Escape from the Palisades: Split-second decision-making, confusing responses
A deep analysis of the Palisades fire evacuation paints a chaotic scenario: As the fire roared toward homes, major escape routes were gridlocked before the first evacuation orders were given.
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Narrow Hillside Roads Complicate Escape From Palisades Fire
On Tuesday, these limited escape routes complicated the evacuation ... to discuss emergency plans and experts on making homes more fire resistant. “We have talked for years about being ready ...
Have an escape plan and practice it
Sioux Falls Fire Inspector Tyler Tjeerdsma says that’s one of the biggest mistakes a family can make is not knowing those two ...
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In the Palisades, an Evacuation Disaster Was Years in the Making
The chaotic scene was one years in the making. As in other areas of the towering, fire-prone hillside neighborhoods ... people through the area’s few escape routes. Those fires, in October ...
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Bulldozer moves cars blocking Palisades Fire escape route
Authorities used a bulldozer to reopen a road full of vehicles that had been abandoned as gridlock made it difficult for people to evacuate from the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles.Jan. 8, 2025 ...
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Man describes harrowing escape from scorching Palisades Fire: "You could feel the heat"
Aaron Samson and his 83-year-old father-in-law, who has Parkinson's disease, made a harrowing escape from the Palisades Fire. The Los Angeles-area wildfires, which have killed at least five people ...