Meghan Markle and Harry are no better than ambulance chasers. What a repulsive ‘photo op’ they achieved. They are ‘touring the damage’? Are they politicians now? They don’t live here; they are tourists. Disaster Tourists.”
Bateman lives in the Hollywood Hills, which has been affected by the wildfires. Meanwhile, Harry and Markle live in Montecito, about 80 miles from the Palisades and Hurst fires.
A recent Page Six <a href="https://pagesix.com/2025/01/13/royal-family/prince-harry-meghan-markle-find-justine-batemans-disaster-tourist-claim-offensive/">report</a> says the royal pair is “offended” by Bateman’s comments, according to an unnamed source.

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Kelly Osbourne Trashes Celebs Using LA Fires As A Photo Op: ‘Go Home’

Kelly Osbourne Trashes Celebs Using LA Fires As A Photo Op: 'Go Home'

Entertainment

Meghan Markle

Prince Harry

Wildfires

California legislators created a $21 billion “wildfire fund” to minimize risk to utility companies which could prove important if investigators find that such a company caused one of the recent major fires that have devastated Los Angeles County.
The fund permits Pacific Gas &amp; Electric Co., San Diego Gas &amp; Electric Co., and Southern California Edison to pay into it. If any of those utilities is found by investigators led by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to be responsible for a fire, they are enjoined to pay for the first $1 billion of losses. After that, the wildfire fund will have to cover the costs.
In 2019, Pacific Gas &amp; Electric declared bankruptcy after being found responsible for the Camp Fire, the deadliest fire in the state’s history. “The Camp Fire was caused by electrical transmission lines owned and operated by Pacific Gas &amp; Electricity (PG&amp;E) located in the Pulga area,” the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210128061532/https:/www.fire.ca.gov/media/5121/campfire_cause.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>. PG&amp;E later came out of bankruptcy.
Last month, the Biden administration <a href="//9160FEAD-AA4F-4135-A419-0C5F63184884/v" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gave PG&amp;E</a> a record $15 billion low-interest loan commitment to modernize PG&amp;E’s hydroelectric infrastructure and upgrade power lines. “Officials with the Loan Programs Office said that because the loan is a legal contract, future administrations wouldn’t be able to claw back the funds,” The Wall Street Journal reported.
“The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the municipal utility that operates in Pacific Palisades, says it did not opt into the wildfire fund because it would have been too costly for its customers,” The Los Angeles Times <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-15/why-edison-likely-to-survive-even-if-its-lines-caused-horrific-l-a-firestorms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. “If the large municipal utility was liable for the Palisades fire, the city of L.A. could face exorbitant financial costs.”
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The 2018 Camp Fire was caused by high-voltage transmission towers that had been in place for roughly a century; the 2019 Kincade Fire was caused by a line built roughly 50 years before. There is speculation that the current Eaton Fire near Pasadena, which has killed at least 17 people, may have started around a Southern California Edison electrical transmission tower.
Michael Wara, former wildfire commissioner for California and a member of the California Catastrophe Response Council, said, “If the wildfire fund did not exist today, Edison might be in real trouble. We would see something probably similar to what happened to PG&amp;E after the Camp Fire.”
“If you are an investor in PG&amp;E or Edison, you might look at this and think, ‘Hmm, I thought the fund was big enough. Maybe now I’m not so sure.’ The fund is there to provide confidence. If the fund isn’t big enough, there will be less confidence,” he added.
“If a large portion of the wildfire fund’s $21 billion was depleted, that could affect market perception of the fund, negatively affect utility company credit scores, and plunge investor-owned utilities — which cover about 80% customers across the state of California — into chaos,” The Times noted.

Eaton fire in Altadena, CA.

California Utilities Have ‘Wildfire Fund’ For Insurance. It Might Not Be Enough.

