1814. Update

[@artemisXsidecross]

Thank you for an update. My nephew is a Forest Service Hotshot working via helicopter and their work is nonstop with some post career deal with Post Traumatic Stress. We need to appreciate all emergency response workers for not only the single events that they deal with, but the wear and tear that such a career follows after their work is done. ☮

[@suecorrigan]

❤🙏

[@RockandRollWoman]

💙💙🙏🙏

[@artemisXsidecross]

@@RockandRollWoman If anyone knows about what wear and tear can do, it is my friend R&R-W. Thank you for your long service to the State of California. 💚

[@1pootle]

Very true 🙏💜

[@ToGoMania19]

I have a very close friend of over 55 years who was a firefighter. She has dealt with PTSD as well - this can occur in all lives when traumatic events occur. I am getting VA treatment myself for PTSD - it has helped me improve my symptoms.

[@DirkDillingerBlues]

Happy you and Maureen are safe but the devastation is heartbreaking. Loving thoughts from 🍁 Canada

[@fjeinca]

Lee, God bless you and our prayers go up for all those affected. Devastating. 🙏🏻 ☮️

[@fjeinca]

Who makes such an unprecedented tragedy a pretext for vicious and wholly inappropriate personal/political attacks and blame laying? (Rhetorical.)

[@ToGoMania19]

Thank you, Leland. My 97-year-old mother lives in 91106 near Allen and Orange Grove. She is well and breathing well and thriving -still lives in her own home independently. The potential for evacuation has decreased for now.

[@cbrashsorensen]

The Hot Shot team from New Mexico left yesterday for LA. We have had ZERO moisture this winter--seriously. We are holding our breath for the spring winds and a lot of easy fire "fuel" in the mountain around us. My heart is broken for the many homeless in LA and for those who did not make it out of the conflagration alive--animals and pets left behind. I keep asking myself, "What more of a wake-up call must we have?" Thank you for this film.

[@artemisXsidecross]

My primal scream is all but gone hoarse, we need consensus and all I hear is noise.

[@senorbe]

Thanks for the update -> it's more informative than the nightly news

[@slipperynoodle20]

Such a stark contrast to the walking tour of the floats and all the people getting a look. All thanks to all the men and women now in that field for their assistance. I see the wind is sporadically mighty stiff, so the threat isn't over. Hoping you've taken some rest. On a light note, "I grabbed a bunch of crap out of my drawers." is not your finest phrasing. Love and Thanks ❤👍❤👍

[@lisamalone5219]

👀🩷🙏☮️ Wow! Thanks, Leland Prayers for California!

[@mermiriam]

I'm so glad you guys are ok. Blessings and comfort and safety to those who have lost so much and are fighting the fires.

[@steini6771]

Unfathomable. Stay safe Leland. The world needs people like you.

[@saxMD2008]

Amen to that!

[@MarthaCatMom2001]

Thank you for the update, Leland. Your tour really brings home the breadth of the tragedy in a caring, personalized way that the news media can't. Thank you for being a good human. And much gratitude to the firefighters and support personnel and volunteers.

[@tiedyedan]

Leland, this is just incredible. Our hearts are with you. It's biblical times. Unfathomable.

[@technovisionz]

So relieved to know that you and fam are safe.

[@Ian-Steele]

Hi Lee. You will have so much to do in your yard judging by all the branches and damage along the road sides. Thank you for taking the time to give us a glimpse of how things look. If there is the faintest silver lining at least the fires didn’t happen just as you left for your trip to the UK with Lyle, if that had been the case you’d have been a nervous wreck thinking of Maureen and the boys without you.

[@GaryBook]

Thank you for these videos. As a KZbin channel, your personal work of raw footage takes us to ground zero so the world can feel the tragedy personally. Because of your valiant work, it isn’t abstract. We feel the tragedy through you and can see the incomprehensible.

