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To our members not familiar with The Palisades Fire: The Pacific Palisades is a neighborhood in Los Angeles on the water near Santa Monica and Malibu.  There is currently a big wildfire in the area.  With few roads in and out of the area, evacuees had to abandon their cars and run for their lives as the fire came up to the road - according to the media.  The media claimed Sunset Boulevard was a parking lot of ash covered cars.  The fire department later had to use a bulldozer to clear some of the road to get fire fighting equipment up the road.  Among thousands of homes, The Getty Villa, a smaller museum related to the larger Getty Center, is also threatened by the fire.  About 25,000 people live in the town of Pacific Palisades, many whom are in or near retirement age and will likely suffer health problems from the smoke.  The local government has imposed Mandatory Evacuation orders to all residents and nearby residents; an estimated 30,000 people.  

To all our members and all the human and animal lives near this fire, please stay safe.  

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