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More Santa Ana winds are forecast to hit parts of Los Angeles County and wide swaths of Ventura County, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a &#8220;particularly dangerous situation&#8221; red flag warning lasting from 4 a.m. on Tuesday until noon on Wednesday.
The winds could range between 45 and 75 mph, threatening to ground important firefighting aircraft as the Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst Fires continue to burn. The National Weather Service Los Angeles has only issued the &#8220;particularly dangerous situation&#8221; red flag warning a few times in the past — twice in 2020 and not again until 2024, and now, 2025, The Los Angeles Times <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-13/particularly-dangerous-situation-red-flag-fire-weather-warning-issued-for-l-a-ventura-counties" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
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Heads up! Strong, locally damaging, NE/E winds will affect West LA Co. &amp; much of Ventura Co thru Wednesday. Critical fire weather is expected, so PLEASE have multiple ways of getting notifications in case of new fires &amp; prepare ahead of time. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/venturacounty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#venturacounty</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cawx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cawx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Socal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Socal</a> <a href="https://t.co/BuvqcwnktS">pic.twitter.com/BuvqcwnktS</a>
&mdash; NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) <a href="https://twitter.com/NWSLosAngeles/status/1878566192996372732?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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National Weather Service meteorologist Rose Schoenfeld said the warning &#8220;is one of the loudest ways that we can shout,&#8221; adding, &#8220;This is a continued extreme fire weather and wind scenario.&#8221; The high wind gusts combined with humidity as low as 5% on Tuesday makes for an especially dangerous situation, and the weather service told Los Angeles County and Ventura County residents to avoid doing &#8220;anything that could spark a fire.&#8221; The Santa Ana winds could also further stoke the fires that have already ripped through more than 40,000 acres and killed at least 24 people in Southern California.
The Los Angeles Fire Department has already prepared for the intense winds. Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said on Sunday, “I want to reassure you that your LAFD, all of our regional partners, every single agency that has come from up and down this state and outside of the state — we are ready.”
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The L.A. Times reported that preparations for the high winds include reinforcing fire control lines, clearing brush away from buildings that survived the fires, and setting up staging areas where new fires could break out. L.A. County Fire Battalion Chief Christian Litz added, &#8220;If [aircraft] get grounded, we have actually built ourselves a little bit of barrier in time for crews to get in there.&#8221;
Cal Fire spokesman Gerry Magana <a href="https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/los-angeles-wildfires-palisades-eaton-california-01-13-25-hnk#cm5v9t5c400053b6nt9dhuay4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;Usually, the limiting factor is gusts over 30 miles an hour, but the sustained winds – anything over 40 (mph) – is pretty much going to ground most aircraft.&#8221;
In a social media <a href="https://x.com/GavinNewsom/status/1878648757161701581" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on Sunday night, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote, &#8220;Emergency responders are ready tonight. Pre-positioned firefighters and engines are spread around Southern California. Stay safe. Be ready to evacuate if you get the order.&#8221;
According to the L.A. County Medical Examiner, 16 people died in the Eaton Fire and eight in the Palisades Fire. More than a dozen people are still missing. The latest data from <a href="https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cal Fire</a> shows that the Palisades Fire is at 14% containment, the Eaton Fire is at 33% containment, and the Hurst Fire is at 95% containment.

Palisades fire

‘Extreme Fire Weather’: Authorities Warn Of More High Winds As L.A.-Area Fires Rage Into Week 2

'Extreme Fire Weather': Authorities Warn Of More High Winds As L.A.-Area Fires Rage Into Week 2