[@artemisXsidecross]

Leland’s ability as a well known and respected musician has not hid his other attributes as an artist including sculpture, drawing, gardening, as well as his journalism that first came to notice in his book of photographs. Even later and since the pandemic Leland’s YT channel that has brought together over a quarter million subscribers that have been able to share with him his talents as a musician and journalist. ☮

[@GaryBook]

@ I grew up watching him play bass in the 1970 throughout his career. I now love his KZbin channel. He is such a wonderful person.

[@drdrofub4544]

Not the time to get too nuts-and-bolts, but it’d be a great idea to buy a couple of air filters for your truck and furnace. Replace both now, both in a week or two, and a week or two after that. Cabin filter for your truck if it’s got one too. Your lungs, motor, and furnace will thank you. Stay strong 💪

[@RockandRollWoman]

Research first... most of the cheap ones are worth less than you pay for them. Mine are Blue Air.

[@artemisXsidecross]

@@RockandRollWoman Can you explain why Blueair Filters cannot be shipped to California because of: ‘Blueair air purifiers are not allowed in California because they are CARB certified and meet California's ozone emission limits’ Blueair states they do pass California restrictions while Amazon states they cannot ship because of this problem. Are there any other HEPA air filters that you know about to recommend.

[@Gina-ly5bp]

So grateful for the first responders. Heartbreaking to see the devastation. Relieved to see you are okay. Stay safe ❤️

[@m1nn1s]

@@Gina-ly5bp Hi Gina ☮️ 🎶 👋.. Endless gratitude to all the first responders. 🧑‍🚒🙏☮️

[@moondogaudiojones1146]

Glad you and yours are ok👍. I rode with my landlord to evacuate from where I live (close enough) and the wind devastation was just a shocker too.

[@Greenwings701]

I'm so sorry to see what is happening to so many folks who've brought the rest of us so many hours of joy - music, films, TV. Astonishing events. - With love from the other coast. XOXO Tracy

[@arnejuergens7457]

Man, I m in and from Germany. Having seen the news about LA is absolutely terryfying. Right now, by very coincidence, German TV is broadcasting Carole King & James Taylor live at the Troubadour 2007 suppirted by Lee, Kooch and Russ. Just saw FIRE AND RAIN which is pretty bittersweet. My heart and prayers go out to you guys, let it end well soon

[@tomhedrick8766]

oh man - thanks for the updates on this unbelievably devasting loss. Hoping that you, Maureen and the boys stay stay safe.

[@terrye6853]

Quite the contrast from last time you took us down that road, prayers that the worst is over and the responders can return home soon

[@trout211]

Thank you, Lee! I see that you must've been very near the historic 1908 'Gamble House' (Procter & Gamble/Doc's home in 'Back to the Future'). I hope it wasn't damaged as that level of craftsmanship is truly unrepeatable nowadays. Stay safe & take care!

[@markusmandell1848]

May you and your family stay safe, Lee! Prayers for Los Angeles!

[@garynolan5240]

I'm stuck for words Leland It's just horrific what's happening in LA Thank God you and your family plus your beautiful home are all good Keep strong 💪❤️

[@rickguerrero2282]

Godspeed to the first responders and all those who were impacted. Unimaginable horror that no one should have to endure.

[@judykeeler5051]

This is hell on earth. God help us.

[@judykeeler5051]

Be kind to each other. Your life can change in no time. We need to help each other through thick and thin.

[@CarlosDeHerrera-b8x]

Units from Upstate Idaho have been sent to assist these hard working men & women. Be safe.

