Dear Friend:

Please continue to do your part by preparing and staying alert as strong winds and dangerous conditions continue. 
I want to recognize and thank our emergency responders and City crews for working around the clock to ensure the safety of all residents. Let’s help them by keeping 9-1-1 open for life-threatening emergencies only. For non-emergencies or other city services, please use the provided contact numbers to reach the appropriate entity to address your needs. Please be patient as high winds and fire conditions continue to present hazards for crews and can affect response times and restoration efforts. 
  • Report LADWP outages at www.ladwp.com/outages or by calling 1-800-DIAL-DWP (1-800-342-5397). In Council District 3, there are 13,000+ customers facing an outage. Customers experiencing an outage can expect that a crew will respond in 24 to 48 hours. 
  • For life-threatening emergencies call 9-1-1 and report downed trees and other non-life-threatening hazards to 3-1-1 or at MyLA311.  
  • Pierce College is currently at capacity for large animals displaced from fires. More locations for large and small animal evacuation sites, can be found here.  
  • All Los Angeles Unified schools and offices will be closed on Thursday, Jan. 9. LAUSD Resources can be found here.  
  • El Camino Real High School is serving as an evacuation center for residents. 
As a reminder, Topanga Canyon is officially closed in both directions between PCH and Mulholland Drive. Please limit non-essential travel and stay away from this critical corridor. Please follow all evacuation warnings and avoid driving whenever possible to keep the roads clear for emergency vehicles and evacuees. If you are not in an evacuation zone but are close to one, make sure you have a go-bag ready and a plan in place (bag should include water, food, copies of important documents, pet food, extra medication- whatever you need to be safe. Learn more here). Stay alert and sign up for NotifyLA for real-time updates.  

As you may know, my volunteer Community Action Team on Emergency Preparedness (BobCAT) and I, have forward deployed emergency supplies in pods throughout the West Valley to be used during emergencies. If you are in need of supplies, please reach out to us at c03.foryou@lacity.org. My office and I will continue to keep you informed of any updates and community safety measures as new information becomes available.

Stay safe,

Councilmember Bob Blumenfield

200 N Spring Street, Room 465, Los Angeles, CA 90012

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