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LA Wildfires: Millionaire CEO Sparks Outrage Over Request for Private Firefighters
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LA Wildfires: Millionaire CEO Sparks Outrage Over Request for Private Firefighters
As devastating LA wildfires continue to wreak havoc in Los Angeles, a post by millionaire Keith Wasserman, founder of Gelt Venture Partners, has gone viral
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January 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
LA Wildfires: Millionaire CEO Sparks Outrage Over Request for Private Firefighters
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As someone in ocean and coastal conservation I never thought fire would be a big part of our work, but here we are. The fire in Pacific Palisades has a lot in common with the Lahaina fire. Both burned to the ocean and are absolutely devastating.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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One of the most destructive firestorms in L.A. history kills 5, burns 2,000 buildings
The Palisades fire has burned more than 17,000 acres and 1,000 structures, including many homes, while five people have died in the Eaton fire. At least 130,000 residents are under evacuation orders.
www.latimes.com
January 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
As someone in ocean and coastal conservation I never thought fire would be a big part of our work, but here we are. The fire in Pacific Palisades has a lot in common with the Lahaina fire. Both burned to the ocean and are absolutely devastating.
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Narratives take over quickly in a disaster. Yes, wealthy and powerful people are losing their homes. Pacific Palisades also has a large mobile home park, and undoubtedly other lower cost housing.
January 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Narratives take over quickly in a disaster. Yes, wealthy and powerful people are losing their homes. Pacific Palisades also has a large mobile home park, and undoubtedly other lower cost housing.
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"Last year, State Farm announced that it would not renew policies for 72,000 homes and apartments in the state, including 69 per cent of insurance plans in the upscale Pacific Palisades area engulfed by the latest wildfires."
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Insurers brace for up to $10bn losses from California wildfires
High value of homes and businesses in Pacific Palisades mean analysts put value of losses in the billions
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January 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"Last year, State Farm announced that it would not renew policies for 72,000 homes and apartments in the state, including 69 per cent of insurance plans in the upscale Pacific Palisades area engulfed by the latest wildfires."
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Tone deaf! Fury after millionaire CEO offers to pay 'any amount' for private firefighters to protect his Pacific Palisades mansion while area burns to the ground
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LA CEO offers to pay 'any amount' for private firefighters' help
Keith Wasserman, co-founder of real estate investment firm Gelt Venture Partners, posted on X this morning pleading for help as a wildfire tore through Pacific Palisades
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January 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Tone deaf! Fury after millionaire CEO offers to pay 'any amount' for private firefighters to protect his Pacific Palisades mansion while area burns to the ground
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This has a great link to help those who need it in Pacific Palisades: time.com/7205547/los-...
How to Help Victims of the LA Wildfires
Firefighters have struggled to contain several blazes that were fanned by strong winds that cold worsen.
time.com
January 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This has a great link to help those who need it in Pacific Palisades: time.com/7205547/los-...
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Wildfires are raging across Los Angeles.
The largest is in Pacific Palisades, which has grown to over 17,000 acres as of Thursday morning and forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate.
The largest is in Pacific Palisades, which has grown to over 17,000 acres as of Thursday morning and forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate.
January 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Wildfires are raging across Los Angeles.
The largest is in Pacific Palisades, which has grown to over 17,000 acres as of Thursday morning and forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate.
The largest is in Pacific Palisades, which has grown to over 17,000 acres as of Thursday morning and forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate.
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Firefighters say they are stretched to capacity as they battle to contain the wildfires around Los Angeles, which are burning a ring of flames around some of the area’s most iconic neighborhoods.
Here’s what to know about the five active fires:
Here’s what to know about the five active fires:
Mapping the L.A. wildfires from Palisades to Eaton and Hurst
We’re tracking the fires in Los Angeles, California. See maps of recently burned areas and key locations in the vicinity of the fire.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Firefighters say they are stretched to capacity as they battle to contain the wildfires around Los Angeles, which are burning a ring of flames around some of the area’s most iconic neighborhoods.
Here’s what to know about the five active fires:
Here’s what to know about the five active fires:
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Newly ignited L.A. fire triggers evacuation orders for over 100,000 in Hollywood
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Newly ignited L.A. fire triggers evacuation orders for over 100,000 in Hollywood
The Hollywood Bowl confirmed that the iconic landmark was among those impacted by evacuation orders.
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January 9, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Newly ignited L.A. fire triggers evacuation orders for over 100,000 in Hollywood
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#EatonFire:
5 fatalities.
