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<v Speaker 1>You're listenings KFI AM six forty, the Bill Handles Show

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<v Speaker 2>F or the break KFI is on it. Keep it

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Bill Handle here and the morning crew. As

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<v Speaker 1>we've been listening to the press conference.

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<v Speaker 2>Really good stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>We've heard from the police, We've heard from La County,

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<v Speaker 1>the county officials, the fire officials, all of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we're into.

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<v Speaker 1>The political end of it, the elected officials thanking everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're all together and we love each other, and

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lot of that, and I think there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot more to talk about. When the question and answer

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<v Speaker 1>period starts. We are going to cut to the question

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<v Speaker 1>and answer period because we're going to get some really

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<v Speaker 1>good information and hopefully we'll have a chance scheduled as

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<v Speaker 1>Captain Sheila Kelleher and that's thea Fire Department public information

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<v Speaker 1>officer who I have a few questions. One of the

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<v Speaker 1>things that was mentioned is while this is going on

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<v Speaker 1>and all assets that are available are being thrown on this,

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<v Speaker 1>fire police, especially fire departments from county and city and

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<v Speaker 1>other adjacent areas from Oregon, Washington, Nevada. They're being brought in.

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<v Speaker 1>They are sending fire personnel to fight these fires that

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<v Speaker 1>are growing like crazy, nine to one one services. What

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<v Speaker 1>if your house is on fire and it's another area

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<v Speaker 1>your standard fire department call.

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<v Speaker 2>What are they doing?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it a skeleton crew that has left? How about

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<v Speaker 1>the paramedics? Is everybody at the fire? So the planning

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<v Speaker 1>that has to go on is just extraordinary and it

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<v Speaker 1>leaves a lot of questions wide open.

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<v Speaker 2>So it eight fifty.

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<v Speaker 1>I think we're scheduled with the Public Information officer for

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<v Speaker 1>LA Fire Department. Now a recap if you've just tuned in,

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<v Speaker 1>we have fires that are out of control. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think we have containment of any fires. Zero containment, and

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<v Speaker 1>it is it's scary stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>Aircraft are not up in the air.

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<v Speaker 1>And we talked to Chuck Lovers, who is a friend

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<v Speaker 1>of mine who worked with a county fire department for

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<v Speaker 1>thirty years, and he was giving us the inside story

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<v Speaker 1>and I asked aircraft, how how much are they relied on?

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<v Speaker 1>And he said extraordinarily certainly. When I started, it was different.

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<v Speaker 1>Now it's critical to fighting fires. We don't have assets

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<v Speaker 1>in the air. The wind is too strong. Amy let's

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<v Speaker 1>do a quick recap of the fires, the evacuations, what's

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<v Speaker 1>going on, the size of the fires, where they are.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, So starting with the Palisades fire, which was the

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<v Speaker 3>first one that started, hearing from La County Fire Chief

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<v Speaker 3>Anthony Maroney that as many as a thousand structures have

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<v Speaker 3>been destroyed. After that, La City Fire Chief Christian Crowley

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<v Speaker 3>came on and said, we're going to verify the assessment

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<v Speaker 3>on that, so we're going to double check those numbers.

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<v Speaker 3>Not sure if he misspoke, also saying that we have

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<v Speaker 3>confirmed three thousand acres. Chief Maroney said five thousand acres,

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<v Speaker 3>and on all of our sources they're still saying three thousands,

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<v Speaker 3>So we're double checking all of those numbers. A high

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<v Speaker 3>number of significant injuries to residents who did not evacuate it.

