Amid dangerous winds in 2011, LAFD engines stood ready. That didn’t happen this time
Thirteen years ago, Los Angeles Fire Department officials braced for dangerous winds that would send flames hurtling up hillsides and valleys, destroying areas from Malibu to the Pacific Palisades to the San Fernando Valley. The National Weather Service had issued a red alert, with wind gusts reaching 90 mph at the end of the day. […]