Longtime local Marsha Maus lost her Seminole Hot Springs home in the Woolsey Fire, but not her perspective on life. Maus was able to find beauty and wonder in the charred debris…
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The Messenger Mountain News extends an invitation to the communities that experienced the Woolsey Fire to write their First-Person experiences. MMN will chronicle and publish them online where they will be archived for others to learn…
Since Topanga, thankfully, didn’t burn, and last week’s rain was minimal, we still have potential for mudslides from the Topanga Fire area should we have heavy rains this winter. While Caltrans has…
IN SPITE OF SITTING DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF THE WOOLSEY FIRE THAT ROARED DOWN LAS VIRGENES CANYON ROAD ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, THE LAS VIRGENES MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT (LVMWD) BUILDINGS WERE SAVED…
As the Messenger Mountain News went to press online, the Woolsey Fire, with 57 percent containment, had burned more than 150 square miles (98,362 acres) in its inexorable march from the Simi Valley…
WOOLSEY WILDFIRE EVACUEES LOOK FOR ANSWERS FROM PUBLIC OFFICIALS WHO ADDRESS CONCERNS ABOUT ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES AND THE VULNERABILITY AND ACCESS TO EMERGENCY INFORMATION FOR COMMUNITIES WITHOUT POWER. Amid a deadly wind-driven…
The Los Angeles County Fire Department is reminding everyone to have a fire evacuation plan in place for disaster events like the Woolsey Fire. The LACOFD has a special program called “Ready,…
Even after the fire is no longer a threat, health issues related to disaster are expected to continue for several weeks. Dust and ash is a major health concern. The Los Angeles County…
Since 1927, The Pacific Lodge Boys’ Home in Woodland Hills has provided a loving, supportive residence for boys who needed support from the local community. Renamed the Pacific Lodge Youth Services (PLYS) in…
UPDATE AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2018 ****Topanga WILL NOT BE REPOPULATED TODAY**** LACoFD and LASD have deemed that conditions are still too unsafe to allow residents to return. TCEP is working on…