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<v Speaker 3>According to La County Fire Chief Morony, the cause of

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<v Speaker 3>the fire still unknown. They have a thousand firefighters on

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<v Speaker 3>the Palisades fire. More than one hundred structures that's buildings, businesses, homes, churches,

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<v Speaker 3>as we know, have been destroyed in the Eton fire

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<v Speaker 3>burning in Altadna, it's actually burning in the Angelus National

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<v Speaker 3>Forest in Altadena and in parts of Pasadena, that's at

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<v Speaker 3>twenty two hundred twenty seven acres, about five hundred firefighters

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<v Speaker 3>on the lines, and we're hearing that there are two

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<v Speaker 3>fatalities we do not know the cause of them yet,

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<v Speaker 3>and then also a number of significant injuries. There's then

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<v Speaker 3>the Silmar fire. LA City Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said

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<v Speaker 3>that that fire is actually burning within the footprint of

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<v Speaker 3>the Saddle Ridge fire. It is five hundred acres. That's

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<v Speaker 3>the latest large one to start. It started last night

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<v Speaker 3>about ten thirty and that is burning north of the

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<v Speaker 3>two ten freeway. There are evacuations in place. The top priority,

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<v Speaker 3>according to fire officials is saving lives. And I think

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<v Speaker 3>one of the most incredible things that was said today

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<v Speaker 3>by La County Fire Chief Anthony Maroney is at all

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<v Speaker 3>residents of La County, all residents of La County are

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<v Speaker 3>in danger as these fires continue to burn out of control.

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<v Speaker 3>As we mentioned, there's no containment and fire danger is

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<v Speaker 3>still really really high. Red flag warnings are in effect

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<v Speaker 3>until tomorrow night at six.

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<v Speaker 1>Is none of it is particularly good news in this fire,

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<v Speaker 1>and we've heard from the authorities at that they have

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<v Speaker 1>at least the ones that we're speaking have not seen

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<v Speaker 1>anything like this. Ever, Now keep in mind the actual

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<v Speaker 1>acreage that's involved is actually small. It's relatively small. We're

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<v Speaker 1>talking maybe six thousand acres. And if it were up

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<v Speaker 1>in the hills, if it was an area where you hear,

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<v Speaker 1>we can't get to it. The fire crews are not

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<v Speaker 1>able to get into those areas because it's too rugged.

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<v Speaker 2>It wouldn't be much of a story. It would be

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<v Speaker 2>a blip.

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<v Speaker 1>The problem, of course, with this fire, it's in congested areas,

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<v Speaker 1>it's in residential areas, and you have houses that are burning,

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<v Speaker 1>and we don't know how many houses and businesses have

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<v Speaker 1>been destroyed. From the news, the news on television, what

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<v Speaker 1>we're seeing is, for example, on Sunset Boulevard there was

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<v Speaker 1>a piece of it where businesses and houses on both

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<v Speaker 1>sides of the streets were burning. And on ridges where

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<v Speaker 1>there are homes, which by the way, are multimillion dollar homes.

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<v Speaker 1>Specific Palace Age is a very high end area there.

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<v Speaker 1>We saw homes that have been burnt we don't know

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<v Speaker 1>how deep.

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<v Speaker 2>And there's housing all through that.

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<v Speaker 1>How we don't know how many homes have been destroyed.

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<v Speaker 1>The way we find out is the aircraft goes up.

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<v Speaker 1>The planes go up. The helicopters go up, and not

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<v Speaker 1>only are they used for throwing water dumping water on

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<v Speaker 1>the fires, they're also used for mapping, determining where the

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<v Speaker 1>fire is going, where the fire is hottest. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>that's all done by aircraft, and they look and they

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<v Speaker 1>do surveys of how.

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<v Speaker 2>Many homes have been destroyed.

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<v Speaker 1>We find that out, and as Chuck Lovers have explained,

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<v Speaker 1>that's why it's so critical to have aircraft in the air.

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<v Speaker 1>But as Amy is reporting, and I believe that there

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<v Speaker 1>are no aircraft in the air.

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<v Speaker 2>Do I have that right? Amy?

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<v Speaker 3>You have that correct. They've been grounded since last night.

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<v Speaker 3>I believe about five point thirty. The wind conditions were

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<v Speaker 3>too strong even for the helicopters to get up. And

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<v Speaker 3>officials are saying this morning that as soon as the

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<v Speaker 3>weather conditions allow for it, we will get the helicopters

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<v Speaker 3>and hopefully the planes up in the air again.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and even if they do get up in the air.

