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When the L.A. wildfires destroyed their home, they packed an RV and headed across America
Los Angeles — David Israel's home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles burned down in January's devastating Palisades Fire. "It was such a beautiful, beautiful curated house," Israel told CBS News back in January when he returned to the site of the scorched home with his son, Orly, to see what was left of it. "...I loved this house. It was really a member of the family." The Palisades and Eaton fires earlier this year killed at least 31 people and destroyed thousands of homes in L.A. County. In May, David, a television writer, and his wife, Jacquie, packed up their remaining belongings into an RV and set out on the open road. Orly remained in L.A. "When the fire took our house, took the community, we thought the universe is just saying: go on an adventure," David said. Added Jacquie: "There's just something really healing about just doing this and meeting people and seeing people." For more than 10 weeks, the couple has been crisscrossing the U.S. with their two dogs. CBS News caught up with them when they reached New York. "This is our baby, this is our home, this is our whole life right here," David said. "...If I was by myself, I don't think I would've lasted to Nevada. But being that Jacquie is here next to me, I always feel like she's here. She's got me. And I've got her, and we can go forward together." Along the way, they have visited old friends and made new ones. "I remember thinking, it's horrendous what happened to our house and our community," David said. "But we are good. We're healthy. And I felt strongly that we were going to be able to move forward and figure it out. We don't know if we're going to rebuild or not. We don't know if we're going to be back in the Palisades or not. But I know that we're going to make an informed decision whenever the time is right." For now, the Israels say they are looking forward to staying on the move. "We're meeting people, we're seeing beauty, incredible beauty. It's just like, this is what's filling us up right now," Jacquie said. "Everything that's going on in the news, in our country, it's divisive, it's angry," David said. "And we're seeing a whole different side of that. We're talking about…what connects us rather than what divides us." They're discovering a lot on their journey, especially the healing power of the open road. "Almost everybody we're meeting is kind and friendly, willing to help, willing to hear our story, willing to share their stories, willing to tell us where to go and what to do and how to plug your sewer line in your RV," David said. "Now I have confidence that everywhere we go, we're going to find people who are going to be kind and open and friendly. And it really reminds me our country is filled with beautiful people."
CBS News
4 hours ago
- CBS News
A fire destroyed a Harmar Township home. Residents say it could have been saved if the neighborhood had fire hydrants.
After flames tore through a Harmar Township home, fear has set in among neighbors due to the absence of fire hydrants. Neighbors in this community believe one home would not have been a total loss if there were fire hydrants in this neighborhood. "The first thing the police asked me was, 'Where are the fire hydrants?'" Christy Gaul recalled. Gaul has lived in a tucked-away community situated along the Allegheny River in Harmar Township since 2010. She moved here for the amenities, beautiful views of the river and the waterfront access. But what it doesn't have, she says, is concerning: zero fire hydrants. "We have all been discussing this as a neighborhood that we don't have them and we were concerned," she said. Exactly what Gaul and her neighbors feared took place early Saturday morning. A home on Werner Camp Road caught fire, forcing firefighters to shut down Freeport Road and an active set of railroad tracks so the closest fire hydrants near Target could be accessed. "If the firefighters [hadn't gotten] here soon enough, we could have all, I mean, there's a car right there, it could have exploded, we could've all been gone," Gaul said. Why aren't there any fire hydrants? KDKA-TV was told by the property owner, Evergreen Werner Hancock, that there are no requirements for fire hydrants. Werner Camp homeowners lease their land from Evergreen. The company acquired the property in 2020. They say they were never notified by the township that hydrants were required, even though they knew there weren't any. In a statement to KDKA-TV, the company says, in part: "After the fire this week, we contacted Harmar Township, and they informed us that the township suggested the idea of installing fire hydrants to the prior owners, but they chose not to install them. We have reached out to the Oakmont Water Authority about installing hydrants. When we get information, we will work with Oakmont Water Authority and Hammer Township about the possibility of installing hydrants." Until that happens, Gaul says she's still going to worry every time she goes to bed at night that she's going to be awakened again by the sound of emergency sirens and the smell of smoke. Only, that time, she says, it may be her home. "After seeing that, it was horrible, it was horrible," Gaul said. Officials have not released the cause of the fire. KDKA-TV reached out to the township for comment on the lack of fire hydrants and is waiting to hear back.
Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Yahoo
Fort Stewart in Georgia on lockdown after report of an active shooter
An Army official said there are casualties. It's unclear whether casualties include injuries, deaths or both.
