BLOWN OVER HIGH WINDS CAUSE TROUBLE FOR AREA FIREFIGHTERS, SAILORS.Byline: Daily News MALIBU -- A nasty, aggravating wind ripped through the region Sunday, stirring up "snotty waves" and fears of fire as anemometers spun up as high as 65 mph. A wind gauge near Point Mugu recorded the 65-mph gust, while the Malibu hills saw a blast of 57 mph early Sunday morning Sunday Morning may refer to:
Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. warned Hollywood Hills The Hollywood Hills, an unofficial designation of part of the City of Los Angeles, California, are part of the eastern section of the low transverse range of the Santa Monica Mountains, which extends from the Los Feliz District and Hollywood, on the south side of the Valley, to residents that Red Flag Tow-Away zone rules would remain in effect through 8 p.m. today, the first time this year the city has issued the warning. Wire service reports said hundreds of sailboats at Catalina Island's Two Harbors Resort were able to sail home Sunday afternoon after 35-mph gusts in the Catalina Channel subsided and a small-craft warning expired. One mariner employed the curious "snotty wave" reference in conversation with City News Service, saying waves had spoiled the the island's popular Buccanneer Days party this weekend. Timber-shivering sailors still made it out. "You had to be a real pirate to get here Friday," harbor employee Mary Brye told CNS See Continuous net settlement. CNS See continuous net settlement (CNS). . "That ocean was terrible." The Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. also reported a small fire broke out in the hills above San Fernando early Sunday but said crews quickly put it out, preventing any significant damage. Around 5:30 a.m., flames also broke out near Las Virgenes and Agoura Roads. Crews with the Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La quickly extinguished it, said Dispatch Supervisor Art Marrujo. There were no injuries or serious damage. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Firefighters clean up the remains of a large tree that was blown over on Placerita Canyon Road in Santa Clarita on Sunday. The road was closed in both directions for about an hour as firefighters cut up the tree and moved it out of the roadway. A red flag warning A Red Flag Warning is a forecast warning issued by the United States National Weather Service to tell area firefighting and land management agencies that conditions are ideal for wildland fire ignition and propagation. was issued in the area Sunday because of the winds. David Crane/Staff Photographer |
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