{"id":187130,"date":"2025-01-08T09:52:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T17:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=187130"},"modified":"2025-01-08T09:52:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T17:52:38","slug":"governor-newsom-proclaims-state-of-emergency-meets-with-first-responders-in-pacific-palisades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=187130","title":{"rendered":"Governor Newsom Proclaims State of Emergency, Meets with First Responders in Pacific Palisades"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pacific Palisades, CA…Much of Southern California is facing \u201clife-threatening\u201d winds and extreme fire risk. California continues to mobilize resources and support local communities as they respond to this severe weather.\u00a0 As Southern California faces dangerous winds and extreme fire weather through Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom visited Pacific Palisades and met with local and state fire officials to support their response to the Palisades Fire.<\/p>\n

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While on the ground in Pacific Palisades, the Governor proclaimed a state of emergency to further support the communities impacted by this fire. Text of the emergency proclamation is available\u00a0here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Earlier Tuesday, Governor Newsom announced that\u00a0California has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of vital resources to suppress the fire burning in Pacific Palisades.<\/p>\n

The Palisades Fire broke out earlier today and, as of 5 p.m., has burned more than 1,260\u00a0acres and forced the evacuation of thousands of people. While in Pacific Palisades, the Governor received a briefing on the fire, as well as the ongoing severe weather threatening much of Southern California.<\/p>\n

The National Weather Service continues to forecast very high dangerous winds for Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, San Diego, San Bernardino and Riverside counties through 6 p.m. tomorrow night, with isolated gusts reaching up to 100 miles per hour in Los Angeles County.<\/p>\n

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This is a highly dangerous windstorm that\u2019s creating extreme fire risk \u2013 and we\u2019re not out of the woods. We\u2019re already seeing the destructive impacts with this fire in Pacific Palisades that grew rapidly in a matter of minutes.<\/p>\n

Our deepest thanks go to our expert firefighters and first responders who jumped quickly into fighting this dangerous fire. If you\u2019re in Southern California, please pay attention to weather reports and follow any guidance from emergency officials.<\/p>\n

Governor Gavin Newsom<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Yesterday, Governor Newsom\u00a0directed state departments<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to coordinate and strategically position fire engines, handcrews, aircraft and additional support in key areas, including:<\/p>\n