But now, I don't know what the numbers are ....
Today I have heard the death toll so far fluctuate between 21-26 .... I know it's only 5 people, but that actually quite a bit ...
Also, on FNC I heard that there are missing people being reported as well ....
I think it was only a totaly like 23 ... the majoriy of which was from the Palisaides fire zone, the rest from the Eaton zone ...
Actually, it's quite amazing that it only seems to be these 2 locations which seemed to have been hit the hardest ... but they aren't done yet.
Today, until Wednesday, they have "Red Flag" warnings back out - while the winds won't be as strong as they were last week, they will still be strong enough to cause issues and more potential blazes.
It has been said - by the LAFD - that some of the blazes have been linked to ILLegal immigrants having fires to keep warm and to cook with .... the wind would come down and whisk away the embers ...
Only thing is - there used to be a lot of hippies in them hills during the 60s and 70s .... and I don't remember there being fires like this ...
Of course, they had better prevention programs back then ... Forestry management didn't get stopped because of an owl or a titmouse might have to live someplace else.
I remember an episode of "Emergency!" from the 70s where they went from house to house warning people about the hazards of tumbleweed ... long grass ... dead trees .... etc. etc.
The episode then went on to cover what the firefighters and paramedics had to go through during Fire Season in California ....
If I can find it - I will strike this out and attach the episode here ... if it's on YouTube, that is.
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