[@lisamann8521]

Such tragedy all around. Prayers for everyone in the state of California. I've never been there, but I always wanted to. You and your family please stay safe 🙏

[@91Kingscrib84]

It was just a few days ago when you guided us through the beauty of the Rose Parade floats, and now the area is dedicated to all the incredible people fighting this disaster. Thank you for this video, demonstrating what a difference mere days can make. 😢 I've been dismayed that Mr. Bluster (the convicted felon!) is using this disaster as a means to discredit & blame Gavin Newsom. Driving up to this vantage point I notice the smoke is more obvious. I'm glad to see the wind has died down & the sky is blue. Maybe the calm will give all the brave individuals fighting these fires a chance to get the upper hand. Your neighbor north of the 49th Parallel supports every effort in this fight. (Though we're not interested in being the 51st anything!) Be safe. Keep well. Please try to get some rest. And thank you again for taking time to update us all. ♡

[@donaldbarkley7817]

Thank you sir for the tour that is much different than you are used to but we are grateful for you keeping us updated. Please stay safe and keep being you because you are a very special person that many of us consider a friend. God bless you.

[@michael-zabrocki]

Stay safe Legend....er..... Leland. Thank you for sharing these videos.

[@tobindoodle8901]

Thank you for the update Leland. Please be safe God bless these brave women and men. Prayers for CA🙏

[@coffeegirl6854]

Thank you Leland for sharing this. Yesterday and this AM especially seeing the damage done in the light of day…what an absolute horror. It all really happened so quickly! I am glad to hear that the many, including yourself, are reaching out to help each other.

[@Stevedrums741]

Not to compare, but I was in NYC on 9/11 and when I (& friends) returned a day or two later to try and help (we were denied), it was kind of a similar setup at the Javitz Center. So sorry for what you are all going through. And as a former First Responder, your words mean a lot. Love and light from NC.

[@MrWrighthw]

Thank you for the updates. Incredible the amount of people they have working on the fires. Best wishes that you all stay safe!

[@MelissaThompson432]

I'm in Tennessee, 20 miles from the Alabama line, looking out at more snow than we've gotten in the last 20 years all together. Strange days indeed. *I'm warm and dry, with a full pantry and full power. Prayers for everybody who is struggling, whether from weather, fire, other disasters, or any other thing. 🙏💙🙏💚🙏

[@Kunibert_Knatter]

Melissa, good that you are fine inmidst your winter conditions while just a few hours to the west the world is burning. But you can expect, the next years, decades will get get even wilder. The climate will go Helter Skelter!

[@MelissaThompson432]

@Kunibert_Knatter expect the unexpected, for sure!

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

​@Kunibert_Knatter they need to stop with the weather modification program. the geoengineering can no longer be denied. report crimes with you local police, crime stoppers or dial 911 and report them. evil flourishes when good men do nothing ☝️

[@Kunibert_Knatter]

@@MelissaThompson432 "expect the unexpected, for sure!" Well, the climate change has been a topic for decades now. The Club of Rome has warned about the dire consequences of this climate change in their publiction "The Limits of Growth" in 1972 already. Not really unexpected. But because the world did not enough to avoid, it will be inevitable now. Our children and grand-children will pay the price.

[@goopah]

I appreciate you getting outside and filming, whether it's in your yard or elsewhere in the city.

[@whodder06]

This is so heart wrenching Lee.... Its so sad on how something can go to crap so quickly. Thankfully there are hero's out there.

[@michellefuerst1039]

Thanks so much for the update! I hope you're getting some much needed rest too!! Our thoughts and prayers are with you all❤🇨🇦🙏

[@Funkybassplayer]

Those emergency people don’t get enough recognition. Okay when the shit really hits the fan they are praised but when they are called out for something small they are yelled at and called names. At those times I’m ashamed to be human. People are most of the time just rude and egotistical. Thank you for the update Lee. Please stay safe. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Greetings sir.

[@samstamos427]

Wow, Leland... The wind damage has been understated due to the horror of the fires. But trees will recover and the community will rebuild. Los Angeles Country will arise anew form the ashes. "The Phoenix hope, can wing her way through the desert skies, and still defying fortune's spite; revive from ashes and rise.' - Miguel de Cervantes.

