I’ve got search and rescue teams out. We’ve got cadaver dogs out and there’s likely to be a lot more,
We want you to come back, rebuild – and rebuild with higher quality building standards, more modern standards – we want to make sure that associated costs with that are not disproportionate, especially in a middle-class community like this,
My message is the fire department needs to be properly funded,
LA County had another night of unimaginable terror and heartbreak,
I support that independent review. I think we should go further and, frankly, do an independent commission review of all of this. What went right in our response? What went wrong in it? I’m deeply concerned about these erroneous alerts that have gone out,
If people can’t trust when they’re told, 'You need to get out,' that they do need to get out, then it not only severely impacts the whole effort, but people ignore the alerts, endangering themselves and endangering the firefighters that have to step between the fires and these civilians,
We always plan to keep the fire as small as we can, but we prepare for something bigger,
The situation there is extremely challenging, and Ukrainians can help Americans protect lives,
We are prepared for the upcoming wind event,
We have the funding to support this response, to support this recovery,
I am close to the people of Los Angeles... where devastating fires have broken out in recent days. I pray for all of you."
FEMA is now starting to support, with the major disaster declaration, the individuals that have been impacted,
In driving around some of these areas, they literally look like war zones. There are downed power poles, electric wires. There are still some smoldering fires. It is not safe,
He will be remembered for his kindness, his loving spirit, his generosity, his laughter, the encouragement he gave others, for working hard and playing hard,
Oh my god you're alive, you're alive,
We can’t provide money for disaster-related expenses covered by insurance, but if your damage isn’t fully covered, we may be able to help,
It is possible that disease-causing organisms or other contaminants could be present,
The fires are still raging in LA. The incompetent [politicians] 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 … they just can’t put out the fires. What’s wrong with them
What you get from up here is a sense of just how much danger still lies ahead, because these flames from the Palisades fire are moving towards densely populated areas, and their direction can shift in a second,
It's obviously stressful for our community who is already on edge. We've had our fair share of major fires over the years, we've experienced evacuations in this community, fortunately we did not experience evacuations this time, so we've been able to divert resources from our police department to help out neighboring communities. People who live along the foothills are at a higher alert state right now and everybody's watching to prevent individuals who take pleasure in causing damage with fire,