What Evacuation Looks Like
January 15, 2025
I wanted to make sure my family history blog includes these few shots, even as the fire threat in LA has subsided a bit (winds haven’t died down just yet and the state still hasn’t gotten any rain so the risk hasn’t completely been eliminated).
These were from last week. The John Frames evacuated their home, way up the hill in Arcadia, pretty much on the wilderness boundary line. Arcadia is a bit east of the Eaton fire that destroyed Altadena. The fire crews used their back yard as a gathering spot, or staging area of sorts, or so it looks from these pictures. The crews had thrown all flammables into the pool, had beaten back the flames — which came within 20 feet of John and Maita’s property — and here are enjoying some cold drinks before returning to work. I think that’s about the story.
You can see the fire line here…. some shrubs still smoldering.
That’s a lotta firemen…
Scarily close. They’re back home now. Maita says there’s a bit of survivor’s guilt, but they’re happy to be repopulating their pool deck and sweeping up ash and wind debris…. rather than the alternative.
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