Fires

Weather

The death toll from the devastating Los Angeles County fires has risen to 24, with more than a dozen people still missing and at least three blazes still burning. 
The L.A. County Medical Examiner <a href="https://me.lacounty.gov/2025/press-releases/update-medical-examiner-fire-related-deaths-at-5-p-m-on-january-12/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Sunday that 16 people had been killed in the Eaton Fire and another eight had been killed in the Palisades Fire, making some of the <a href="https://34c031f8-c9fd-4018-8c5a-4159cdff6b0d-cdn-endpoint.azureedge.net/-/media/calfire-website/our-impact/fire-statistics/top-20-deadliest-ca-wildfires.pdf?rev=dddeac543dd84d21a4b01ad6bed5f48c&amp;hash=6A2BD57BB8EC29DB9EC0C94F92B00F52" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deadliest</a> fires in California history. The fires have so far burned more than 40,000 acres and destroyed 12,000 structures. 
With the number of missing expected to rise, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna <a href="https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-wildfires-southern-california-4997fb4d4490fdaa9f2d5cf8cd5f2be7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> 12 people were missing from the Eaton Fire zone near Pasadena, with another four from the Palisades Fire near the coast. 
Victims <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/11/us/california-wildfires-victims/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">identified</a> so far included 85-year-old Annette Rossilli, Anthony and Justin Mitchell, Erliene Kelley, 66-year-old Victor Shaw, Rodney Nickerson, Rory Callum Sykes, 55-year-old Randall Miod, Charles Mortimer, and Dalcye Curry. Several died trying to protect their homes. 
The coroner&#8217;s office reported that one of the deaths was at the hospital, while the others were reported at the scene of the fires.
According to the <a href="https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents" target="_blank" rel="noopener">latest updates</a> from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, at least three major fires are still burning in Los Angeles County. The data show 13% containment for the Palisades Fire (23,713 acres), 27% containment for the Eaton Fire (14,117 acres), and 89% containment for the Hurst Fire (799 acres).
“There are still active fires that are burning within the Palisades area, making it extremely, extremely dangerous for the public,” said LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley Sunday morning. “There’s no power, there’s no water, there’s broken gas lines, and we have unstable structures.”
The National Weather Service said Sunday that the Santa Ana winds, which fueled the fires last week with gusts up to 100 miles per hour, would continue this week. 
“Critical fire weather conditions will continue for coastal southern California including the areas of the Palisades and Eaton fires through Wednesday due to moderate to locally strong Santa Ana winds. Red Flag Warnings are in effect,” the National Weather Service <a href="https://x.com/NWS/status/1878633500368339080" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>
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Top California Democrats have faced criticism over their handling of the fires, including from President-elect Donald Trump. 
“The fires are still raging in L.A. The incompetent pols have no idea how to put them out. Thousands of magnificent houses are gone, and many more will soon be lost. There is death all over the place,” Trump said on Sunday. “This is one of the worst catastrophes in the history of our Country. They just can’t put out the fires. What’s wrong with them?”

Powerful Winds Fuel Multiple Fires Across Los Angeles Area

At Least 24 Dead From Los Angeles County Fires With More Still Missing

Donald Trump

Severe Weather

The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles</a> County district attorney promised on Saturday to bring down the hammer on any looters or scammers who attempt to exploit the devastating fires raging in the area.
District Attorney Nathan Hochman <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6366958042112" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Fox News</a> that he was warning any would-be criminal that his office would be prosecuting to the fullest extent of the law and throwing the “full book” at anyone arrested. Reports have already come out of Los Angeles of looters going into neighborhoods amid the fires that first responders are still struggling to contain.
“I want to send an unmistakably clear message to those who are thinking about looting, to those who are thinking about burglary, robbery, grand theft, to those who want to get on the internet and defraud people who have suffered this tragedy: you will be arrested, you will be prosecuted, and you will be punished to the full extent of the law,” Hochman said in an interview.
According to the <a href="https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents" target="_blank" rel="noopener">latest updates</a> available from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, there are multiple major fires still blazing throughout Los Angeles and Ventura counties that are not fully contained. The data show just 11% containment for the Palisades Fire (22,660 acres), 15% containment for the Eaton Fire (14,117 acres), 80% for the Kenneth Fire (1,052 acres), and 76% for the Hurst Fire (799 acres).
Police have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-arrest-arson-suspect-behind-massive-new-california-fire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">already arrested</a> on suspect they believe was behind the Kenneth Fire.
“I know that prior to my taking office, people might have thought you could commit crimes and nothing is going to happen,” Hochman said, referring to the leftist policies of previous DA George Gascon. “Let me assure you: if you get caught &#8212; and you will get caught &#8212; the full book will be thrown at you and maximum punishment will be sought.”
He said that a federal, local, and state task force was being put together to go after looters and scammers.
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“The warning shot is to deter them from doing it in the first place,” he added. “This is your warning. The minute you cross that line, we’re going be coming after you with the full force of the law.”
Previously on Thursday, Hochman promised <a href="https://www.newsnationnow.com/banfield/la-da-punishment-guilty-looters-arsonist/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">during an interview</a> with NewsNation that “justice will be swift” and that “the day and age of a DA’s office standing on the sidelines is over.”
Hochman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/leftist-l-a-county-da-george-gascon-loses-re-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defeated</a> Gascon in November after running on a tough-on-crime platform and promising to bring back law and order.
“The voters of Los Angeles County have spoken and have said enough is enough of D.A. Gascón’s pro-criminal extreme policies; they look forward to a safer future,” Hochman said after his victory.

