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There is no time to delay,
Margaret Stewart of LAFD said
We're doing anything and everything, and as long as it takes to contain these fires,
Biden earlier told reportersWe have lost practically everything; the flames have consumed all our dreams,
he told AFPOur death count today would be significantly higher without their heroic actions,
Augustin told reportersThe winds are the driver, but the real catalyst... is this incredible antecedent dryness,
he saidI am super nervous, scared because of everything that has happened in the other places,
she saidWe're doing the very best we can. But no, we don't have enough fire personnel in LA County between all the departments to handle this,
he saidAs the Los Angeles region continues responding to this unprecedented crisis, the health and safety of our students and employees are of the utmost importance,
the district said in a statement
The smoke is a toxic soup,
Brian Rice, president of the statewide California Professional Firefighters union said on Wednesday, imploring tourists to stay out of the vicinity
We are deploying LAPD officers to respond to Hollywood to help alleviate evacuation traffic, ... We are working urgently to close roads, redirect traffic and expand access for LAFD vehicles to respond to the growing fire.”
Bass wrote on XI don’t have a lot of information,
Crowley saidOne day you’re swimming in the pool and the next day it’s all gone,
Woods said as tears came to his eyesAfter returning this evening from Los Angeles, where earlier today he had met with police, fire and emergency personnel fighting the historic fires raging in the area and approved a Major Disaster declaration for California, President Biden made the decision to cancel his upcoming trip to Italy to remain focused on directing the full federal response in the days ahead,
she said in a statementI can tell you we’re throwing all of our available resources at it as we speak,
she addedI will demand that this incompetent governor allow beautiful, clean, fresh water to FLOW INTO CALIFORNIA,
Trump wroteBut make no mistake, Los Angeles will rebuild stronger than ever,
she saidIt’s just really weird coming back to somewhere that doesn’t really exist anymore,
said Dylan Vincent, who returned to the neighborhood to retrieve some items and saw that his elementary school had burned down and that whole blocks had been flattenedThose erratic wind gusts were throwing embers for multiple miles ahead of the fire,
he saidWhen you look at the grand scheme of things, as long as your family is well and everyone’s alive, you’re still winning, right?”
she said
This is what's left of our beautiful home."
Billy Crystal expressed heartbreak over the loss of his family’s residence, while Cameron Mathison shared footage of his destroyed home, writing