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<v Speaker 1>This morning, we talked to Alex Stone who's ABC News correspondent,

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<v Speaker 1>and he was at the Altadena fire and he had

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned there are certain helicopters. Chuck had told us there

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<v Speaker 1>the I think Seahawk or Blackhawk helicopters that you see.

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<v Speaker 1>Those are the ones that you see going in on

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<v Speaker 1>rescue missions in the movies on TV when the army

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<v Speaker 1>goes in and they repel down a big, big ones,

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<v Speaker 1>those which are own and operated by certain agencies. Those

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<v Speaker 1>can go into areas where there's a lot of wind

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<v Speaker 1>where other aircraft cannot. Helicopters, for the most part can't.

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<v Speaker 1>You've got the fixed wing, they can't. And he said,

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<v Speaker 1>and he explained. The other problem that we are having,

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<v Speaker 1>or the fire department authorities are having, is even when

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<v Speaker 1>they were dumping water over a fire, the water dissipated immediately.

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<v Speaker 1>It basically became water vapor.

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<v Speaker 2>It was done.

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<v Speaker 1>There was no water there that would go on the fire.

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<v Speaker 1>He actually described one helicopter, one of the big ones,

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<v Speaker 1>dumping water over a fire and literally the water went sideways,

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<v Speaker 1>made a hard left turn. So there's a huge disadvantage

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<v Speaker 1>going on. And we are into a mess. And I

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<v Speaker 1>am hearing I'm getting texts from family that lives all

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<v Speaker 1>over the country. Was supposed to come in this weekend

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<v Speaker 1>and visit, and we're supposed to go to lunch on Sunday,

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<v Speaker 1>and she was going to buy, so I was pretty

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<v Speaker 1>excited about that.

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<v Speaker 2>She canceled. She said, no, not at all. We're not coming.

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<v Speaker 1>We're not coming, And she texted me, it's terrifying. The

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<v Speaker 1>last time I remember it being this crazy. She now

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<v Speaker 1>lives in the New York area. The last time I

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<v Speaker 1>remember it being this crazy was two thousand and three maybe,

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<v Speaker 1>And we heard from one of the fire chiefs say

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<v Speaker 1>he has never seen it this bad in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>the wind and Amy, let me go back to you.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's talk about the weather forecast, what we are looking

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<v Speaker 1>for in the next few days, both humidity wise, which

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<v Speaker 1>has a great deal to do with how this fire

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<v Speaker 1>is moving, and the winds, which is virtually everything all

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<v Speaker 1>the news of this fire.

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<v Speaker 3>Right so, we still have read flag warnings in place.

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<v Speaker 3>Red flag warnings are for high fire danger when the

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<v Speaker 3>winds are blowing very strong and the humidity levels are

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<v Speaker 3>very low, which is the condition that we have now

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<v Speaker 3>in southern California. The red flag warnings are expected to

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<v Speaker 3>continue until at least tomorrow night. At six o'clock of

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<v Speaker 3>the National Weather Service is saying the wind gusts not

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<v Speaker 3>quite as strong as they have been for the last overnight,

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<v Speaker 3>when we were hitting up to one hundred miles an hour,

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<v Speaker 3>eighty miles an hour. Seeing that, they're saying that it's

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<v Speaker 3>still going to be blowing thirty forty miles per hour,

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<v Speaker 3>and of course higher gusts are possible, so the winds

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<v Speaker 3>are still going to be blowing very hard in certain areas.

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<v Speaker 3>And again that humidity level is low. The ground is

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<v Speaker 3>very dry. We haven't had a lot of rain, so

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<v Speaker 3>we are ripe for fires, ripe for fires.

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<v Speaker 1>There's so many questions, and I'll be asking that of

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<v Speaker 1>Captain Sheila Kelleher, who is I believe still scheduled and

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<v Speaker 1>still scheduled to join us in just a few minut

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<v Speaker 1>She is running. She runs LA Fire Department, which has

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<v Speaker 1>I believe helicopters, which has aircraft.