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‘Justice Will Be Swift’: L.A. District Attorney Promises To Bring Down Hammer On Looters

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President-elect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> called for California Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gavin-newsom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gavin Newsom</a> to resign as multiple devastating fires rip through Los Angeles County causing widespread devastation and at least five deaths. 
The fires, which began on Tuesday, have been spread by powerful Santa Ana winds making it difficult for firefighters to contain the blaze. Over 100,000 people have been forced to evacuate as multiple major fires have broken out in the county <a href="https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents" target="_blank" rel="noopener">including</a> the Palisades Fire (17,234 acres), the Eaton Fire (10,600 acres), the Hurst Fire (855 acres), Sunset Fire (43 acres), and the Lidia Fire (348 acres).  
“One of the best and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning down to the ground,” Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113796555731896970" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on Truth Social on Wednesday night. “It’s ashes, and Gavin Newscum should resign. This is all his fault!!!”
Later, Trump again <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113798400418762415" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on Truth Social early Thursday morning slamming Newsom and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass over their “gross incompetence.” 
“Fire is spreading rapidly for 3 days — ZERO CONTAINMENT. Nobody has ever seen such failed numbers before! Gross incompetence by Gavin Newscum and Karen Bass….And Biden’s FEMA has no money — all wasted on the Green New Scam! L.A. is a total wipeout!!!” he posted. 
Bass is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/l-a-fire-chief-warned-democrat-mayor-bass-budget-cuts-severely-limited-fire-response?topStoryPosition=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">facing criticism</a> as she was in Africa when the fires broke out and she recently cut the budget of the fire department. 
According to the latest updates available from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, there is still zero percent containment for the Palisades Fire, the Eaton Fire, and the Sunset Fire. The Hurst Fire is 10% contained while the Lidia Fire is 40% contained. 
Trump explained on Wednesday why he believed that Newsom was to blame for the disaster. 
“Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way,” he said.
“He wanted to protect an essentially worthless fish called a smelt, by giving it less water (it didn’t work!), but didn’t care about the people of California. Now the ultimate price is being paid. I will demand that this incompetent governor allow beautiful, clean, fresh water to FLOW INTO CALIFORNIA! He is the blame for this. On top of it all, no water for fire hydrants, not firefighting planes. A true disaster!” Trump added. 
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Newsom communication director Izzy Gardon <a href="https://calmatters.org/environment/wildfires/2025/01/la-fires-donald-trump-fact-check/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded</a> by calling Trump’s accusations “pure fiction.” 
“The Governor is focused on protecting people, not playing politics, and making sure firefighters have all the resources they need,” he said
Trump also said that the fires may turn out to be the most expensive in American history. 
“The fires in Los Angeles may go down, in dollar amount, as the worst in the History of our Country,” he posted. “In many circles, they’re doubting whether insurance companies will even have enough money to pay for this catastrophe. Let this serve, and be emblematic, of the gross incompetence and mismanagement of the Biden/Newscum Duo. January 20th cannot come fast enough!”
The National Weather Service <a href="https://x.com/NWSLosAngeles/status/1877146545788731700" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Wednesday that &#8220;critical fire weather&#8221; will continue in parts of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties into Friday, adding that &#8220;gusty winds and very dry conditions will continue to fuel fire starts and existing fires.&#8221;

‘Gross Incompetence’: Trump Calls For Newsom To Resign Over Deadly L.A. Fires

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Los Angeles Democrat Mayor Karen Bass is facing intense criticism for being on another continent while historic wildfires burned down neighborhoods in the area.
Bass was more than 7,000 miles away visiting the African nation of Ghana when fires erupted Tuesday and quickly spread thanks to the notorious Santa Ana winds.
Bass traveled to Ghana with three others for the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama, who was elected last year.
Richard Grenell, President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s incoming Presidential Envoy for Special Missions, slammed Bass in a <a href="https://x.com/RichardGrenell/status/1876929651810898181">post</a> on X: &#8220;The national media hasn’t even mentioned that Karen Bass is in Africa while our city is literally burning to the ground.&#8221;
Elon Musk also slammed Bass, saying that former President Barack Obama got her elected over a far superior candidate.
&#8220;Obama made sure that Rick Caruso, who is extremely competent, lost to utterly incompetent Mayor Karen (her real name),&#8221; Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1877005434621415607">posted</a>.
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Real estate magnate Rick Caruso described the scenes in Southern California as &#8220;like a third-world country.&#8221;
&#8220;There is no water coming out of the fire hydrants,&#8221; he said. &#8220;LA Mayor Karen Bass is on a foreign trip to Ghana.”
The main blaze, the Palisades Fire, quickly erupted to well over 3,000 acres within hours. Three other fires erupted around L.A. County on Tuesday, including the Eaton Fire, which consumed more than 2,000 acres by Wednesday morning; the Hurst Fire in Sylmar in the San Fernando Valley, which consumed more than 500 acres by Tuesday night, and the the Woodley Fire, a small fire that only burned a couple dozen acres and was quickly contained.
Well over a thousand structures were destroyed, The New York Times reported, as officials worried that the worst is still yet to come with well over 15,000 structures at risk. Approximately 300,000 people were without power on Wednesday morning.

