Liz Baker

And I've heard from colleagues in their area who say that situation went from absolutely nothing to apocalyptic in under an hour. So that's all the time it took for that fire to double in size. And then another fire took off further to the northwest. That one jumped the freeway within minutes, you know.

And I've heard from colleagues in their area who say that situation went from absolutely nothing to apocalyptic in under an hour. So that's all the time it took for that fire to double in size. And then another fire took off further to the northwest. That one jumped the freeway within minutes, you know.

And I've heard from colleagues in their area who say that situation went from absolutely nothing to apocalyptic in under an hour. So that's all the time it took for that fire to double in size. And then another fire took off further to the northwest. That one jumped the freeway within minutes, you know.

It's a lot, and it just seems like every hour or so a new fire is popping up. You know, there was even one across the street from the NPR Bureau here just for a little while. It's just this constant game of whack-a-mole for firefighters.

It's a lot, and it just seems like every hour or so a new fire is popping up. You know, there was even one across the street from the NPR Bureau here just for a little while. It's just this constant game of whack-a-mole for firefighters.

It's a lot, and it just seems like every hour or so a new fire is popping up. You know, there was even one across the street from the NPR Bureau here just for a little while. It's just this constant game of whack-a-mole for firefighters.

Well, it's really hard to tell. These fires are still raging. Certainly structures have burned. That includes even some beach lifeguard stations. Just to give you an idea of how forcefully these winds are sweeping towards the ocean, they're even hitting the beach.

Well, it's really hard to tell. These fires are still raging. Certainly structures have burned. That includes even some beach lifeguard stations. Just to give you an idea of how forcefully these winds are sweeping towards the ocean, they're even hitting the beach.

Well, it's really hard to tell. These fires are still raging. Certainly structures have burned. That includes even some beach lifeguard stations. Just to give you an idea of how forcefully these winds are sweeping towards the ocean, they're even hitting the beach.

There have been reports of people getting so gridlocked trying to evacuate that they abandoned their cars, and we've seen footage of cars just being bulldozed off the street to make room for emergency vehicles. I spoke with one person, Dave Dawson, earlier today who hiked out of an evacuation zone from Palisades Village with his dog.

There have been reports of people getting so gridlocked trying to evacuate that they abandoned their cars, and we've seen footage of cars just being bulldozed off the street to make room for emergency vehicles. I spoke with one person, Dave Dawson, earlier today who hiked out of an evacuation zone from Palisades Village with his dog.

There have been reports of people getting so gridlocked trying to evacuate that they abandoned their cars, and we've seen footage of cars just being bulldozed off the street to make room for emergency vehicles. I spoke with one person, Dave Dawson, earlier today who hiked out of an evacuation zone from Palisades Village with his dog.

So this is really a worst-case scenario, Steve, and one that is just going to keep going at least through today.

So this is really a worst-case scenario, Steve, and one that is just going to keep going at least through today.

So this is really a worst-case scenario, Steve, and one that is just going to keep going at least through today.