[@RaincloudmusicTFS6]

Sklar, THANK you! Those guys need the kudos. Heartfelt prayers. Been texting T. Page. ❤ Stay safe, sir. 🙏❤️👍

[@w4lt3rs0bch4k]

I cant' even begin to imagine how to organize all that. Can't thank all these men and women enough for all the hard work they do all 24 hours of the day. Amazing!

[@rmc3556]

A system called ICS - Incident Command System is used. Basically under the command staff, the organization is broken into 4 functional groups, Operations (all the crews,engines,dozers,helicopters ect. Doing the suppression.) Logistics (all the needs of OPS food,fuel,sleeping arrangements,toilets,medical,supplies,truck tires,security of the base camp, communications ect.) Plans -( Intel of fire behavior weather and predictions, resources staus,media relations,fire maps ect.) Finance- (those who pay the bills and contracts for services. Land use and contact equipment to name a few)

[@rmc3556]

Lines ???

[@w4lt3rs0bch4k]

@@rmc3556 This is a great reply, thank you!

[@hottubking1229]

Well, Kristina, Kristina and Kristine can’t imagine how to organize it either.

[@jpv9653]

Maureen, you and your dogs stay safe please. And my heart goes out to all of the emergency workers, fire fighters etc. they're freaking amazing! my prayers are with all affected by this

[@susancuenin2137]

Thanks for highlighting the emergency crews who do sooo much work for us!

[@williammccormick966]

MANY THANKS LELAND . Praying 🙏

[@kristoffer-helle]

Pasadena has a special place in my heart. Is devastating to see all this happening. So glad that you’re safe.

[@garyleek]

I was hoping you'd have an update. Glad your house and everyone is ok! Rock on!

[@malibu90265]

Oh Leland. I am heartbroken what has become of our communities. A lifetime of memories.

[@kelseywillow8110]

Respect for all the firefighters and volunteers! I hope in the future there will be more budget for them, they deserve a raise for sure. People working hard with what they got to help the community.

[@SoItGoesCAL34]

Thanks for the update. Very different from what it looked like only 10 days ago... and probably much different than 2 days ago. Hope you have gotten some rest and everyone at Chez Sklar is fine.

[@22lilac57]

Just heartbreaking. Thank you for updating us, Leland. You’re a good man. Continue to stay safe. ❤

[@SoundsFair--M-and-J]

🍀🍀How miraculous and reassuring that there are birds out there to be heard after all of that. Hope the two of you are getting some rest and eating properly. Thanks for the video.

[@goopah]

Life constantly throws curve balls. And sometimes they hit you and it hurts. My best wishes to all reading this. Everybody. Keep pushin' on.

[@barrywaples8150]

Evening Lee and all Greetings from Epping Uk Really shocking to see these fires. Stay safe Cheers Barry 🎸

[@m1nn1s]

Evening Barry, Epping 🌳 🇬🇧 🏍️ Andy ⛵ 🛥️ 🧙🏼‍♂️ ☮️ Whitstable 🛥️ ⛵ 🇬🇧 💖

[@barrywaples8150]

@ Evening Andy 🍻

[@dwaynewladyka577]

@@barrywaples8150 Greetings, Barry from Alberta, Canada! 🖐✌️

[@barrywaples8150]

@ Dwayne 🍻

[@sceiron1]

Hi from NZ Barry.

[@janthomas2896]

Thanks for the update. Feeling helpless here in Iowa, but I will help by donating to the Red Cross....😢❤

[@kateconway-hickman5945]

Pasadena Humane has a website up. As reported they have taken in more than 400 animals and are in need of donations that may be considered 🙏

[@dwaynewladyka577]

Hello Leland and everyone. I wish those in California all the best. Also, I wish Maureen all the best. Cheers! 🙏✌️

[@m1nn1s]

Hello Dwayne, Alberta 🍁 🇨🇦 💖 Great 📰 news Leland 🧙🏼‍♂️ & family 👨‍👨‍👦 are safe amongst the devastating fires ☮️🧙🏼‍♂️🙏😇💖 Andy ⛵ 🛥️ Whitstable 🧙🏼‍♂️ 🇬🇧 ☮️ 💖

[@ronbock8291]

Thank you for posting this, I feel much better, I just pictured it as all gone in my mind’s eye. It’s bad, but it’s not all gone.

