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…
Woolsey Chronicles
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 power went off at 6 a.m. on Friday, November 9. I remember because growling at my Alexa to wake up didn’t work. That woke me up. Thus the day, and those…
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…
I’ve lived in Malibu all my life. One of earliest memories is the 1970 fire, my father holding me on his shoulders in front of the house, pointing to the glow on…
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…