Woke up this morning to KCRW talking about the Sepulveda Fire, near the Getty Center. They’re holding it surrounded at 40 acres, but I didn’t even get a ping and I’m near the edge of the Evacuation Warning zone, downwind.
A fire there is exactly why our bug-out bags are still packed and sitting in the living room, along with the portable medical equipment. (They’d be in the car but I don’t want to risk them being stolen.)
I guess I should be glad I got a good night’s sleep, and I am glad for the firefighters’ great work, but I’m definitely awake now!
I am. And I get LAFD pings all the time, mostly about hiker/biker rescues above Mandeville Canyon, as if I could do anything about that. I did get alerts about the Palisades Fire, and we did evacuate as soon as they texted we were in the yellow zone. But with the direction of Santa Anas, a fire in the Pass has a much greater chance of getting to us, and I wonder if it’s a zone-boundary thing. I never use Sleep Mode anyway so a ping is enough.
Woke up this morning to KCRW talking about the Sepulveda Fire, near the Getty Center. They’re holding it surrounded at 40 acres, but I didn’t even get a ping and I’m near the edge of the Evacuation Warning zone, downwind.
A fire there is exactly why our bug-out bags are still packed and sitting in the living room, along with the portable medical equipment. (They’d be in the car but I don’t want to risk them being stolen.)
I guess I should be glad I got a good night’s sleep, and I am glad for the firefighters’ great work, but I’m definitely awake now!
Aside from the Watch Duty app, which I think everyone knows about now, are you signed up with
https://emergency.lacity.gov/notifyla
I get text messages for alerts.
Although none of it helps of your phone is on do not disturb mode, except for the emergency alert system.
I am. And I get LAFD pings all the time, mostly about hiker/biker rescues above Mandeville Canyon, as if I could do anything about that. I did get alerts about the Palisades Fire, and we did evacuate as soon as they texted we were in the yellow zone. But with the direction of Santa Anas, a fire in the Pass has a much greater chance of getting to us, and I wonder if it’s a zone-boundary thing. I never use Sleep Mode anyway so a ping is enough.