Los Angeles-Area Fires Erupt As Dangerous Wind Storm Begins

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Slammed For Trip To Africa As Fires Ravage Southern California

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The Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s Department announced during a Wednesday press conference that at least two looting-related arrests have already been made amid the still-blazing Palisades Fire.
L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna issued a warning to anyone who might be planning to come and steal things from the homes in the area, many of which were left vacant when their owners <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/people-abandon-cars-as-they-flee-palisades-fire-in-southern-california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">evacuated</a> to escape the fires.
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🚨 JUST IN: Multiple looting arrests have already been made during the Los Angeles fires, per LA County Sheriff
These people are the scum of the earth.
Will the George Soros prosecutors ACTUALLY hold these lowlifes responsible for once? <a href="https://t.co/rmSQRxZOvH">pic.twitter.com/rmSQRxZOvH</a>
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&#8220;It&#8217;s always sad when I have to say this, but part of our responsibility is to make sure that no one loots or steals from our residents, our community members who are already being impacted,&#8221; he began. &#8220;And I&#8217;m sad to report we made two arrests this morning for looting already.&#8221;
Luna then pivoted to warn anyone considering coming into the area with a mind to steal from local residents who had been evacuated.
&#8220;So if you are thinking about coming into the — any of these areas to steal from our residents, I&#8217;m going to tell you something: you&#8217;re going to be caught, you&#8217;re going to be arrested, and you&#8217;re going to be prosecuted,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Don&#8217;t do that. Stay out of these areas. It&#8217;s only for emergency workers and people who live there.&#8221;
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Audio obtained from radio calls between firefighters — who are still battling the raging fires despite <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/theres-nothing-they-can-do-firefighters-stymied-as-l-a-hydrants-run-dry" target="_blank" rel="noopener">limited water supplies</a> — indicated that they were also witnessing people attempting to break into some of the vacant homes.
&#8220;People are trying to break into homes up here,&#8221; one could be heard saying as he called for additional resources.
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🚨 JUST IN: Reports of looting underway in the Pacific Palisades area, as LAFD requests additional resources
“People are trying to break into homes up here!”
This is freaking Armageddon.
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&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1876870495842300327?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Officials have confirmed that four separate fires are still burning in the area, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate. More than 1,000 structures have reportedly already burned, with hundreds more at risk, and at least <a href="https://deadline.com/2025/01/wildfire-pacific-palisades-winds-1236250233/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">two civilians</a> have been reported killed in the Eaton fire.
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Officials update on 4 Major Fires Burning Through L.A. 2 people killed in Eaton Fire, 1,000 structures destroyed in Palisades Fire. 2 people arrested for looting. <a href="https://t.co/1wN1AGBahr">pic.twitter.com/1wN1AGBahr</a>
&mdash; Tim Conway Jr Show (@ConwayShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/ConwayShow/status/1877030939160670490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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L.A. County Sheriff: Multiple Looting Arrests Already Made In Homes Evacuated For Palisades Fire

