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Yep, I can see the smoke out the front window of my clinic. Not good that it's 107F. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #1
I can see it from my office window Beaverhausen Sep 2012 #2
I'm New To L A In Van Nuys DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2012 #3
A good distance ellisonz Sep 2012 #5
Yeah DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2012 #8
It's south of you in the Sepulveda Pass. Van Nuys is safe. Well, safe from fires, lol. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #10
welcome to Valley life Liberal_in_LA Sep 2012 #16
No kidding. It is hotter here than in Phoenix today. nt Live and Learn Sep 2012 #6
Wait. It's a 107 in L.A.? Le Taz Hot Sep 2012 #35
Not too much fuel there... ellisonz Sep 2012 #4
How Far South Of Sepulveda And Ventura Is The Fire? DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2012 #9
It's just north of the Getty on the west side of the 405 kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #11
It's about 6 miles from there to the Getty Center. ellisonz Sep 2012 #12
I Think I Saw It When I Took The 761 From Sherman Oaks To Westwood DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2012 #14
The 761??? Lol, I've been here 30 years and that one doesn't ring a bell. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #18
The long red bus (bend in the middle) that comes up Van Nuys Boulevard, turns on Ventura, onto Sepul Liberal_in_LA Sep 2012 #22
Oh, my bad, lol. I wasn't thinking bus #. I was stuck on highway #. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #26
I'm hearing that Coldwater Canyon is closed for some reason. that will really mess up Liberal_in_LA Sep 2012 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Sep 2012 #7
Did it look like an omen of the apocalypse? n/t ellisonz Sep 2012 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Sep 2012 #24
I caught the smoke plume as I was leaving work Lebam in LA Sep 2012 #15
live video feed Liberal_in_LA Sep 2012 #17
Breaking: Getty Center voluntarily evacuating pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #19
Mt. St. Mary closed and evacuated. Liberal_in_LA Sep 2012 #21
Leo Baeck Temple evacuated eight Torahs pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #25
Good, you really do not want to know my story involving those nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #28
Checking in from the Westside flamingdem Sep 2012 #20
I am so glad this is so way out of my coverage area nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #27
Stay safe up there GObamaGO Sep 2012 #29
Here's a photo flamingdem Sep 2012 #30
No I didn't instagram it! flamingdem Sep 2012 #31
We were in Culver City goclark Sep 2012 #32
A graphic photo, fire is close to homes here flamingdem Sep 2012 #33
Horrible! goclark Sep 2012 #34
It wound up not being all that big, and between the helicopters and kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #36
Yes, a total mess flamingdem Sep 2012 #38
How is LAX looking? Initech Sep 2012 #37
Don't think it's even close nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #39
It was immediately to the east of the 405 in the Sepulveda Pass. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #40
And LAX is about 17 miles south of the Getty pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #41
That is a lot of urban and brush. nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #42
No kidding pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #43
Or a very string Santa Ana lasting for days nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #44
There's not a speck of brush within 10 miles of LAX. Just kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #45
Our lovely firestorms in San Diego did put nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #46
CBS News at 11 reports the 70-acre fire is now 40% contained. nt pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #47
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