Communities tragically impacted by the Southern California wildfires are coming together as AccuWeather's Ali Reid reports donations were being made to victims in need of assistance after the fires.
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00:00We're going to continue our coverage right now with Allie Reed and she joins us live from
00:05Pasadena. I believe she should still be in Pasadena for us this morning and now that we
00:10see the sun up and Allie I know you're anxious for us to be able to see the operations going
00:14on behind you and just so many crews out there right now. Right ladies we are live from Pasadena
00:22this morning at the Rose Bowl the iconic historic Rose Bowl directly behind me here on a typical
00:29week you would see a major event happening here maybe a college football game but a very
00:34different scenario this time around over the last couple of days behind me there are thousands of
00:41first responders, crews, police officers, you name it they are here. This has become the central base
00:47camp for the Eaton wildfire and on top of that there are still hundreds if not thousands of
00:53families in this community alone that are sleeping in tents overnight to utilize the resources here
00:59in this facility. Take a look at some of the videos on your screen right now this just gives
01:04you the idea of the sheer type of just staggering devastation that Altadena has brought right entire
01:12neighborhoods just 10 minutes away from where we are have been reduced to ash with little to no
01:18homes still standing the Eaton wildfire has torched over 14,000 acres and has destroyed over
01:257,000 buildings and tragically and has claimed the lives of 15 people in this community alone
01:31the scenes there are haunting unfortunately families are still not able to get back to that
01:36area making streets an eerie ghost town the destruction is truly overwhelming but in the
01:41face of tragedy this community is rallying together like never before residents have mobilized swiftly
01:48to support those affected donations of blankets clothing first aid kits and other essentials are
01:53pouring in to help victims of both the Eaton and Palisades fires one remarkable effort comes from
01:58a local 14 year old Avery Colvert who launched the Altadena teen girls fire recovery initiative
02:04inspired by the loss her own community has endured Avery's group is gathering donations
02:09of beauty and hair products fragrances feminine products as well as new clothing
02:13the effort quickly gained momentum growing up to 38,000 followers over a few days on social media
02:20alone the goal is to help girls affected by the fire regain a sense of confidence and normalcy
02:25amidst the chaos victims just like 18 year old Anaya Cartier and her family who lost everything
02:32it's amazing to see people out here working and helping others I feel like definitely on social
02:39media there can be a lot of negativity and I just really appreciate the people that really take the
02:46time to post resources because that's how I found out about this was people posting it it's a blessing
02:52we have a stable house that we can stay in until with our family until you know we are back up on
02:57our feet again it is going to take time but I mean having this definitely makes it better
03:05and you'll see Anaya in this video now on your screen she was able to shop around the donation
03:11center picking out essential items for herself her siblings all got to grab important pieces too
03:17now after speaking to her family they asked if we could go check on their home in Altadena
03:21as they've received no updates on the status of it since evacuating unfortunately the video you
03:27are now seeing on your screen is her family home it did not withstand the Eaton fire
03:33they like many families right now will look to determine what's next in the coming days
03:38weeks and months we bring you back live to the rose rose bowl the iconic bowl just behind me here
03:44again lots of movement this morning ladies I mentioned when the sun would come up here on the
03:50west coast that we were going to see a lot of it and certainly that has happened behind me
03:55that is because through the night again all of these first responders these firefighters
04:01these officers you name it they're here they were sleeping on the ground here through these
04:07bitter cold temperatures in the night just to make sure that these families that they're
04:12catering to right now are getting everything that they possibly could need and I think that is
04:17something so remarkable at a time when there is so much devastation I hope you can hear us if not
04:24we can just continue to move on but obviously the sound of the fire engines that was kind of
04:29alarming to me are there are there new emergencies ongoing I'm not is that something you've been
04:33hearing or do you think that was kind of a fresh sound of something new happening
04:38I will check on that when we when we wrap here but you know what was interesting is staying in
04:43our hotel room overnight I got very little sleep and that is okay right we know that there are
04:48people dealing with a lot worse than any condition that I may be going through but I will say
04:53over the last couple of hours helicopters have been roaming throughout the sky you could hear
04:58fire engines ambulance constantly through the night and that is because they're catering to
05:05so many situations so many families right now as for what that was that just passed me I do not
05:10know for sure but I'm sure it has something to do with them just catering to the families right now
05:16and getting to different locations around here and also still working out those hot spots too
05:21that has been a big factor as we've been talking about over the last 24 hours understood thanks
05:26for breaking that down that it's a sound that you're still hearing a lot of course as the
05:29situation is unfolding. Allie Reed excellent job reporting for us and we appreciate you
05:34being out there in Pasadena.