There has never been an event like this in January. There was one in December once, I recall but like .0001% of this destruction.
LABB - you're in La Crescenta? I'm in La Canada. Got evacuated late Tuesday night/ Wed morning. I didn't sleep a wink that night, was looking out my bedroom window the whole time, and when I saw live flames cresting the last ridge before my little valley I said "Eff this, I'm outie" and while I was getting my stuff out the door is when the mandatory evac order came through on my phone.