4 firefighters injured.
972 structures destroyed.
84 structures damaged.
37,438 structures threatened.
5 fatalities.
4 firefighters injured.
972 structures destroyed.
84 structures damaged.
37,438 structures threatened.
January 9, 2025 at 6:58 AM
#EatonFire:
5 fatalities.
4 firefighters injured.
972 structures destroyed.
84 structures damaged.
37,438 structures threatened.
5 fatalities.
4 firefighters injured.
972 structures destroyed.
84 structures damaged.
37,438 structures threatened.
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Look at this devastation of the beautiful Pacific Palisades. I am in the next town over, outside the evacuation boundary, but not by that much. I have a packed suitcase, the wind gusts are not as high as they were, and I am vigilant. I feel so sad for so many.
January 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Look at this devastation of the beautiful Pacific Palisades. I am in the next town over, outside the evacuation boundary, but not by that much. I have a packed suitcase, the wind gusts are not as high as they were, and I am vigilant. I feel so sad for so many.
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When you hear about wildfires, most people associate them with places that are remote or rural, mountain towns, that kind of thing. The Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires are nothing like that …..
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January 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
When you hear about wildfires, most people associate them with places that are remote or rural, mountain towns, that kind of thing. The Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires are nothing like that …..
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Water is becoming a major issue in the Southern California fires.
As crews battled the wildfire in Pacific Palisades, they put so much strain on the water system that the fire hydrants ran dry.
The fires have also fed ash into the water supply, leading to a boil order notice.
As crews battled the wildfire in Pacific Palisades, they put so much strain on the water system that the fire hydrants ran dry.
The fires have also fed ash into the water supply, leading to a boil order notice.
Fire hydrants ran dry in Pacific Palisades as a major wildfire raged
Janisse Quiñones, CEO of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, said the fight to contain the flames has put immense strain on the system.
www.npr.org
January 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Water is becoming a major issue in the Southern California fires.
As crews battled the wildfire in Pacific Palisades, they put so much strain on the water system that the fire hydrants ran dry.
The fires have also fed ash into the water supply, leading to a boil order notice.
As crews battled the wildfire in Pacific Palisades, they put so much strain on the water system that the fire hydrants ran dry.
The fires have also fed ash into the water supply, leading to a boil order notice.
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BREAKING: State Farm, one of the biggest insurers in California, canceled hundreds of homeowners' policies last summer in Pacific Palisades—the same area which is now being ravaged by a devastating wildfire, per Newsweek.
January 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
BREAKING: State Farm, one of the biggest insurers in California, canceled hundreds of homeowners' policies last summer in Pacific Palisades—the same area which is now being ravaged by a devastating wildfire, per Newsweek.
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At least half of Pacific Palisades appears to have been consumed by fire. abc7.com/live-updates...
January 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
At least half of Pacific Palisades appears to have been consumed by fire. abc7.com/live-updates...
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World Central Kitchens are on the scene for the residents of Pacific Palisades in Southern California.
(screenshot from Twitter)
(screenshot from Twitter)
January 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
World Central Kitchens are on the scene for the residents of Pacific Palisades in Southern California.
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NEW: Extraordinary drone footage from Pacific Palisades in LA showing hundreds of homes burned to the ground.
The death toll has now risen to five and damage is already estimated at over $50 billion.
This is likely to be the costliest fire in US history.
(📸 Kit Karsten)
The death toll has now risen to five and damage is already estimated at over $50 billion.
This is likely to be the costliest fire in US history.
(📸 Kit Karsten)
January 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
NEW: Extraordinary drone footage from Pacific Palisades in LA showing hundreds of homes burned to the ground.
The death toll has now risen to five and damage is already estimated at over $50 billion.
This is likely to be the costliest fire in US history.
(📸 Kit Karsten)
The death toll has now risen to five and damage is already estimated at over $50 billion.
This is likely to be the costliest fire in US history.
(📸 Kit Karsten)
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As the Palisades Fire raged across the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, Annie Harvilicz, an L.A.-based veterinarian who runs two animal hospitals, offered to house any animals that need to be evacuated.
Vet opens empty hospital, takes in dozens of displaced pets in wildfire
“I looked around and was like, ‘There’s going to be other people that need help, and we have all this empty space. Let’s use it,’” said vet Annie Harvilicz.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM
As the Palisades Fire raged across the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, Annie Harvilicz, an L.A.-based veterinarian who runs two animal hospitals, offered to house any animals that need to be evacuated.