Brush Fire burns Pacific Palisades and Malibu
Photo by Ryan GrotheNumerous power poles and street lights were toppled over in the blaze.
Photo by Ryan Grothe Firefighters from El Segundo fighting a house fire that was destroyed during the Palisades fire.
Photo by Ryan GrotheCal-Fire C130 Tanker 122 making a drop west of Mandeville Canyon.
Photo by Ryan Grothe10 Tanker DC-10 making a drop West of Mandeville Canyon
Photo by Ryan GrotheAn Erickson Aero MD-87 making a drop on the Palisades fire.
Photo by Ryan Grothe a Lead aircraft making a pass and scouting areas for tanker drops.
Photo by Ryan GrotheA super Scooper making a drop.
Photo by Ryan Grothe A super Scooper making a drop.
On January 7th around 10:30 AM, A fire was reported in the Pacific Palisades area North of Los Angeles. The fire quickly grew destroying everything in it's path. Santa Ana winds gusting at 100 MPH drove the fire through the city. Numerous houses were lost in the blaze. The fire burned areas in Malibu, Santa Monica, Mandeville Canyon and Brentwood areas. So far there have been almost a dozen fatalities linked to the fire. As of January 13th, The fire is at 8% containment. Numerous air resources have also been called in to assist with firefighting efforts. Two DC-10 tankers operated by 10 Tanker flew in from new Mexico and have been refilling at the San Bernardino Base. Numerous Fixed and rotary wing aircraft from Cal-Fire and other agencies have been assisting.
Full time firefighter in San Diego North county. Freelance media credentialed photographer. main area of focus is aerial firefighting.