Los Angeles wildfire evacuation

[Mardi1]

From dressage trainer Peggy Klump’s FB page this morning.

A good end to a crazy night evacuating horses from Flintridge Riding Club because the Eaton Canyon Fire exploded in the early evening as seen in the photos I snapped driving out the front gate. Local stables & public facilities all overwhelmed by huge demand along with hauling companies trying to accommodate everyone. We waited hours but finally about 230 am or so it was our turn to evacuate. We are so grateful for the response as the demands for club management to help find haulers & facilities was made exponentially worse because of a 3rd fire that started while were waiting to leave. Kudos to the entire horse community for pulling together so well. I am exhausted but so grateful that our horses are safely tucked in at the Paddock Riding Club in Glendale. Prayers to my fellow members of the horse community who at this moment are still in evacuation mode including some of our stable mates & friends at Flintridge. Just now arrived home 520 am because so many people pitched up in to help.

[atlatl]

Good to know Peggy et al are safe.

Others are evacuating to LAEC, Pierce College, City of Industry Equestrian Center and LA County fairgrounds in Pomona.

My horses are further south east of the closest fires but a couple of friends and I have an evacuation plan.

[Dbliron]

It’s always good to have a plan! I had to evacuate 4 times since 1998, and I get better at making the plan and working the plan every time. I have a go-bag for myself and the dogs, and the trailer remains pretty much packed all spring/summer/fall (I’m in Canada). I hope you don’t have to bug-out, Atlatl!

[SBrentnall]

I wanted to let everyone know about my dressage trainer, Swea Zamel, and her family.

Swea lost everything in the Palisades fire on Tuesday. She was at the barn and couldn’t get home, so was left with just the clothes she was wearing. Despite this, she’s spent the last few days helping evacuate other people’s horses, goats, and donkeys. She took her 6-year old with her, to show him that even in tragedy, there are things to make you smile and ways to help other people.

Her husband, Brandon, was at home when the evacuation order came in. He got their two sons from school, grabbed some personal items, and collected their 90-year old neighbor from next door. Then the whole family relocated to a hotel in Moorpark so they could be close to the horses in case any more fires broke out.

We’ve set up a GoFundMe for Swea and her family, but I was so impressed by her attitude and the example she set for her two young sons. It was definitely a bright spot in a pretty dark week.

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