Southern California - Fire in Malibu

Channel 7 News just reported a fire at Malibu Canyon. PCH is shut down. Heads up for thefolks heading out there!

Channel 7 News just reported a fire at Malibu Canyon. PCH is shut down. Heads up for thefolks heading out there!

I thought I smelled smoke this morning. But I am so sensitive, it could have been someone having a cigarette in Reno.

We called off the ride anyway. Too windy.

Thanks for the heads up.

Beaches are actually warmer than the valley ...

I thought my house was going to rip off it's foundation from the winds last night, it is still pretty bad.

Is it windy out there? Sad to hear about the fire! Thanks, Joy, for the heads up but I had already called off the ride in fear of the wind.

Also a fire in Porter Ranch/Northridge and Castaic....

Santa Ana winds last night..was blowing to the west. Some areas got hurricane like winds up to 80 mph. Forecasters expect the high winds to continue through Sunday.

If you plan to ride, carry plenty of liquids....the air is going to be pretty dry and dusty. Might consider bringing/wearing a scarf or breathing mask, the wind blown dust might have a lot of fungus spores in it...aka valley fever.

Wow...no wind at all out here in the San Gabriel Valley. Happytime were you on the SGRT this morning? It's really nice here...

I just got back. No wind at all yet.:)

I did Turnbull Canyon this morning. It was OK, a steady 6-7% for 2-1/2 miles. Nothing spectacular, but the scenery was nice and very peaceful. I saw lots of deer. The descent was very technical, which I liked. I thought Turnbull ended at Hacienda and I was hoping to climb back up Colima, but somehow I ended up north of the 60 freeway. :rolleyes: So I just backtracked the way I came. Then I did repeats of the Spyglass loop, which turned out to be good interval training. Going clockwise, there is a 2-block section on Spyglass with a steady 20-21% grade. Afterwards is a nice "recovery" section of 14%.

Nice morning for a ride. Still waiting for the winds to show up....

I saw this on the news an hour ago and called my parents. They live about 5-10 miles north of the fire.

...and it's still dead calm here in the Hollywood/Silverlake area. I was able to ride no hands almost all the way into work this morning.

we've got a horse in topenga canyon. I'm rolling out to help evacuate

We smelled smoke last night. Winds are fierce out here. I had to go into the West Valley to check out our computer network at work and it's worse there, with tons of debris and downed trees. Was going to do a short ride but with so much garbage flying around, it's not worth it. Anyhow got in 40 miles yesterday.

Could see the smoke from the Malibu fire as I drove along. Based on TV reports plus the winds, this is going to be a bad one. Topanga and Malibu Canyon are closed at Mulholland.

I had a friend who lived on Malibu Road north of the Colony years ago and we spent a night sweating out a brush fire like this that came down the hills. It was soooo scary.

Sheldon

Low wind in sherman oaks, but definitely dust in the air. I was considering going for a ride, but after being out there, I'm definitely a gym rat today.

I just got back from Pasadena ... no wind at all, so I guess it's all on the west side. It was actually quite pleasant.

Hey Ronjon, you OK out there?

I called Ron and he was okay (around 9:00am morning). I'm hoping the winds stay in his favor.

All good here so far, I can't even smell smoke in the air. As long as the winds stay this way, the wind is really pushing the fire right to the ocean. Unfortunately there is a lot of property between the fire and the ocean out there.

I do have a suitcase packed just in case.

Thanks for checking in :)

Thanks for checking in :)

We're wimmin folk. We do that sort of thing. ;) :p

No wind really in Palos Verdes. Did twice around this morning and the wind was pretty tame.

Parts of Agua Dolce are burning as well.

I'm in Westchester, at LMU, and have a crazy view of both fires, I can see the smoke from Malibu and Agua Dulce

we've got a horse in topenga canyon. I'm rolling out to help evacuate

Hope your horse is safe. I always worry about what happens to the animals.

We have a fire just above Santa Rosa Road, between Moorpark and Camarillo, now burning. Smoke from that fire is hugely thick here. Vicki and I went to Soup Plantation in Camarillo for lunch and the sky was totally dark when we came out. The cloud is blowing our way now and just covers the skies. Breathing sucks and the wind is still blowing very hard. Very ominous....don't even like being outside now.

