Kenneth Fire: New fire sparks in Calabasas area, prompting evacuations

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Source: kcra.com






Updated: 7:44 PM PST Jan 9, 2025


A new fire sparked near the Calabasas area of Los Angeles County on Thursday, Cal Fire said.

The Kenneth Fire started around 3:16 p.m. on Victory Boulevard west of Gilmore Street in West Hills, spreading to Ventura County.


By 5:25 p.m., Cal Fire said the fire had already spread to 960 acres.

Evacuations were ordered in the Hidden Hills area, from Vanowen south to Burbank Boulevard and from County Oak Road east to East Valley Circle Boulevard.

During an evacuation order, there is an immediate threat to livelihood. It is mandatory to evacuate in this case...............

Read more: https://www.kcra.com/article/kenneth-fire-evacuations-calabasas-jan-9/63386908

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They suspect arson for the Kenneth fire.
A suspect person was just arrested in LA.

See
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219890184#post11

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1. Map of Kenneth fire........

Kenneth fire (Updated Jan. 9 at 7:20 p.m.) -


https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1HU3LjjisPVE6xl7qXD7m2qfAkZHk0tM&usp=sharing



https://www.dailynews.com/2025/01/09/this-map-shows-where-the-kenneth-fire-is-burning-near-west-hills/

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2. The National Guard is deploying to LA........picture.......

Link to tweet

[chowder66]

3. Update From Watch Duty

Forward progression of the fire has been stopped - per Incident Command.

Some resources are starting to be released - per radio traffic


Forward progression means they have stopped the fire from spreading in certain directions

[Deuxcents]

4. IF any of these fires prove to be arson, there should be no mercy. None. Same for looters.

[riversedge]

5. WATCH -- on the west hills fire: "This is now officially an arson investigation. One suspect is in custody."

The Tennessee Holler
‪@thetnholler.bsky.social‬
WATCH — on the west hills fire: “This is now officially an arson investigation. One suspect is in custody.”
https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3lfe7f34pkk24

[Punx]

6. As a kid I used to hike, err tresspass on the sheep ranch that used to own that land.

Where the fire started as there is a cave we would go to. It burned around 1980 but there wasn't a lot of heavy brush and there wasn't nearly as many homes around then as there is now. Very wealthy communities bordering it.