![Commuters alert: Check roads surrounding Getty Center, adjacent to 405 and Sepulveda Pass before traveling. CalFire maps show fire adjacent, but CHP alerts show roads were open at 7 a.m. Tuesday. Conditions change. Motorists are advised to check your routes before traveling. [Map compliments of CalFire]](https://mountainenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/GettyFireMap-324x294.jpg)
Commuters alert: Check roads surrounding Getty Center, adjacent to 405 and Sepulveda Pass before traveling. CalFire maps show fire adjacent, but CHP alerts show roads were open at 7 a.m. Tuesday. Conditions change. Motorists are advised to check your routes before traveling. [Map compliments of CalFire]
UPDATE: LEBEC, CA, The Grapevine, (Oct. 29, 2019 at 6 a.m.)—Overnight, Southern California Edison reduced by 5,000 the number of Kern County customers who they predict may lose power today. From midnight last night to 6 a.m. this morning, the number tumbled from 20,436 to 15,415 in the entire county. Tejon Ranch is still on the map. So are about 57,000 Los Angeles County customers. SCE said new windstorms in the area are predicted by tomorrow.
Last night, Pacific Gas & Electric, which serves the northern part of Lebec, released a list showing a possible outage in Kern County for 9 p.m. Tuesday, tonight.
The Getty fire is still burning, surrounding the Getty Center, edging toward Westwood and Brentwood and toward Topanga State Park, according to fire maps. Maps show the 405 Sepulveda Pass area as affected, but a check of California Highway Patrol road conditions does not show closures at this time. Call 662.245.3794 to alert The Mountain Enterprise to traffic problems you encounter.
Meanwhile—UCLA and Malibu schools are back in session, after closing Monday.
UPDATE: LOS ANGELES, CA (Oct. 28, 2019 at 6 a.m.)—The Getty fire along the 405 is burning homes in Brentwood and threatening other westside areas. Mandatory evacuations are underway. Avoid 405 and Sepulveda pass region, authorities said. The first fire alert was about 2 a.m.
IN THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES— Wind conditions are calm.
SACRAMENTO, CA (Oct. 27, 2019 at 11:30 a.m.)–Governor Gavin Newsom has just declared a statewide emergency due to the effects of unprecedented high-wind events which have resulted in fires and evacuations across the state.
The Tick fire southeast of Santa Clarita has destroyed structures, threatened homes and critical infrastructure, causing the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents. That fire is now 25% contained and some are being allowed to return. The Kincade fire in northeastern Sonoma County has burned more than 30,000 acres to date, leading to the evacuation of 200,000 people, and rising, as the fire now moves southwest. It is threatening hundreds of structures. As of today, there are over 3,000 local, state and federal personnel, including first responders, assisting with the Kincade Fire.
Newsom’s release said: “We are deploying every resource available, and are coordinating with numerous agencies as we continue to respond to these fires. It is critical that people in evacuation zones heed the warnings from first responders, and that they have the local and state resources they need as we fight these fires.”
Earlier this week, the Governor secured Fire Management Assistance Grants to help ensure the availability of resources to fight the Kincade and Tick fires and to enable local, state and tribal agencies to recover eligible costs.
The Governor has also met with first responders, health officials and residents of Los Angeles County, Napa and Geyserville, this week, with public briefings regardin the need to hold electric power utilities accountable for the consequences of their decisions to shut off power for large portions of the state.
The Governor has also announced a $75 Million Program for state and local governments to mitigate impacts of power shutoffs. He is in the process of unveiling a series of new partnerships and new tools to help secure medically vulnerable populations during these events.
Meanwhile, if power goes out locally, be sure your battery-powered surveillance cameras are running and in record mode. Coordinate with your neighbors about maintaining neighborhood watch alertness. Please be alert and vigilant, for yourself and your neighbors.Take notes of any unusual activity, unusual vehicles, and strangers in your neighborhood. Also, have reserve water available, as water district pumps may be affected. Conserve water during the power outage.
This is part of the October 25, 2019 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.
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