[@ktpinnacle]

What an impressive gathering of assistance from all over to fight these fires. Great public servants from top to bottom. Some politicians could learn a thing or two from their actions. And if I haven't made it clear - I've always hated the Santa Anas.

[@carolmoline6490]

Breaks my heart. 💜. Beautiful California. Looks like a hurricane hit you guys. Stay well and safe

[@leodelicata9367]

Thanks for the update. Much appreciated. You are very kind to do this. Fingers crossed.

[@carolcorrigan3130]

Stay safe with your family . Sue and I think about you guys all day .❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@voxpapa21]

Just 10 days ago you were giving us a tour pre-parade…….wow……..happy you and your loved ones are safe Lee

[@andycrawford8654]

What a tragedy. Thanks for keeping us updated, Leland.

[@michele_e]

Thank you for showing this to us. Yes! Firefighters are the most hard-working people.

[@barbiemckofka8700]

Lee, I remember the video about the floats. This is all horrific ☹️ 🧑‍🚒Our Heros, thank you and be safe.❤ Thank you Lee Get some rest You be safe too❤

[@ericfielding2540]

I am glad to hear you and Maureen are safe. The devastation in Altadena and northern parts of Pasadena is heartbreaking. I am grateful for all those fire fighters and other responders who have managed to mitigate some of the damage.

[@bernardpullon4632]

Everything has already been said. Cool seeing what car stereo you have. You have a way of being real and keeping real. It's the best defence against catastrophe.

[@sharonabbey5418]

Was thinking the same thing! I bought a used car vs a the used one solely because the used one had an alpine stereo in it!! Lol

[@bernardpullon4632]

@sharonabbey5418 I think it's a good reason to buy a car. Look at all the ads that sell bloody expensive cars because they have Apple iPlay. An Alpine cassette deck might have been slightly cooler I reckon.

[@sharonabbey5418]

​@@bernardpullon4632it was a great cassette player. And there was an amplifier installed in the car too. And the car ended up being a very good choice as it saved my life, my kids and my brother too when we were t-boned by a tow truck at over 60mph. Sad to lose the car, but most other cars we wouldn't have survived in, especially my kids and I. As it was we were all level 1 trauma patients. Being a paramedic, that was incredibly scary!! Ironically, the car was damaged by a major hailstorm 2 weeks earlier. So the insurance company decided it was totalled before the truck totalled it. But, they were willing to pay for the Alpine Stereo!!! So that's the only money I got!! But without it, Ironic that that is the reason I bought the car!!

[@twrourke6557]

Man that has to be brutal. Volunteers are awesome, every one of them.

[@sharonabbey5418]