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<v Speaker 2>And she'll answer that question.

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<v Speaker 1>La County, I believe, has most of the assets. And

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<v Speaker 1>this morning with Chuck Lovers, he explained Chuck Lovers, being

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<v Speaker 1>a friend of mine, having been in La County La

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<v Speaker 1>County Fire for over thirty years, explained what happens right

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<v Speaker 1>there on the fire line, and frankly, it's.

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<v Speaker 2>The fires like this you just get out of the way.

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<v Speaker 4>You know.

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<v Speaker 5>It hit me Bill as we're watching and listening to

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<v Speaker 5>the press conference when the first responders are saying, listen,

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<v Speaker 5>we're nowhere, nears out of the way of harm and

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<v Speaker 5>all of Los Angeles. Things can shift at any time.

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<v Speaker 5>You're talking about embers being able to travel miles, and

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<v Speaker 5>that can so it's not even oh, the fires close

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<v Speaker 5>to me, or it's not close to me, It could

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<v Speaker 5>be close to you in a heartbeat with these winds.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and with the embers.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is Dean Sharp who talks about this regularly

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<v Speaker 1>on his show. One of the most dangerous things about

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<v Speaker 1>fires like this because embers can blow miles. So here

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<v Speaker 1>you are looking at a fire that's five miles away

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<v Speaker 1>or four miles away, and you basically get a view

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<v Speaker 1>of a disaster. It's nowhere near you. You feel bad

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<v Speaker 1>about any structures, any homes that are going down, but

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<v Speaker 2>It's four miles away.

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<v Speaker 1>And Dean explains, you don't understand that those embers, and

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<v Speaker 1>The embers hitting the stucco on your house is no

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<v Speaker 1>big deal. The embers hitting the roof of your house

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<v Speaker 1>But going through the vents up in the attic, that's

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<v Speaker 1>just open space between those flaps of the vents, and

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<v Speaker 2>It's a real danger.

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<v Speaker 1>And that is, as Dean explained, a real problem where

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<v Speaker 2>And I just did that.

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<v Speaker 1>As you know, I bought a house that didn't have

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, go ahead, Amy Bill.

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<v Speaker 3>got a representative from DWP talking about reports that there

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<v Speaker 3>was water pressure decrease and how they're trying.

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<v Speaker 2>To get Oh yeah, absolutely, yeah.

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<v Speaker 6>Eight thirty pm and the third tank about three am

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<v Speaker 6>this morning. Those tanks help with the pressure on the

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<v Speaker 6>fire hydrants and the heels of palisades. And because we

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<v Speaker 6>so much water was being used before it can't get

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<v Speaker 6>to the tanks. We were not able to fill the

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<v Speaker 6>than we can provide water in our trunk line. So

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<v Speaker 6>I want to make sure that you understand there's water

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<v Speaker 6>we cannot lower the amount of water that we provide

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<v Speaker 6>to a fire department in order to supply the tanks,

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<v Speaker 6>because we're balancing firefighting with water, so we have we

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<v Speaker 6>have our operations people on the water side at the

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<v Speaker 6>to an sure that we can provide as much water

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<v Speaker 6>as we can find to our first responders. What are

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<v Speaker 6>we doing now. We're sending about twenty water tanks for

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<v Speaker 6>our construction crews full of water to support the fire department.

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<v Speaker 6>We identify other areas in our system where our tanks

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<v Speaker 6>our tankers can refill. It takes about thirty minutes to

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<v Speaker 6>refil about four thousandallons of water and we're constantly moving

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<v Speaker 6>that water to the fire department to get them as

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<v Speaker 6>much water as we can. I would also ask for

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<v Speaker 6>the people on stip cut nine zero two seven to two,

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<v Speaker 6>because we're pushing the water system so hard, our water

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<v Speaker 6>quality is decreasing. So we're going to be issuing a

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<v Speaker 6>boil water notice this morning and I will extend for

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<v Speaker 6>about forty eight hours. The water quality is low. We

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<v Speaker 6>have a lot of ash and system and so please

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<v Speaker 6>if you're going to be drinking water, you need to

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<v Speaker 6>boil the water. Those boil waters will continue to increase

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<v Speaker 6>us the system starts restoring. We're also managing a power

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<v Speaker 6>outer restoration. Our water emergency has been the number one

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<v Speaker 6>primary issue, but the power issues are continue to increase.