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People ditched their cars on the road and kept moving on foot as they escaped the wind-fueled <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/los-angeles-area-neighborhood-goes-up-in-flames-as-wind-driven-blaze-rages" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wildfire</a> in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday that engulfed the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles</a> neighborhood and prompted officials to order thousands of residents to evacuate, making for apocalyptic scenes in images shown on news reports and across social media.
CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/pacific-coast-highway-shut-down-drivers-told-to-flee-their-cars-as-palisades-fire-jumps-in-size/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that authorities told drivers to leave their cars behind as Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) was shut down in the Malibu area. The news outlet also noted that all lanes of Topanga Canyon Boulevard were closed as the wildfire grew in size and, on part of Sunset Boulevard, drivers were told to leave their cars and move on foot as the blaze approached.
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The Palisades Fire moved in so quickly, evacuees panicked. Every car represents someone or a family that, in fear, abandoned their cars, and fled on foot. The wind could reach 100 mph tonight. <a href="https://t.co/z0weB3WS2d">pic.twitter.com/z0weB3WS2d</a>
— Jonathan Vigliotti 🐋 (@JonVigliotti) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonVigliotti/status/1876800633505763674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The fire came right down to the road and the fire department came up and said get out of your cars now — because the fire was right up against the cars,&#8221; said Marsha Horowitz, who was driving down Sunset Boulevard at the time, according to the <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/pacific-coast-highway-shut-down-drivers-told-to-flee-their-cars-as-palisades-fire-jumps-in-size/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from CBS News. &#8220;There were three lanes of cars, and the fire was right down and there was nothing to stop it.&#8221;
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Fire crews are using a bulldozer to move abandoned cars to make way for firefighters fighting the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PalisadesFire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PalisadesFire</a><a href="https://t.co/IOu5ZtSubn">pic.twitter.com/IOu5ZtSubn</a>
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1876767802645741973?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Fox 11 Los Angeles <a href="https://x.com/FOXLA/status/1876778574079983787" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that fire crews used a bulldozer to move cars out of the way so that they could respond to the wildfire. A <a href="https://x.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1876767802645741973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">segment</a> from KLTA, which was posted to X, showed a large red bulldozer shoving multiple vehicles as a reporter on the scene explained that drivers &#8220;panicked&#8221; and took their keys as they left their cars behind for as far as he could see.
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&#8220;I have friends up there that can&#8217;t get out&#8221;: Actor Steve Guttenberg urges those living in the Pacific Palisades area to evacuate. He advises people leaving vehicles behind to leave their keys inside so they can be moved. 
More: <a href="https://t.co/G7qJkk06mI">https://t.co/G7qJkk06mI</a> 
NewsNation affiliate <a href="https://twitter.com/KTLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KTLA</a> <a href="https://t.co/rLxfPCNewH">pic.twitter.com/rLxfPCNewH</a>
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&#8220;Police Academy&#8221; actor Steve Guttenberg, a local, <a href="https://ktla.com/entertainment/actor-steve-guttenberg-helping-fire-crews-by-moving-cars-near-pacific-palisades-brush-fire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> KTLA that he was moving abandoned cars on Palisades Drive to help people who got stuck in the gridlock. &#8220;What’s happening is people take their keys with them as if they’re in a parking lot. This is not a parking lot. We really need people to move their cars,&#8221; Guttenberg said. &#8220;If you leave your car behind, leave the key in there so a guy like me can move your car so that these fire trucks can get up there.&#8221;

