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[shadowkat]

I hope everyone living in or around LA is okay? I've been seeing the footage on FB from various folks who live out there, and it's bad. And seemingly random, one on side of the street the house burned down and on another, it's fine. Malibu and Pasadena - two beautiful areas, have been attacked by wild fires, as has Modesto.

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[mefisto]

Fortunately, LA is a much bigger city than most people think (and LA County is huge). The Palisades fire was 13 miles from my house as the crow flies so we were at no risk. To give you some idea of the winds, we did get fire debris on our front yard blown all that way. The Altadena fire is even further away, so again no direct risk. But there's lots of smoke and ash in the air, so we wear masks if we're going outside for more than a few minutes.

[shadowkat]

Thank god, you are okay and not near the fires. I saw on Twitter that LA and LA County are not the same thing, and the whole area hadn't been affected. Malibu and the Palisades and Modesto, appear to be the hardest hit?

I know the Santa Anna winds can be a problem - and often have gusts anywhere from 50-100 mph. A former co-worker told me about them once. He had lived in LA and San Diego, and said the wild-fires had always been to one degree or another a problem - in part due to the winds.

Thanks for sharing your perspective and letting me know that you are okay.