Thank you so much for the updates. You've been on my mind since this began. Also, one of my uncles houses is in Arcadia. My mother grew up in Alhambra and father in Glendale. So I have spent quite a bit of time in your area as well as the Palisades area. I used to be a wildland firefighter in training. And did fight a few minor fires myself, but mostly my role was medic as a paramedic, to make sure those fighting the fire were staying hydrated and healthy. It's amazing how long they will go, if left to their own devices, to save others property and lives!! With great risk to their own health and safety! It also amazed me, and today's video shows it, how quickly they set up an entire self sustaining community, not needing any real resources from the surrounding area!! It's their own city, very literally, as you've shown today. And they schedule supply drops from helicopters into the mtns for those that are deployed in the more rugged areas. Or if flying isn't possible, they have other other ways to get supplies to them. All of this is set up within a matter of a cpl of hours from the beginning of them being deployed!! I went to the wildland firefighter academy that is held every year for abt a week, a cpl of times. And many of the firefighters didn't stay in motels, it was run just like it was an actual deployment. They set up their tents and slept in them. They gathered every morning just as if it was shift change and went over the plan for the day. And did the same at the end of the day. It's amazing to witness!!! Just as you witnessed and showed us today. Thank you so much for showing what these incredible men and women do.... and how they do it with minimal if any stress on the community or area they are serving!!! Wildland Firefighters in all areas of it, are some of the most physically fit, hard core firefighters there are and that I've encountered in my 45+yr career!! Not to discount City/cty firefighter firefighters at all. It's just that wildland firefighters go to where the fires are, all over the country. So they bring everything they need with them and set it up with amazing speed and the organization is incredible!! There are many other areas of our world that could learn from how they operate! Stay safe, please get some sleep!! Set your phone to alert you, which I'm sure you already have. Are they sending the alerts that will loudly go off even if the sound in your phone is turned off?? Anyway, take care of you, Maureen and the puppies. The firefighters have your back in every way they possible can!! Fighting nature at every turn! Trees exploding rt next to them, cutting down trees and risking them falling the wrong way and hitting someone (rarely happens, but it does), hiking the most incredibly steep, rugged areas you can't even imagine anything but a mtn goat could climb!! Hiking for miles and miles carrying all their equipment, like chainsaws, shovels etc, gas for the chainsaws in top of all the equipment that they will need for their own personal needs. That is what the hotshots primarily do, as they rarely fight urban fires. And if you try to thank them. They just kind of blush and move on. They feel they are just doing their job and don't need to be thanked in any way for it!! They are amazing!!!! Thank you again for this video. Few people get to actually see what goes into a wildland fire deployment!! Take care my friend!!

[@GenesisLisa]

Prayers too all of you in CA. ❤

[@johnfairsgoldpanningschool.]

Praise God you are all safe. My prayers for everyone in California. Here in B.C. Canada we have bad fires every year. This year is looking to be even worse. We have not had any cold temps yet this winter always plus temps.

[@RockandRollWoman]

Some idiot with a drone collided with the wing of a Canadian super scooper. I apologize for the village idiot, and thank you for the super scooper swap program, which serves both California and Canada so well. We are partners in electricity trading as well!

[@johnfairsgoldpanningschool.]

@@RockandRollWoman It is amazing how we can all come together and help one another. There are a lot of beautiful people with open hearts in the world.

[@artemisXsidecross]

@@johnfairsgoldpanningschool. Yes, and it is the reason I am still in the game and have not yet folded ☮

[@doloresvelez3243]

Thank you.❤❤🙏

[@carolmoline6490]

Breaks my heart. 💜. Beautiful California.

[@acousticshadow4032]

May all those firefighters stay safe. Had a friend who was a smoke-jumper. Flew all over the USA, parachuting into wildfires.

[@Joe-mz6dc]

I've always said firefighting is the most noble profession in existence.

[@sharonabbey5418]

Along with EMS

[@JKwakulla]

EMS & FIRE are the same organization now in many (what I would call) "more enlightened" departments. Both are VERY important.

[@sharonabbey5418]

I was in ems for over 45 years. And where I live there is FD EMS but still alot of non FD EMS too!!

[@ChefJamesRusk]

Morning Leland, thank you for the updates…You are a few hours behind us here…but always check you out first …making sure you are ok…sending you protection and safety mantras…😊 Been doing lots of work around here….finally installing a solar system….on/off grid system….so excited about that…and should be completed next week….the cost has come down over time and the technology has moved ahead ,so figured it was doable…… after many years of advocating for our small community out here…I attended the groundbreaking for the new paved road ,yesterday,that will have so many positive affects for the area….years of dusty,bumpy ,travel will soon be just a memory for the people living in these villages….such a great move in the right direction….wishing you all well…. 🌹🪷🌹🪷🌹🪷🙏🖕🖕🖕🖕👍🥰🎶

