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#Palisades App meta

#Wildfire

#Angeleno

#Abnormal heat

#Access roads

#Aging infrastructure

#Affects of salt water used in air tankers on environment

#Airborne contaminants

#Air resources grounded due to heavy wind

#All three water tanks in Palasades had gone dry

#Building codes only apply to new structures

#Brush fires burn homes

#Buses left in danger zones

#Cars left in danger zones

#Combination of factors that resulted in the blazes

#Continued extreme fire weather and wind scenario

#Court battles between the state and federal government

#Cracked seals can cause leaks or contamination, reducing booster pump efficiency

#Crews struggling with low water pressure

#Crews attempting to reroute water to refill tank had to be evacuated

#Extremely low humidity

#High winds drove flames

#Fast-moving wildfire exploded

#Wildfire rapidly grew

#Resilience

#People flew from the area

#Dangerously strong winds for fire fighting planes

#Deaths

#Demand at lower elevations hampered ability to pump water to tanks at higher elevations

#Densely packed neighbourhoods

#Destruction caused by wildfires

#Downed trees

#Driest start to the water year on record

#Drone interfering with wildfire response hit plane

#Dry hydrants due to a lack of electricity

#Dry conditions fueled fires

#Dry hydrants due to unprecedented demand

#Dry vegetation primed to burn rapidly

#Embers rain down on firefighters

#Evacuations hampered when power goes off

#Extended period of very low humidities

#Extraordinarily dry conditions in Southern California

#Extreme fire behavior

#Extreme fire weather and wind scenario

#Extremely warm summer and fall

#Fake job offers

#Falling power lines that ignite surrounding trees or brush

#Faults on the power grid

#Faulty sensors can prevent booster pumps from functioning properly

#Fast moving flames

#Fighting wildfire with urban water systems

#Figuring out insured losses

#Financial resources limited prepare for, train for, and respond to large-scale emergencies

#Fires fueled by hurricane-force winds

#Firefighters ran out of water while battling the blaze

#Fire hydrants went dry

#Fire tornado

#Fire in Monterey lithium battery power plant

#Fires were started by human activity & structures

#Fires igniting and spreading rapidly

#Getting building permit to start rebuilding

#Children who have experienced the fire

#Ground Absorbing more than emitting, temperatures go up

#Growing threat of firestorms

#Growing threat of windstorms

#Growing threat of climate-driven disasters

#Hanging power cables

#Having to wait before it is safe to return

#Hilly areas

#Hillsides covered with bone-dry vegetation

#Higher risk of power outages

#Historically low rainfal

#Homeowners with garden hoses battling the blaze

#Humidity remaining low

#Hurricane-force gusts of up to 100 m/h prevented deploying aircraft to drop water and fire retardant

#Hydrant pressure lost to refill fire engines

#Unpredictable nature of brush fires

#Poor air quality

#Hughes Fire

#Mix of lower winds

#Parts of the interstate in the area closed

#People stuck on Interstate

#Dark smoke

#Fires keep popping up

#Winds and dry brush made fires hard to fight

#Fire fatigue

#Standby state

#Waiting for wind-driven flames to threaten homes

#Ready to go state

#On edge state

#Hard to go to work when worried

#House could burn down risk

#Kids at school

#Hard to know what is going to happen

#Identifying those killed

#Inaccurate social media post

#Inconsistent vegetation management

#Increasing fire size, frequency, and susceptibility to beetle outbreaks and drought driven mortality

#Increasing risk of disaster fueled in large part by climate change

#Intensifying drought conditions

#Issues with water pressure in Pacific Palisades

#Hughes fire broke out 5 miles from jails

#Shortage of transport buses

#Three quarter of transport buses not operational

#Nightmarish logistics of transferring inmates

#Barracks-style facility

#Jailers told to shelter inside the same complex

#Too few buses available to evacuate

#Aging bus fleet increasingly difficult to repair

#Evaluating the situation taking too long

#Rapid deployments needed

#Keeping tank plane airborne and on target to release drenching stream of fire retardant

#Keeping native biodiversity

#Key ingredient in fighting fires: water

#Landslide threats to traffic

#Live electrical wires

#Long-duration, multi-round fire weather event

#Long-range transport of burning embers

#Loosing low level clouds, means you lose their cooling effect

#Looting Part of LA water supply system was out of commission

#Low water pressure

#Managing forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands for broad ecological and societal benefits

