Katie Nielsen
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San Francisco, CA
Joined April 2017
Once again, I am humbled & honored to see our names listed along with some incredible journalists - this time as winners of the Delta Sigma Chi Award. Many thanks to the team at @KPIXtv that worked tirelessly during these unprecedented fires.
The #SDXAward for Breaking News Coverage (Large-Market Station: 1-50 market) goes to @KNielsenKPIX and Gregg Welk @KPIXtv for A City Turned to Ash: The Morning a Wildfire Destroyed Santa Rosa.
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Painting the town red with Phos-Chek up on Mandeville Canyon earlier this afternoon. The winds were pushing the #PalisadesFire down toward the homes on the west side of the road. Tons of engine crews were in position for structure defense. Lots of water drops too.
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More than a dozen @LASD_RBLX units heading toward the new evacuation zone at the #PalisadesFire. Santa Ana winds have calmed and now more onshore winds are pushing the Palisades Fire inland toward Encino and Brentwood.
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We were able to find more helpers today in the #EatonFires as we are hearing stories from those who stayed behind. Neighbors helping neighbors, often times people they didn’t even know.
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The @TheCalGuard is now here around the perimeter of the evacuation zone at the #EatonFire. This is at Lake Ave. There is a curfew for the evacuation zones from 6pm-6am to protect from looters. Same deployment happened after the Santa Rosa fires in 2017 to secure the areas there.
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Red Flag warnings continue in the area of the #EatonFire until 6pm tonight. Today crews are still focused on putting out any hot spots that could reignite and damage homes that are still standing. We found a crew from @OaklandFireCA doing just that in the NW part of Altadena.
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In any tough situation, you always want to look for the helpers. Today we found some in the #EatonFire as we were following a task force from @SantaRosaFire These are stories of hope.
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We are back inside the #EatonFire today in Altadena. The focus is on putting out hot spots to keep embers from igniting remaining homes & businesses if the winds pick up in the flats later today. Aircraft have already been grounded along the ridge tops here because of high winds.
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@Shane_Music17 We have already left the area tonight, but please send me a DM with her address. I will try to go by if we are back in the area tomorrow. Praying for your family's safety.
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“Whack a mole” is the name of the game tonight. Eliot Middle School fire is starting to flare so they’re going to knock it back down to try to save whatever they can around it. Ember cast has been a real problem with the winds: 2-3 mile spread during the worst of it. #EatonFire
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Altadena’s business corridor along Lake Ave has been heavily impacted. Eliot Middle School looks like a total loss. The Aldi grocery store is gone. Firefighters working on new start fires to save as many homes & buildings as they can. These are already lost causes. #EatonFire
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This engine came back and put out a burning tree behind the garage in Altadena. I talked with the LA County Fire engineer about the water situation or lack there of.. be sure to watch the whole video for his insight. These Type 3 rigs carry 500 gallons. #EatonFire
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We are in Altadena at the #EatonFire. Wind are fairly light right now. Firefighters are hoping to use that to their advantage overnight tonight to get the upper hand. Some blocks all the homes are gone. Others it seems the fire burned randomly.
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We are seeing aircraft in the air over the #EatonFire. They weren’t able to fly until about 10am this morning since overnight the winds were just too strong. Aircraft are key to getting more accurate mapping as well as fighting fire in steep terrain.
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