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January 21, 2025, Altadena, California, USA: Sue Parker gives an interview about living through the harrowing night of the Eaton fire, returning to her destroyed home of over 40 years with her husband, and how she is coping with the ordeal. She offers inspiration and stories of support and care from the Altadena/Pasadena community. LA Public Health Department is set up at the burnt out Chevron Station on North Fair Oaks and Corson St. Mental Health Workers are meeting Eaton Fire evacuees who are returning to see their destroyed, damaged or dirty homes for the first time, handing out white, disposable hazmat suits, goggles, 3M masks and offering words of support and love.
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Scott Mc Kiernan Presents zReportage.com Issue #972 Story of the Week: Published TUESDAY January 21, 2025: ‘The LONG WAR’ by ZUMA Partner agency Ukrinform photo-journalist Dmytro Smolienko: The recent holiday season brought no respite in Ukraine, but rather an escalation and expansion of the fighting, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs stated. The ‘long war’ scenario would require Ukraine to continue fighting with limited resources while trying to rebuild damaged infrastructure and sustain the economy and social welfare system. The U.S. has finally allowed Ukraine to strike Russian territory with long-range missiles following massive Ukrainian bombings of its power grid. With the Biden administration now over, the uncertainty of the Trump era begins, and the terms of any future negotiations are being fought over on day 1,062 of the war. Welcome to ‘The LONG WAR’
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Kim Prince, Manager of Hotville Chicken, and partnering with Dulanville Food Truck and World Central Kitchen, speaks about providing food for the Altadena and Pasadena community that has been devastated by the Eaton Fire, at the Lake Street Washington Ave temporary World Central Kitchen site, as an endless stream of vehicles with local residents drives up to get free chicken and gravy dinners on January 21, 2025.
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January 16, 2025, Pacific Palisades, California, USA: A Los Angeles Police Officer looks at a burnt Tesla and tries the nearly impossible task of finding a Vin number before the recently arrived tow trucks take them away to an impound yard. These are the now infamous abandoned vehicles left on Sunset Blvd in Pacific Palisades during the first day of the Palisades fire when drivers, being chased by deadly flames, experienced a bottleneck in this area close to PCH, and thus ran from cars for their lives, taking their keys, and causing more of a road block, as they escaped towards the sea. The owners and insurance agents will be able to retrieve the damaged and still intact vehicles free of charge and with no ticketing, according to the police.
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ZUMA Press Photographer Mark Edward Harris is participating in a presentation showcasing and discussing his amazing fire coverage for ZUMA Press. PROJECTIONS will take place over zoom on zoom on January 22, 2025 at 7pm EST 4PM PST.
Mark Edward Harris will be speaking around 4:45PST.
“Bravo Mark! Break a Leica!” – Scott Mc Keirnan
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Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press
January 11, 2025, Malibu, California, USA: The Palisades fire has wrought unprecedented devastation in Malibu, claiming not only homes but iconic landmarks like the beloved Moonshadow restaurant. This cherished destination, known for its stunning coastal views and vibrant atmosphere, now stands as a poignant reminder of the disaster that has engulfed the region.
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January 10, 2025, Altadena, California, USA: Emotional America movie-star JENNIFER GARNER, 52, volunteers to help victims of Eaton Fire. Garner revealed a friend from church perished in LA wildfire disaster. On Friday, the actress, 52, partnered with World Central Kitchen and Chef José to feed firefighters and evacuees from the Los Angeles wildfires at the Jack in the Box in Altadena. Dressed casually for the occasion in jeans, a zip-up sweatshirt and baseball cap, carried a box of food from the truck out to those waiting. The mom-of-three resides in Brentwood, the neighborhood next to the Pacific Palisades, which has been largely destroyed by the Palisades fire. ‘I did lose a friend, and for our church, it’s really tender so I don’t feel like we should talk about it yet,’ Garner told a journalist, choking up. ‘I did lose a friend. She didn’t get out in time.’ ‘I feel almost guilty walking through my house.’ She added, ‘You know, what can I do? How can I help? What can I offer? What do I have to offer with these hands and these walls and the safety that I have?’ Garner said Andrés, 55, that the chef’ serving those affected by the fires ‘is an incredible thing to watch.’ ‘I’ve lived in and around the Palisades for 25 years, so I just think all of us, we want to get our hands into working, somehow, to be helpful,’ she continued. ‘And because of my work with Save The Children, we have a relationship with the chef, and I was able to just say, ‘Can I be with you for the day? What can I do to help? Put me to work.” World Central Kitchen (WCK) founder world famous Chef Andres feeds fire victims and anyone else who stops in for a meal and community love. (Credit Image: © Amy Katz/ZUMA Press Wire)
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January 17, 2025, Pacific Palisades, California, USA: Reva is a Search and Rescue Dog paired with veteran SDF handler Garreth Miller, Assistant Deputy Chief of the San Francisco Fire Department, and have been serving their country together for three years. She is prepared to search collapsed structures and locate live people trapped in the rubble so they can be rescued. Garrett Millers serves with the San Francisco Fire Department.
Reva was trained through the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation and is assisting as a Cadaver Search Dog on the California Wildfires. On January 17, Garreth Miller and Reva gave a demonstration at the ADAR staging area in Malibu, close to where the Palisades Fire area .Reva is a Live Find Disaster Canine and is FEMA certified with her handler Garreth Miller.
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