Kelaarin, totally agree. Not everyone wants to join Facebook. We should be able to access this info at a simple, consolidated site. Maps, up-to-the-minute updates, road info, etc. One handy-dandy page. Why is that so much to ask? I have four tabs up all the time, often more, when fires happen. And it seems like they are often woefully slow to update, leaving mountain residents wondering.
During fires, I've monitored on CHP CAD, newspapers, Office of Emergency Services (County and State), web cams, chat rooms.
When I was advising my mom of the fire in her area, and preparing to evac, I actually used CHP CAD and web cams in her area. Other sources were surprisingly silent.
Why isn't there a centralized website for Fire info in SoCal? Between CalFire, Inciweb, and local sites, I'm tired of having to look up multiple pages to get info; it's frustrating. Heaven knows we need it.
The Hamline Fire in Burbank was about 10 acres. Winds were blowing pretty good at the time. LAFD and LACo copters did an amazing job. The ground fire fighters were awesome, tough terrain there. I’m about 5 miles from that incident.
The Christianitos on and off ramps on I-5 have been closed. I heard there is a fire in Burbank today as well. And this is only June. What is it going to be like by October?
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