Pacific Palisades Fires 11/13/24, 1/1 & 1/7/25

11/13/24 CBS News Report - LAFD Incident Report INC#0569

You can see some water was in the SantaYnez Reservoir which was used by the LA City Fire helicopter for water drops. This was two weeks before the Malibu Franklin Fire & a week after the Camarillo Mountain Fire. They suggested there was going to be an arson investigation for the Nov 13th fire.

Kevin Dalton, LA County Supervisor District 1 candidate posted it on Facebook but did not provide a link to the original source.

Note how low the level of water is in the reservoir.

FORWARD PROGRESS STOPPED   10:57AM;  Over 60 firefighters on scene have stopped all forward progress. The precisely targeted, rapid water drops from LAFD Air Operations combined with the firefighter's aggressive fire attack on the ground held the fire to approximately one acre (revised from initial size up). No structures damaged and no injuries reported. Due to the steep terrain and the work required to conduct a mop up operation, all resources will remain on scene. 

Brush Fire;  09:50AM Approximately 5 acres, slow moving in heavy brush adjacent to the reservoir. Topography (not wind) driven with steep slopes

1/01/25 LAFD Alert Incident #0042 1699 Via Las Palmas; https://bit.ly/4gBBvEy Pacific Palisades

Brush Fire;  12:17AM  Approximately 3-4 acres of heavy brush burning under 15mph winds. LAFD Air Ops is unable to fly due to weather conditions. LACoFD is sending Copter 22. Firefighters have been making their way via ground to the isolated areas. LA County Fire is also sending four camp crews for cutting line. Firefighters are in place to defend at least one home. There are no widespread evacuations at this time

Update Brush Fire; 01:41AM; Acreage update to approximately 8-9 acres. LAFD Air Ops has a window in the weather conditions and is now launching multiple helicopters. LACoFD Copter 22 is on scene making water drops. Firefighters have structural defense in place at the southeast end of Via Pacifica and Via La Costa and are coordinating directly with the affected homes. There are no evacuation orders in place at this time.

Update Brush Fire 02:19AM;  Size holding at approximately 5-8 acres with a slow rate of spread. There are light winds and it is a topography driven fire. Incident Command does not anticipate requiring additional resources. No injuries reported and no structures damage. There are no evacuation orders in place at this time

Update Brush Fire 02:56AM ; With three LAFD helicopters and LACoFD Copter 22 making continuous water drops, LAFD firefighters on the ground and LACoFD Hand Crews, crews are making good progress. There are no structures damaged, no injuries reported and currently no evacuation orders in place.;

FORWARD PROGRESS STOPPED 03:38AM;  All forward progress is stopped. Firefighters continue to work to gain full containment, with hose lines surrounding the perimeter of the fire. There are no structures damaged and no injuries reported.

More News from Los Angeles

• Expressing Gratitude to the Fire Fighters There are multiple avenues to assist the firefighters of Southern California from Canine Therapy, to Adopt-A-Fire-Station, and the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation
• Santa Ynez & Our Nine Other Reservoirs The Santa Ynez Reservoir COVER, located in Pacific Palisades, was scheduled for maintenance in the 2024-2025 DWP Water Infrastructure Plan released/edited 1/9/25.