{"id":106839,"date":"2025-01-18T00:49:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T06:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=106839"},"modified":"2025-01-18T00:49:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T06:49:31","slug":"106839","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=106839","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/armed-l-residents-defy-evacuation-002136367.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Armed L.A. residents defy evacuation orders to defend homes from wildfire looters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amid concerns over looters targeting wildfire victims\u2019 homes, some residents are defying evacuation orders and choosing to protect their properties instead.<\/p>\n<p>The homeowners said they have chosen to stay put, taking security measures into their own hands while potentially snuffing out any embers that could ignite.<\/p>\n<p>EveAnna Manley moved to Altadena 20 years ago and said she worked to prepare her home for natural disasters such as the Eaton Fire.<\/p>\n<p>As of Wednesday, around 50 people had been arrested for alleged looting in wildfire evacuation zones across L.A.<\/p>\n<p>Manley said she is fully prepared to face any looters who show up on her property.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do have firearms and I\u2019ve been calling my friends to make sure I know how to legally exist with them,\u201d she said.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/VMfB1FHOjmQZzewRUidk4A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wjzy_articles_340\/6a433ec99abe2d26d2519beb258ee1c6\" alt=\"EveAnna Manley chose not to evacuate her Altadena home to protect the property against looters or potential flare-ups from the Eaton Fire. (KTLA)\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div>EveAnna Manley chose not to evacuate her Altadena home to protect the property against looters or potential flare-ups from the Eaton Fire. (KTLA)<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/xLCZE5KF5.WZzhrzpvaW8Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wjzy_articles_340\/708e96531e6d8a135aeb38fcf3d0d5e4\" alt=\"A sign posted on EveAnna Manley&amp;#39;s front window alerting potential trespassers that she is armed. (KTLA)\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div>A sign posted on EveAnna Manley\u2019s front window alerting potential trespassers that she is armed.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/YohlvoDT5I6WnL6y.fBWfg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wjzy_articles_340\/b858d48c7485d9482fe8ccaa92a949b2\" alt=\"A sign posted on EveAnna Manley&amp;#39;s front lawn alerting potential trespassers that she is armed. (KTLA)\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div>A sign posted on EveAnna Manley\u2019s front lawn alerting potential trespassers that she is armed. (KTLA)<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-decimal\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/4IATJLtqYQHVkw598lY8wg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wjzy_articles_340\/4ce74990e07ff8c72421eb9982f813ef\" alt=\"EveAnna Manley speaks to KTLA&amp;#39;s Mary Beth McDade, explaining how she chose not to evacuate her Altadena home to protect the property against looters or potential flare-ups from the Eaton Fire. (KTLA)\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 line-clamp-2 pr-2.5\">\n<div>EveAnna Manley speaks to KTLA\u2019s Mary Beth McDade, explaining how she chose not to evacuate her Altadena home to protect the property against looters or potential flare-ups from the Eaton Fire. (KTLA)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Tm0QIx5WwVap2cQeapqClA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wjzy_articles_340\/066fc1cffe9069c5f38ecc3c86c57c67\" alt=\"EveAnna Manley&amp;#39;s Altadena neighborhood remains closed to traffic and protected by local authorities and the National Guard. (KTLA)\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div>EveAnna Manley\u2019s Altadena neighborhood remains closed to traffic and protected by local authorities and the National Guard. (KTLA)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-decimal\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/zN5.NzVWH9XP3dLEFQwpXA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wjzy_articles_340\/a71496cb01cde341cf9784e39c8d04cc\" alt=\"EveAnna Manley&amp;#39;s Altadena neighborhood remains closed to traffic and protected by local authorities and the National Guard. (KTLA)\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div>EveAnna Manley\u2019s Altadena neighborhood remains closed to traffic and protected by local authorities and the National Guard. (KTLA)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cIt\u2019s a \u2018hard no\u2019 blockade and I\u2019m glad for that,\u201d she said. \u201cI want the hard no because I don\u2019t want anyone else up here. There have been reports of looting and that\u2019s frightening. We don\u2019t want that up here.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manley said she was inspired by her neighbor to prepare her home for future disasters like the Eaton Fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had 55-gallon drums of water,\u201d she recalled of her neighbor. \u201cHe had a reloading center. He put in a whole-house generator and I followed after that. I learned from him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She removed the wood shingles on her home\u2019s exterior and replaced them with concrete shingles.\u00a0\u201cWe do live in California, after all, so there can be earthquakes, mudslides,\u201d Manley explained.<\/p>\n<p>Due to her years of preparation, she said she didn\u2019t feel the need to evacuate when the Eaton Fire arrived in her neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>After power was shut off in the area, Manley has been focused on helping other neighbors who also chose to stay by offering hot showers, access to laundry and hot food.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Armed L.A. residents defy evacuation orders to defend homes from wildfire looters Amid concerns over looters targeting wildfire victims\u2019 homes, some residents are defying evacuation orders and choosing to protect their properties instead. 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