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<v Speaker 6>The winds picked up at around eleven PM last night

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<v Speaker 6>and that's when we saw the majority of our outages

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<v Speaker 6>coming in. As of seven am today, we have one

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<v Speaker 6>hundred and thirty five thousand customers out of power. We

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<v Speaker 6>have restored about seventy eight thousand customers since the start

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<v Speaker 6>of the outage. Thirty two customers have been out of

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<v Speaker 6>power for more than ten hours, and seven for over

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<v Speaker 6>eighteen hours. If you are out of power, I urge

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<v Speaker 6>you to call us, call nine on one, let us

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<v Speaker 6>know so that we can get to you as fast

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<v Speaker 6>as safely as possible. We are on a severe emergency

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<v Speaker 6>activation at the EOC for both water and power. It's

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<v Speaker 6>taking us twenty four to forty eight hours to get

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<v Speaker 6>to all of the outers. That's why we're going to

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<v Speaker 6>start increasing our mutual eight requests to get more crews

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<v Speaker 6>on here to reduce that restoration time. But we cannot

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<v Speaker 6>do that until it's safe for our crew. And I'm

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<v Speaker 6>happy to report we have high no safety incidents for

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<v Speaker 6>either the water or the power cruise, which we need

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<v Speaker 6>all the crews safely operating in our system. Forty percent

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<v Speaker 6>of our otages were due to us having to energize

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<v Speaker 6>the circuits for public safety, and we cannot energize them

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<v Speaker 6>until it's safe to do so, and we have put

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<v Speaker 6>eyes on our system. Twenty percent is because of wire downs,

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<v Speaker 6>and six point five percent because our system has protected

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<v Speaker 6>itself from further outages, and so we have to patrol

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<v Speaker 6>every line before we come back online. With that, I

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<v Speaker 6>just want to thank everybody and.

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<v Speaker 7>Love I'm sure, thank you so much we want to transition.

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<v Speaker 7>We're five minutes over. We do want to give a

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<v Speaker 7>few a little bit of time for a question answer

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<v Speaker 7>with the press. I'm going to call on you. Please

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<v Speaker 7>identify yourself, your name, and which media outlet you're with.

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<v Speaker 7>I see a hand up here, We'll go with you first.

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<v Speaker 8>Because this press conference called One Voice, is bringing together

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<v Speaker 8>some of our city leaders, are town any leaders here

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<v Speaker 8>together for this incredible tragedy, this crisis that we're experiencing

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<v Speaker 8>right now, and a lot of our viewers are asking

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<v Speaker 8>how can other Angelinos help? Because people want to volunteer,

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<v Speaker 8>people want to help. What's the best way that other

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<v Speaker 8>folks out there that want to help? What can they do?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, first of all, thank you for that question, because

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<v Speaker 4>I think this does speak volumes to the fact that

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<v Speaker 4>it's not just at the local level, it's at the

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<v Speaker 4>state and the federal level as well, and it is

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<v Speaker 4>one voice. We're seeing these fires taking place county wide,

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<v Speaker 4>which is stretching our resources.

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<v Speaker 8>But to the public.

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<v Speaker 4>I mentioned All Saints in Pasadena that's opened up it's

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<v Speaker 4>church to people that are evacuating, people that are not

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<v Speaker 4>only part of their parish, but also people that are

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<v Speaker 4>seeking refugee. I would encourage and we will work with

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<v Speaker 4>our office Emergency Management to put together a list of

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<v Speaker 4>what you can do to help. I know at Pasting

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<v Speaker 4>a convention center they're looking for resources, food and blankets.

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<v Speaker 4>Red Cross is putting that together, but we can always

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<v Speaker 4>use more.

