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Are they still working this fire or is it down to watchline at this point? Surprised to see that a satellite wasn't used for deluge purposes given the volume and ferocity of the fire. Those flames were white hot and ripping in Skyler and Johns videos!

Way off topic at this point but its nothing short of amazing that both CA and FL (and other states) continue to allow newbuilds in areas that have been wiped out by fires and hurricanes in recent decades, years and months. Insurance has been holding the line since but the legislatures regardless...

If the wind keeps up like this the only thing thats going to stop that fire will be the Pacific. What a nightmare

Multiple fixed-wing tankers in operation over the site now, in addition to helicopters.

The LAX air spotter livestream is up and running and showing occasional shots of the fire and containment efforts.

Apparently for a good period of time yesterday the winds were too high for helicopter operations, and one of the closest helibases to the palisades fire was overrun and destroyed.

LODD was 25 year old with a year on the job, four other members hospitalized. https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/01/07/firefighters-hurt-mccully-building-fire/

Id imagine there were quite a few folks on the Gettysburg, the E-2 and in the Carrier CIC who woke up the next day with freshly roto rootered bungholes and brand new ranks and plenty to think about until the Cod arrived to take them shoreside

Those videos had everything! Subway crazies, the usual crying baby on a train at 1AM for some reason, rats and the oh so familiar face of everybody who still has a long ride to go before home/work that just got a whole hell of a lot longer. Nice work.

No better way for the crane owner to enjoy xmas than a major fine because his on-call wouldnt answer! Hopefully Santa brought a new job down the chimney for that guy. Messy operation for sure with all that diesel spraying everywhere from that height. My question is with all the super-tall...

Didn't look like there was much other option the way that place was ripping when they got there, especially after the roof came down. Impressive work to get the house next door doused as quick as they did, looks like the wind was working hard to get that one involved too.

Pretty neat piece of engineering to own if you are into that sort of thing, can't imagine there is much in the way of spares for a vintage Napier-Deltic. Excellent album of the whole system running on a training day at the Rock, along with scans of the original Mack service manual...

Happy Thanksgiving to all, and to all the FDNY guys working a tour today and inevitably getting their own dinner interrupted by a call as soon as they sit down to eat

Gated community on a cul-de-sac, all duplex condos

As an outsider it would seem to me that given the news coverage it won't take much for any would-be firebug to start causing havoc all over the place, might as well get the deluge assets out there. Side note, it was interesting to see SAT-1 in operation at the Inwood fire last night, excellent...

Wasn't that the basis for the city to proceed with the design and implementation the original Super Pumper System?

Smart move, before long those e-bikes will start looking like NY delivery driver scooters and bikes with the heavy mittens on the handlebars and shopping bag seat covers.

Amtrak has suspended service between New Haven and Penn Station in both directions for the rest of the day as of 1554hrs, passengers being routed over to Metro North.

3rd Alarm, sounds like it originated in an Amtrak substation versus ConEd. Amtrak has sent a rescue diesel out to link up with train 2163 stopped off the old Bartow station in Pelham Bay Park