Sheldon

Hope your horse is safe. I always worry about what happens to the animals.

I heard today on the news that they had lots of folks out evacuating the animals, especially the horses. Horses scare very easily and don't need that kind of stress.

We have a fire just above Santa Rosa Road, between Moorpark and Camarillo, now burning. Smoke from that fire is hugely thick here. Vicki and I went to Soup Plantation in Camarillo for lunch and the sky was totally dark when we came out. The cloud is blowing our way now and just covers the skies. Breathing sucks and the wind is still blowing very hard. Very ominous....don't even like being outside now.

Sheldon

Even in Sherman Oaks the air isn't right and it's a weird color outside. This reminds me of the Burbank fires.

Hope your horse is safe. I always worry about what happens to the animals.

Thanks! Jesse is now safe in Moorepark with all of his buddies, plenty of hay, and lots of water. The facility is not far from the Moorepark fire, but there is plenty of open space with very little to burn there.

Outstanding work by a very prepared evac team. Moved 40 horses in two hours. Only one or two minor spooks. Everyone was well behaved.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee238/dangermongous/Jesse_evac.jpg

wow, they just issued a mandatory evacuation of lower Topenga and Tuna canyons. Good thing we got the horses out when we did.

I just got back. No wind at all yet.:)

I did Turnbull Canyon this morning. It was OK, a steady 6-7% for 2-1/2 miles. Nothing spectacular, but the scenery was nice and very peaceful. I saw lots of deer. The descent was very technical, which I liked. I thought Turnbull ended at Hacienda and I was hoping to climb back up Colima, but somehow I ended up north of the 60 freeway. :rolleyes: So I just backtracked the way I came. Then I did repeats of the Spyglass loop, which turned out to be good interval training. Going clockwise, there is a 2-block section on Spyglass with a steady 20-21% grade. Afterwards is a nice "recovery" section of 14%.

Nice morning for a ride. Still waiting for the winds to show up....

Hi Happytime,

I'm always saddened to see the destruction that generally accompanies these fires. :(

I did Turnbull this morning too. I was up there about at about 8:45a. I rode up from the Whittier side and down the other and then I looped around a ways and went back to Long Beach. About 60 miles by myself. :( However, as others have noted, there was no appreciable wind -- in fact, I can't remember so little wind on this ride. :)

About an hour after I got the the wind start howling here. Up the block a large tree branch fell down and a medium=sized palm tree blew over. :eek:

Anyway, it's relatively calm again here.

BTW, where is this Spyglass where you were doing repeats?

wow, they just issued a mandatory evacuation of lower Topenga and Tuna canyons. Good thing we got the horses out when we did.
That's near Ronjon! :( Goodness, I hope he and his house are okay. I have a good friend up there too, and I'm going to give her a ring.

I just talked to Ron and he did evacuate his house. My friend, however, is not answering her phone. She's on fire watch so I'm sure she's fine, but scary! I'm watching the news and it is now over 10,000 acres. :(

Just flew back down from the bay area-- the pilot pointed out the malibu fires as we went past, and then a few minutes later we saw more that he didn't point out and identify. And they looked bigger! It was all the fires around Santa Clarita.

All of Socal is burning!!!!

keep track here...

http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_current

http://fire.lacounty.gov/default.asp

I just made it back home. I had a dilemna, because if I go through I-5, then I'll hit the Canyon Country fire. If I hit 101, then I'll get close to Malibu fire. I decided to drive through 101, as I-5 fire probably could be seen from the freeway, and there would be so many lookie-loos, and bumper accidents can happen. Plus, there would be extremely heavy winds going through the grapevine.

I'm glad I did 101, because after I passed through Ventura County, I was still feeling the smoke from passing through Pepperdine area. I can only imagine what it would have been like crossing the grapevine. Made it safe and sound to the bay area. Hope everyone is doing well down there in fire country!

My sister lives on PCH just south of Carbon Canyon in Malibu. They had to evacuate.

My sister lives on PCH just south of Carbon Canyon in Malibu. They had to evacuate.

Sorry, GC. :( My friend, who did evacuate from Topanga Canyon and is on the Fire Watch in Malibu told me that they are evacuating a lot of areas where the fire isn't near as a precaution since the winds are so unpredictable. I hope your sister's home remains safe.

8am and its still crazy windy in Agoura Hills.