People Abandon Cars As They Flee Palisades Fire In Southern California

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Multiple large uncontrolled fires fueled by the high-speed Santa Ana winds raced across Los Angeles County on Wednesday morning, prompting tens of thousands of evacuations as firefighters struggled to battle the blaze. 
Up to 80,000 people throughout the area were <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/wildfires/live-blog/live-updates-pacific-palisades-wildfire-rapidly-grows-california-rcna186685" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told to evacuate</a> as the fires have burned through thousands of acres. Rapid winds spread the Palisades Fire (3,000 acres), Hurst Fire (1,000 acres), and Eaton Fire (500 acres), while smaller fires have also been reported in L.A. County. 
The National Weather Service <a href="https://x.com/NWSSPC/status/1876954961033978142">said</a> that winds in the area have been consistently measured at 50 miles per hour with isolated gusts between 70 to 100 miles per hour. 
“Dangerous fire weather conditions are ongoing in southern California with the most extreme conditions expected this morning,” the organization said. “Winds should gradually weaken somewhat through the day, but critical fire weather conditions are expected to persist into Thursday.”
The Los Angeles County Fire Department said early Wednesday morning that there was 0% containment of the Palisades Fire. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Fire Department <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8t4aVbBy_A" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> on any off-duty officer to assist. 
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PALISADES FIRE | 2921 acres 0% containment. Extreme fire behavior, short &amp; long-range spotting, continues to challenge firefighting efforts for the Palisades Fire. Winds gusts up to 60 MPH are expected to continue through Thursday. <a href="https://t.co/QHKIh6u6FD">pic.twitter.com/QHKIh6u6FD</a>
— L.A. County Fire Department (@LACoFDPIO) <a href="https://twitter.com/LACoFDPIO/status/1876888860690428306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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At other locations, videos and photos show a desperate rush to evacuate nursing home residents caught in the path of the Eaton Fire near Pasadena. One video posted to X showed patients being pushed across the street in wheelchairs and beds as workers struggled against the wind to get them out of harm’s way. 
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Breaking News!! Patients being raced across the roadways extreme fire danger in Pasadena <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/eatonfire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#eatonfire</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/breaking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#breaking</a> <a href="https://t.co/GwPzxl6eXJ">pic.twitter.com/GwPzxl6eXJ</a>
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Some hellish images of residents being evacuated from a senior center.
Pictures by Ethan Swope at AP <a href="https://t.co/3osi2RZoJx">pic.twitter.com/3osi2RZoJx</a>
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A video from a local news outlet showed the patients being loaded into vehicles and moved to a safe location. According to the report, responders used ambulances, SWAT cars, and other vehicles to move the patients. 
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🚨 NOW: CHAOS in Pasadena as first responders desperately try to evacuate nursing home patients out of the fire’s path
Patients are even bing loaded into SWAT vehicles to expedite their escape
There are clearly not even CLOSE to enough resources on the ground. <a href="https://t.co/92R89SMdjD">pic.twitter.com/92R89SMdjD</a>
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Pasadena Fire Department Chief Chad Augustin told Fox News that the situation “looked like an apocalypse.” 
“You couldn’t see – there was spot fires everywhere, there were trees coming down literally as we were driving. And multiple, multiple houses on fire,” he said. “Definitely the worst brush fire and worst incident that Pasadena has seen in its history.”
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The high winds have prevented first responders from fighting the blazes from above, grounding helicopters and other aircraft used to help contain the fires with retardant.
“We could have another 500 firefighters here on this incident and we still wouldn’t be able to stop this fire,” Augustin added. “We really need the winds to die down, we need to get aircraft in the air and be able to start doing water drops and then come behind it with fire crews.” 
Fire Captain Robert Foxworth told NBC on Wednesday morning that people in the path of the fire should leave as soon as possible if they could. 
&#8220;By the time you realize it, you&#8217;re stuck — especially the way this fire is burning, throwing embers out ahead,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It can actually throw spot fires and start fires on the other side of you, and you can be surrounded by fire.&#8221;
&#8220;My suggestion would be, if you&#8217;re still at home, and you have the ability to leave, do so,&#8221; Foxworth added.
No fatalities have yet been reported from the fires.

