Rundown Brahma Blotter

These incidents were reported between Nov. 4 - 10

Reported by: Joshua Manes

11/5

• Hit & Run

Student witnessed a driver hit a parked vehicle in Lot 7 and leave the area. Driver was stopped by officers.

11/5

•Two-Vehicle Collision

Two vehicles collided in Lot 6, one was a county vehicle. Officer transported to hospital for observation.

11/6

With the hills ablaze and large animal owners searching for a place to shield their pets, the Pierce College Equestrian Center took over capacity to help the community with over 280 animals being sheltered. Some evacuees were forced to have tie up their animals to lifeguard posts on the beach, let them loose or even left them behind in the heat of the crisis.

However, Pierce has acts an animal evacuation center as it houses all types of animals from horses to donkeys, mules, sheep, goats, bunnies and a tortoise.

All of these relief efforts are being done free of charge.

Bill Gruytch, one of the people working to make sure that the animals are all taken care of reflected on what it is like to be part of the crisis relief.

“It’s a lot of work,” Gruytch said. “It’s quite tiring and physically demanding, but at the end of it all I feel pretty good to be able to help out and give something back with no expectation of anything in return. It’s truly good for the soul.”

Owners of the animals check on them throughout the day.

One animal lover, Lisa Gutman, had to bring multiple animals to the Equestrian Center after being evacuated from Old Agoura with a total of three horses, two goats, a miniature donkey and a potbelly pig.

“We had to get them all out because it was pretty much burned around my entire area,” Gutman said. “We are praying that they lift the evacuation soon so we can go home soon. The community being here for us makes me want to cry.”

Kimaree Gilad was another one of the many who brought their horses to Pierce looking for a safe space. She explained what it’s like to have a place in the community that will take in animals for free.

“It’s a relief to be able to know that I can bring her close by home and I can come by and feed her in the morning and in the evening and not have to drive an hour to see her,” Gilad said. “It’s important that we have this facility here and available to all of us in the area. I’m seeing that our beautiful people are pulling together and helping each other and the animals with a place to stay.”

While Pierce is beyond capacity, people are encouraged to bring their animals to the Hansen Dam Equestrian Center, the Humane Society of Ventura County and Paso Robles Horse Park.

The Los Angeles County Animal Control has been working diligently to make sure all animals are taken care of.

“We’re doing our best,” said Justin Vaughn, an officer from the Los Angeles County Animal Control department. “We ended up with a fair amount of animals.” azolezzi.roundupnews@gmail.com

California still burning

Woolsey, Hill and Camp fires tear through state

CAMERON KERN Campus Life Editor @ckernroundup

As the fall winds kicked up to a gusty 86 mph (near hurricane speeds) combined with the dry November air, it was a perfect recipe for a disastrous fire.

The state is battling wildfires from multiple directions with the main fire being in the woodland town of Paradise. The Camp fire has caused the most damage out of the bunch as of Nov. 13, and is only 30 percent contained. The fire as of Tuesday afternoon has burned through 125,000 acres.

About 52,000 locals have been evacuated and 1,385 have stormed shelters due to the Camp fire. It has destroyed more than 7,000 structures, including 6,453 single-family residences, according to the New York Times.

The Camp fire has claimed at least 42 lives, making it the deadliest wildfire in the state’s history.

The Woolsey fire, which is making its reign on the western part of Los Angeles and Malibu has burned through about 435 structures and as many as 57,000 structures are believed to be under threat, according to the New York Times. The fire is 35 percent contained and has charred more than 96,000 acres.

The Woolsey fire has claimed at least two lives and has critically injured three firefighters. Celebrities such as Gerard Butler had homes completely burned to the ground. He documented the damage in a video from his phone.

“It’s like a warzone,” Butler said.

Other A-listers such as Lady Gaga, Will Smith, Miley Cyrus and Orlando Bloom had their luxury mansions turned to ash.

The Hill fire in Ventura County, and the closest fire in proximity to Pierce College, has been kept to about 4,500 acres and is 85 percent contained as of Nov. 13.

The Hill fire blaze began Thursday in the Camarillo area at Hill Canyon and Santa Rosa roads in the Santa Rosa Valley. It quickly scorched areas just

•Ill Student Student was ill during class in 8320. Transported to hospital via paramedic.

11/8

•Injured Student

Female fell on the sidewalk on Victory Boulevard and Winnetka Avenue and twisted her ankle. She refused paramedic.

11/8

•Disturbance north of Newbury Park and prompted school closures, including California State University Channel Islands, Pepperdine University, California Lutheran University, Moorpark College and Pierce College, according to the Daily News.

In total, the wildfires that are dusting parts of California are the most destructive in history, with more than 7,600 structures destroyed, most of them homes, according to the New York Times.

More than 300,000 people have been forced from their homes statewide. The majority of those residents are in Los Angeles County, where 170,000 were evacuated, According to CNN News.

The blaze has caused between $2 billion and $4 billion in insured property damage, estimated by investment banking company Morgan

Stanley

According to CNN news, 13 sets of human remains were discovered Monday in Northern California, bringing the statewide death toll to 44 and over 200 hundred people are still reported missing.

Additional resources have been sent to expedite the identification and processing of human remains including 13 coroner search recovery teams, 150 search and rescue personnel, cadaver dogs, two portable temporary morgue units and a rapid DNA system, Butte County Sheriff and Coroner Kory L. Honea said in a CNN report.

President Trump has approved an emergency disaster declaration which makes federal resources available to affected communities.

The American Red Cross is seeking donations for the numerous evacuation centers. You can visit redcross.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS or text "REDCROSS" to 90999 to make a $10 donation.

Popular amongst college students, GoFundMe has compiled a list of verified GoFundMe campaigns to help victims of the fires. Students can also donate to the Direct Impact Fund, which supports a number of campaigns connected to California fires.

Female refused to put her dog on a leash on the Mall.

11/8

•Disturbance

Two CopyTech employees had a verbal dispute at work.

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