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<v Speaker 2>So this is the time for us all to come together.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean we're trying to wrap our heads around just

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<v Speaker 4>getting this fire under control, but make no mistake, we

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<v Speaker 4>will put something together so that people can offer their support.

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<v Speaker 4>You are seeing the goodness and I know suho As

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<v Speaker 4>or Horrorbac mentioned it. With all these horrific stories you hear,

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<v Speaker 4>you also hear stories of people that are doing amazing

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<v Speaker 4>things to help their neighbors in their community.

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<v Speaker 7>Thank you for that and go ahead in the green shirt.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah. The DDBP was talking about the problems with the

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<v Speaker 9>water supply and I was wondering if either the DDBP

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<v Speaker 9>or the Fire department has any kind of numbers to

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<v Speaker 9>talk about, what is the number of hydrants that could

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<v Speaker 9>not get water because of these pressure issues. What percentage

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<v Speaker 9>of the system in Pacific Palisades wasn't getting serviced at

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<v Speaker 9>that point? And given the type of things you're describing

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<v Speaker 9>this morning. Do you think there needs to be an

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<v Speaker 9>overhaul of the system given these increasing number of urban fires,

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<v Speaker 9>and also when does the mayor.

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<v Speaker 7>Return and name and media outlet needs.

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<v Speaker 9>David's on iiser with the Los Angeles Times.

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<v Speaker 6>So chief please correct me if I'm wrong. But we

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<v Speaker 6>were trying to keep water at all altitudes on the Palisades,

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<v Speaker 6>and I think about three in the morning dusk when

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<v Speaker 6>the hydrants went dry above the Brainwood area. We are

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<v Speaker 6>able to push water on that on that trunk line

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<v Speaker 6>on the east side of that, and we have some

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<v Speaker 6>water on higher elevations sixteen to eighteen thousand, but at

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<v Speaker 6>three thousand, all of the at three am, all of

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<v Speaker 6>the fire hydrants went dry and the Palisades. To your

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<v Speaker 6>question of climate resiliency and how do we need to

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<v Speaker 6>update the system, I would say that that is true.

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<v Speaker 6>We were talking with the county supervisor and Mark on

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<v Speaker 6>how are we going to change the way we operate

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<v Speaker 6>our water systems for events like this. This is an

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<v Speaker 6>unprecedented event. I think the twenty eleven winds was significant

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<v Speaker 6>from a power our perspective, but the fires have really

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<v Speaker 6>increased the response complexity of this. We had crews trying

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<v Speaker 6>to mitigate this and we had to evacuate. We worked

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<v Speaker 6>with fire department to try to get back in and

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<v Speaker 6>try to fill the tanks. Again it wasn't safe to do.

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<v Speaker 6>So you're managing the fires, you're managing the power outage,

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<v Speaker 6>and you're managing the water needs because there was an

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<v Speaker 6>urban wildfire firefighting. So yes, we have to look at

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<v Speaker 6>our system from a climate resiliency as a region, and

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<v Speaker 6>it's going to be more than just the WP. It's

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<v Speaker 6>all the water agencies here, including the county.

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<v Speaker 7>Thank you over here in the Burgundy with a mask

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<v Speaker 7>name and media outlet please.

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<v Speaker 10>Real quick, I can speak on the operational side of

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<v Speaker 10>the hydrants. We don't have a specific number to the hydrants.

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<v Speaker 10>We do know that it came in phases. Now, our

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<v Speaker 10>firefighters always have a primary plan, a backup plan, contingency

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<v Speaker 10>and emergency plan. So oftentimes just so that the public

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<v Speaker 10>is aware, in large brush fires, water supplies are normally limited.

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<v Speaker 10>So with that our apparatus do have that ability to

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<v Speaker 10>draft water if we need to out of pools, ponds,

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<v Speaker 10>any type of water resource. We also utilize the water

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to continue with the press conference, obviously, and

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<v Speaker 1>and they're taking over for me. I'll catch you tomorrow.

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