Multiple Fires Blaze Throughout L.A. County Prompting Thousands Of Evacuations

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Thousands of residents have been told to evacuate as a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/wildfires" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wildfire</a> fueled by a powerful windstorm raged in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles</a>-area neighborhood in Southern <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">California</a> on Monday.
KTLA <a href="https://x.com/KTLA/status/1876736179162247669" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that all of Pacific Palisades was under an evacuation order due to the &#8220;wind-driven&#8221; blaze that had burned through hundreds of acres by the afternoon.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: All of Pacific Palisades is currently under an evacuation order due to the fast-moving, wind-driven <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PalisadesFire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PalisadesFire</a> which has burned more than 200 acres. Evacuees are being urged to travel south toward Pacific Coast Highway. The latest: <a href="https://t.co/SLLsFbvAaj">https://t.co/SLLsFbvAaj</a> <a href="https://t.co/EQaEKw0q29">pic.twitter.com/EQaEKw0q29</a>
&mdash; KTLA (@KTLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/KTLA/status/1876736179162247669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Evacuees were urged to travel south toward the Pacific Coast Highway using Palisades Drive and Sunset Boulevard, the local television station said in a <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/20-acre-wildfire-erupts-in-pacific-palisades-amid-severe-winds/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news article</a>.
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A friend who lives in Pacific Palisades sent me these horrific videos of the fire. 
He just evacuated and said traffic was so bad people abandoned their cars. <a href="https://t.co/mbOjz8QAf9">pic.twitter.com/mbOjz8QAf9</a>
&mdash; Jon Michael Raasch (@JMRaasch) <a href="https://twitter.com/JMRaasch/status/1876758050511454272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Listen to local authorities, if told to leave, Don&#8217;t Wait, Evacuate,&#8221; the California Governor&#8217;s Office of Emergency Services <a href="https://x.com/Cal_OES/status/1876759188853928371" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> in a post to X on Tuesday.
In a post to X, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection <a href="https://x.com/CAL_FIRE/status/1876719619072991581" target="_blank" rel="noopener">urged</a> people to be prepared to move and report suspicious activity to help prevent arson.
Los Angeles Magazine <a href="https://x.com/LAmag/status/1876723860852392248" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> more than 100 firefighters and been deployed to fight the blaze, but as shown in videos posted to social media, homes were being <a href="https://x.com/MattSeedorff/status/1876734882811953321" target="_blank" rel="noopener">engulfed</a> in flames.
Actor James Woods shared clips from his home in the area. In one video, he spoke about evacuating as planes dropped water. &#8220;S***!&#8221; he said, as flames could be seen erupting.
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Leaving <a href="https://t.co/yJDQ8xIhbI">pic.twitter.com/yJDQ8xIhbI</a>
&mdash; James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1876717022375215161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Forecasters <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/national-weather-service-warns-of-life-threatening-windstorm-in-southern-california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> on Monday that a &#8220;life-threatening&#8221; and destructive&#8221; windstorm could stir up <a href="https://x.com/ReadyLACounty/status/1876346129115468226" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fast-moving wildfires</a> due to dry conditions in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties.
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&#8220;Extremely Critical fire-weather conditions&#8221; are expected through Wednesday, the <a href="https://x.com/NWSSPC/status/1876751674410160586" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Weather Service</a> (NWS) said, and the outlook predicted Santa Ana winds would intensify.
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Extremely Critical fire-weather conditions are expected across parts of Southern California, Tomorrow Jan 8th. Santa Ana winds are ongoing and expected to intensify through Thursday. For specific information see your local NWS office or <a href="https://t.co/QMmU4tBZDt">https://t.co/QMmU4tBZDt</a> for more info. <a href="https://t.co/O2960J3EXH">pic.twitter.com/O2960J3EXH</a>
&mdash; NWS Storm Prediction Center (@NWSSPC) <a href="https://twitter.com/NWSSPC/status/1876751674410160586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Santa Ana winds are &#8220;[h]igh-speed and dangerous winds that periodically kick up and blow from the mountains to the coast in Southern California,&#8221; according to <a href="https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/what-are-santa-ana-winds-2/343027#google_vignette" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AccuWeather</a>.
The Los Angeles office for NWS previously <a href="https://x.com/NWSLosAngeles/status/1876354438966956073" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> gusts of 50 to 80 miles per hour (mph) were <a href="https://x.com/NWSLosAngeles/status/1876392297350492294" target="_blank" rel="noopener">possible</a>, and isolated gusts of 80 to 100 mph across the mountains and foothills.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/NOAA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NOAA</a>&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GOES18?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GOES18</a>🛰️ is closely tracking the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PalisadesFire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PalisadesFire</a> as it explosively grows northwest of Los Angeles this afternoon. A particularly dangerous situation <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RedFlagWarning?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RedFlagWarning</a> is in effect for the region. Latest: <a href="https://t.co/mooP0SuiV5">https://t.co/mooP0SuiV5</a> <a href="https://t.co/k4G2Iw5Z0t">pic.twitter.com/k4G2Iw5Z0t</a>
&mdash; NOAA Satellites &#8211; Public Affairs (@NOAASatellitePA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NOAASatellitePA/status/1876752009996435937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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President Joe Biden had been scheduled to visit nearby Coachella Valley to announce the creation of two national monuments in California, but had to change plans.
&#8220;Due to weather issues, the President will not travel to Thermal, CA. The previously scheduled remarks will be delivered in Los Angeles, CA,&#8221; the White House <a href="https://x.com/dannyctkemp/status/1876716658082898057" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly said</a>.

Los Angeles-Area Neighborhood Goes Up In Flames As ‘Wind-Driven’ Blaze Rages

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