[@antiv]

You’re a good man, Leland. ❤

[@dragonflywhisperer3150]

Hi Lee, I'm so glad to know things are improving and that you're doing as well as can be expected under these terrible conditions. We kept checking KZbin every hour or so the last couple days hoping to hear you were alright, and we were so relieved to hear your comments in A SERIOUS UPDATE last night. Our thoughts and wishes for the best are with you, Maureen, and the pups. That was an incredible story you told last time about your tree and your truck. Wow, what a close call. All our best wishes for the days to come, Jim & Betsy Walker. P. S. I was working on the latest chapter of my new book on phase transitions, and I was listening to the radio as I was writing, and on came Doctor My Eyes. It was so nice to hear you playing the bass on that song, and to remember seeing you playing it on KZbin. You've given us all so much pleasure with your music over the years. Thanks so much, Lee.

[@grammawpayton]

Hey Leland, I was so happy to see this update, muchas gracias x 100, to see you & yours are okay another day and hope to see you again very soon, I will keep checking back. I appreciate all the videos of the hills and blue sky and decorative trees along the streets. I wish I could make everything okay and load up my truck and move to Beverly. I read today some firefighters from here (north GA) are heading over there to help out.♥♥♥

[@eddiethek]

I am watching an apocalyptic horror movie. And as you noted, this is not Altadena. Thank you so much for these vital updates, Leland. I do take some solace seeing you commandeering your truck.

[@paulclarke4305]

All my prayers to the people of Soutnern California!. Thank God you and your family and property are safe Lee. Wonderful vid.

[@mattreeder5554]

Lee Sklar investigative journalist on the beat

[@artemisXsidecross]

Leland has the heart of a photojournalist and I have known very good ones. 👍

[@Tele-dog]

So sad.. Prayers to all of those effected by this terrible tragedy..🙏❤️

[@jackgill2501]

Thank you for the update Sir Lee! Thoughts and prayers for everyone! Take care and be safe all!

[@RogerBergqvist]

The Rose parade video was only about two weeks ago..... Hard to understand. Things change quickly sometimes.

[@kathrynbarker2607]

Unfortunately we know this all to well in Australia and with little rain, soaring temps and then flash flooding, it's only a matter of time until we face it again. Our emergency service crews and service clubs are the unsung heroes and most of us get down there to help out, cook food, give them a place to stay so they can sleep etc.. May you all recover quickly and well. God bless to all involved.

[@_Tressala_]

I was so concerned for y'all. I watched your video about the floats and you must live close. Unbelievable Leland. Our prayers❤

[@1mmickk]

Thanks for donating what you could. Good to see the response and organizarion now. Hopefully the weather will be kind, its going to be a long haul.

[@Cindy-qu3gc]

So hard to comprehend here from the snowy, wet East Coast. Lee - so glad you are okay but I know you must have survivors guilt! How is the rest of the Immediate Family faring? Thanks for making it real for all of us. The thing that seems unfathomable from the drone shots is that there are so many trees and shrubs that survived in Palisades! 🙏 for all involved

[@rickmaudlin2160]

More units are still en route. Grateful that the wind subsided.

[@RockandRollWoman]

The forecast is for more high winds this weekend. I just don't know how we can handle another fire area. It could be anywhere the next time.

[@rickmaudlin2160]

True, but at least we got the break. Now there's time to put together a better game plan, and more equipment and personnel are en route.​@RockandRollWoman

[@RockandRollWoman]

@rickmaudlin2160 absolutely! We needed time out of the frying pan!

[@nickyymartins-fb9jt]

Praise be to God, I came to the Lord asking for his blessings as a single mom because raising my son (Joel) was an act of courage despite all the challenges. And the Lord answered my prayers with a benefiting. income of $41,000 every month. To God be the glory. Joel is in school and life's been fair lately.

