UPDATED 5:51pm Thursday:
Winds stoke fires in Los Angeles area as new evacuations are ordered
Los Angeles Times
Gusty Santa Ana winds and bone-dry conditions continued to stoke major wildfires in Southern California on Thursday as Ventura County fire Read the full story
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UPDATED 4:54am Thursday:
Los Angeles threatened as wildfires spread, forcing thousands to …
https://www.nbcnews.com/…wildfires/southern-california-wildfires-spread-putting-tho…
3 hours ago – Another fire, the so-called Rye Fire burning in the Santa Clarita area north of Los Angeles, has burned 7,000 acres since it broke out Tuesday morning and the blaze was 5 percent contained as of Wednesday afternoon, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.
A look at the California wildfires’ jaw-dropping numbers – CNN
www.cnn.com/2017/12/06/us/california-wildfire-numbers-trnd/index.html
9 hours ago – (CNN) Barely two months after the wine country fires charred Northern California, the state is once again staring down a spate of wildfires, this time in Southern California. These fires are fueled by some of the strongest Santa Ana winds in recent memory.
Wildfires continue to rage across Southern California – CNN.com
www.cnn.com/2017/12/06/us/ventura-fire-southern-california/index.html
7 hours ago – Burning with extreme speed and ferocity, a flurry of wildfires torched more than 65000 acres in Southern California.
CAL FIRE – California Statewide Fire Map
www.fire.ca.gov/general/firemaps
This map provides general locations of major fires burning in California. The fire locations are approximates. Some of the fires on the map are not in the jurisdiction of CAL FIRE and are under the command of another local or federal fire agency.
Southern California wildfires burn with little containment as conditions …
2 hours ago – Firefighters across Southern California are dealing with four major fires, and no help from brutal Santa Ana winds expected to continue fanning the flames into Thursday. Interested in California Wildfires? Add California Wildfires as an interest to stay up to date on the latest California Wildfiresnews, video, …
Southern California fires live updates: Homes burn in Bel-Air as new …
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Southern California fires live updates: Homes burn in Bel-Air as new fire erupts in heart of L.A.. Dec. 6, 2017, 12:55 p.m.. Multiple fires are raging in Southern California. A series of Santa Ana wind-driven wildfires have destroyed at least 180 structures, forced thousands to flee and smothered the region with smoke in what …
UPDATED 5:52am Wed.:
Another Massive Wildfire Leaves California Residents Scrambling To Escape
BuzzFeed News
As the rapidly moving blaze spread through the foothills of Ventura County, people were left with little time to pack their belongings and flee. Read the full story
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Once more, California residents seek the LORD for mercy and rescue as the Ventura, California wildfire rages beyond 45,000 acres. The notorious California Santa Ana winds, ranging from 35 miles per hour and gusting upwards to 70, are pushing this fire to burning at a rate of nearly one acre per second! 27,000 persons have been evacuated as over 150 structures have been destroyed at last reporting, which include Vista Del Mar Psychiatric Hospital and a large apartment complex.
The high winds are rapidly driving the out of control fire and hindering the nearly 1000 firefighters at scene. Hundreds more firefighters are expected to join this major attempt to stop this inferno. Winds are also preventing the use of fixed-wing aircraft to assist the battle. California again, needs the LORD’s intervention and rescue. California again needs the prayers of praying Christians worldwide. We pray:
Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, again we seek Your mercy on folks in the paths of the California fires. California as a whole has forsaken You and Your Holy Statutes, but within California are many who love You and Your Word. Please Dear God, hear the prayers of the righteous in Christ Jesus, and provide mercy.
My God, forgive my impetuousness, but may I be so bold as to note Your directives to us in dealing righteously with our enemies in Matthew 5? You encourage Your children to love our enemies and to pray for them, and to do good to them. I humbly pray for them and ask that You would intervene, doing good, protecting lives, including all who work to end this tragedy, and bring maximum seen glory unto Yourself, in Jesus name, Amen