#Many fire warnings before - you do not know how seriously to take it

#Minimizing the risk of future fires

#Mix of factors setting the stage for high fire danger

#Medical facilities would be impaired if water system is shut down

#Mountain wave phenomenon

#Municipal water systems not designed to fight firestorms

#Multiple aircraft operating in the same area

#Multiple fires breaking out one after another in the same geographic region

#Navigating turbulent canyons

#Offshore winds gusting

#Pacific Palisades is at the far end of the municipal water system

#Palisades fire

#Palm trees flared up like match sticks agains

#Particularly Dangerous Situation

#People not organized

#People not prepared in advance

#Persistently dry weather

#Pipes may not be able to handle temporary shifts

#Powerful winds increase containment of the wildfires still burning

#Power outages

#Power outages can stop pumps

#Power shutoffs

#Providing sustained live coverage online is in the age of video on-demand

#Rain in winter, followed by extended period of dry air and drought, left hills around LA covered in excess of parched vegetation

#Ramping up security in areas that have been evacuated

#Rebuilding and repairing schools

#Rebuilding quickly and without roadblocks

#Recoving the remains of people killed

#Regular maintenance of booster bumps

#Regular maintenance of water reservoirs

#Reservoir was undergoing repairs and was empty at the time of the fires

#Reservoir was empty for almost a year for minor repairs

#Reservoir repare work should have been done in-house

#Reservoir scheduled to reopen year later

#Retardant drop pointless due to heavy winds,

#Rain

#Mud slides

#Flooding

#Landslides

#Santa Ynez Reservoir was out of commission

#Santa Ana winds (blow offshore, from deserts to coast, bringing dry air with them)

#Scammers

#Sea water (corrosive, can damage critical equipment in fire fighting places)

#Southern California received little rsin

#Smoke filled canyons

#Southern California Edison cut power to protect firefighters from falling power lines

#Animal evacuation centers

#Backup plan

#Booster pumps

#Bull dozer

#Outpouring of support

#Environmental Quality Act

#Wildfire Recovery Fund

#Recovery Fund

#Concerts to raise money for victims of the wildfires

#Evacuation bags

#Evacuation centers

#Evacuation zones

#Exit routes from home and business

#Executive orders permitting to rebuild faster

#Exterior windows and doors that can resist fire for at least 20 minutes

#Family assistance center

#Feeding centers

#Financial recovery programs

#Fire crew

#Fire pilot

#Fire retardant

#Fireproof roof

#Firefighter

#Firefighting helicopter

#Fire map

#Fire-resistant siding in buildings

#Free video platform

#Grid search

#Go Bag

#Heavy-lift helicopter

#Helicopter

#Helicopter pilot

#Humanitarian group

#Ignition-resistant roof

#Fire Department

#Modular airborne firefighting systems (MAFFS)

#Satellites detecting hot spots

#Wildfire resources

#National Weather Service

#Sea water for air tanker

#Red flag fire weather warning

#Recycled water irrigation reservoir

#Remote sensor system monitoring water pressure

#Reservoirs of water

#Sensor network

#Smoke forecast

#Power lines

#Determination

#Water

#Water bomb planes

#Water systems to support fighting wildfires

#Water tanker truck

#Weather model

#Wildfire building codes

#Worst-case scenario

#Love

#Diversity

#Music

#Community

#Torched ground

#Castaic Lake | Acting as a buffer

#Panic

#Tolerancy

#Chaotic scene

#Friends

#Brush fire

#Road Closures

#Research

#Preparedness

#Short-term apartment rental

#Strong wings cause explosive fire growth

#Seasoned practices (prevented aircraft & vehicle maintenance

#Tear in the floating cover of reservoir

#Thick smoke making it difficult to breathe in affected areas

#Time it takes for water-dropping helicopter to arrive

#Tree limbs hitting electrical wires

#Tripped circuits can stop pumps

#Unsolicited phone calls asking for donations

#Use of air tankers is costly and increasingly ineffective

#Utilities sensor network outdated

#Vans left in danger zones

#Vehicles left in danger zones

#Water levels in tanks are kept purposely lower in winter time

#Water pressure in upper Palisades sustained with only three storage tanks

#Water pumped into tanks at higher elevations in foothill communities like Altadena

#Water storage of 117-million-gallon water empty in the heart of the Palisades for nearly a year