[@Garcia891]

Congratulations!! The scriptures clearly states there's going to be a transfer of the riches of the heathen to the righteous, God keep blessings you

[@Garcia891]

But how do you earn so much in a month? By sharing your thoughts?

[@nickyymartins-fb9jt]

I thank Evelyn Susanne Scarlett who has always been there to help me with detailed analysis and recommendations that I would not have had access to otherwise.

[@АллаКарпович-м4ц]

Really feel your pain, when I was even almost down my God sent to me Evelyn Susanne Scarlett, her services cryp to me and changed the game automatically

[@PanisIngrassia]

I've always wanted to be involved for a long time but the volatility in the price has been very confusing to me. Although I have watched a lot of KZbin videos about it, I still find it hard to understand.

[@BobFord-q5q]

My thoughts and prayers are with you, Maureen, the boys and all of the people of LA. Be careful and be well!

[@sceiron1]

Thanks for the update and the mini tour, They had a item last nite on the TV news here in NZ with a heli flyover above Pacific Pallisades, it looked like Hiroshma, it was hard to comprehend that amount of devastion. Where would we all be without the dedication of those women and men in the emergency services. Glad you Maureen abd the pups are OK.

[@m2mcbrick444]

Stay safe and GOD BLESS those dedicated and brave individuals who help and protect us! I hope and pray that where they were dispatched from has the resources to deal with any emergencies in their local cities and towns.

[@randyschiffer3265]

We went through something like this with Hurricane Beryl recently here in Houston, TX. What I mean is this; people were without power for weeks and we would see power companies from as far away as Florida, Georgia, Alabama etc.. just sitting in waiting areas waiting for direction. My neighbor drove down to a parking lot and said to these guys from Alabama we don't have power. Guy and his trucks followed him to our street and within a 1/2 hour our street had power. It was a cluster Fu*k of epic proportions. They were given ZERO DIRECTION ON WHERE TO GO AND WHAT TO DO. Seeing all those responders in a parking lot .........don't get me started.

[@markgalliher5707]

A lot of those people worked different shifts and they rotate in and out for food and rest. Also, some are in reserve for new hot spots and fires.

[@artemisXsidecross]

Randy, I have heard experts describe LA as a hurricane without rain.

[@randyschiffer3265]

@@markgalliher5707 Hey Mark I understand what you're saying but go to the 1:34 mark of Leland's video and see the guys standing in a circle. It reminded me of seeing that all over Houston and especially in my area where the responders had no idea what they were to do. My neighbor ask them the same questions you asked and were told they were waiting on direction. Here's some direction follow me. Half hour later we had power. I'm sorry but Southern California hasn't seen rain since last March??? State Farm sent out cancellation notices to 70% of their customers in Pacific Palisades. I THINK THEY SAW THIS COMING, DON'T YOU?

[@artemisXsidecross]

@@randyschiffer3265 Randy, yes that happen to often it is a reason first responders like military veterans are prone to Post Traumatic Stress; following orders, like being in a war zone may be a form of organized insanity.

[@randyschiffer3265]

@@artemisXsidecross Or most likely UNORGANIZED,

[@Riddim4]

This is heartbreaking. Thanks for sharing.

[@joerectifier]

There are no words to express my feelings towards what has happened - the loss and suspension of living is bewildering. Down here in OC on the edge of the Cleveland National forest the winds were high and very alarming. All I could do was stand watch and stay informed - a night or two of no sleep. It’s extremely disconcerting and we pray nightly for a return of hope, reconciliation and a return of comfort and safety for our fellow SoCal citizens and responders in Los Angeles. Our daughter had to come down and stay with us from Burbank due to air quality.

[@yetimatzenightcat8702]

Oh, thanks god, you are alive, thank you so much for the update, i was really worried 😢. .I've tried to find exact information but that's probably just not possible at the moment. ( btw...nice steering wheel )😂 take good care ❤

[@user-mv5bu2kk8b]

Be strong, safe, smart hopefully this will slow down soon