#Water reservoir drained to avoid contamination

#Water supply systems not built for wildfires on large scale

#Water systems to support fighting wildfires failed

#Water tanks and reservoirs must be kept fluctuating

#Water tanks sporadically ran dry leading the pressure in fire hydrants to drop

#Widespread destruction

#Wind-fed wildfires

#Wind gusts ranging from 45 mph to 70 mph

#Winds causing extreme fire behavior in ongoing blazes

#Winds sparking new wild fires

#Wire fault causes a spark

#Wires hitting one another,

#Without power no way to pump water to where it was needed

#Wooden telephone poles

#Wooden homes

#Aerial firefighters

#Temporary living arrangements

#Communal living

#Spare bedrooms

#Building codes

#Curfews

#Relatives

#Shared hotel suite

#Emotional regulation

#Accepting support

#Creating a sense of safety

#Being together

#Feeding center

#Sharing conversation

#Fire agencies on scene

#Cultivating a sense of gratitude

#Fire pilots

#Discussing needs

#Setting up privacy curtains

#Firefighters

#Firefighting helicopter

#Fire maps

#Carving out personal space

#Fire shelter

#Scheduling

#Creating joint routines

#Minimizing arguments

#Minimizing misunderstandings

#Being considerate

#Contributing

#Hydration pack

#Offering to help

#Recycled water irrigation reservoirs

#Remote sensors system water pressure

#Cooking

#Satellites for wildfire detection

#Seawater

#Helping ease the burden on the hosts

#Creating a sense of normalcy

#Chief Recovery Officer

#Volunteers

#Having routines giving you a sense of order

#Water tanker trucks

#Weather models

#Taking advantage of resources available

#Seeking external support

#Buildings

#Burned area

#Damage projected

#Death tol:

#Economic losses

#Expansion of non-native, invasive species

#Evacuation orders

#Evacuation warnings

#Statistics

#Insured losses

#Fire Size

#Structures

#Adopting strategies to prevent homes from burning so easily

#Disparity in alerts

#Alert system software bugs

#Breakdown of communication

#More timely and targeted alerts

#Failures to issue timely warning to residents

#Could more lifes have been spared ?

#High winds sparked new fires in SoCal

#Wild fire warned to go nuclear |High winds | Dry vegetation | Extreme weather | Feedback loop | Fire generates its own weather patterns | further fueling its intensity

#Business disruptions

#Changes in water policy

#Agreement on Trade in Civil Aviation | 32 signatory nations and European Union | Agreed to eliminate tariffs on aircraft, engines, parts and components

#Helicopter lessor

#Controlled burn

#Grazing

#Mechanical thinning

#Timber harvesting

#Urban conflagrations

#Streamlining forest thinning

#Boosting other wildfire prevention

#Conditions on disaster aid for California

#Voter identification requirements

#Federal financial assistance

#Inferno | Place of suffering (Hell) or a large, uncontrolled fire

#Water management

#Routing more water

#River flows management

#Dam

#Aqueducts

#Pumping plants

#Pumping water

#Toxic ash

#Hazardous materials

#Heavily damaged homes

#Destroyed homes

#Emergency operations

#Assessing work to be done

#Surveying charred properties

#Visitung areas devastated

#Pacific Coast Highway

#Contractors

#Logistics

#Utilities

#Metal

#Sea walls

#Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu

#Tan Tents

#Emergency response vehicles

#Additional incident management team

#Starting to navigate path toward more permanent housing

#Scorched acres

#Destroyed structures

#Killed people

#Getting enough federal aid to rebuild

#Developers

#Gust spread | Difference between sustained winds and peak wind gusts

#Water station

#Uncommon windstorm

#Steep terrain

#Recovery process

#Cleaning debris

#Entering properties not yet allowed

#Flash flooding

#Debris flow | Rushing water downhill also picks up rocks, branches and sometimes massive boulders

#Rain forecast

#Communities

#Vulnerable infrastructure

#Terrain orientation

#Flood watch

#Low pressure system

#Airport delays

#Hail

#Water spouts

#Externalizing

#Emotional support

#Reopening

#Residents can return

#Evacuation orders lifted

#Most zones converted to residents-only access

#Residents can pick up an entry pass

#Residents can enter independently during noncurfew hours

#Containment

#Confirmed

#Lives lost

#Body Language Signals

#Outside consultant

#Rebuilding contract

#Damage assessment

#Monitoring air quality

#Monitoring water quality

#Federal agency

#Ensuring federal reimbursement

#K-rail barrier

#Lithium ion batteries to power electric cars

#Lithium ion batteries to store solar energy in homes

#Cleanup

#Ammunition

#Propane tanks

#Compressed gas cylinders

#Plastic spatulas

#Abandoned cars

#Private donation

#Recovery plan

#Removing red tape

#Unlocking additional capital

#Restoring communities

#Corralling the work

#Coordinating the work

#Philanthropic capital

#Private capital

#Fire debris runoff

#Pollutants

#Carcinogenic chemicals

#Toxic chemicals

#Runoff