JPL Fire Update

Keith’s note: the impact of the fires in California with regard to the JPL community is now becoming abundantly clear.

• Eaton Fire Leaves California Landscape Charred, NASA: “On the afternoon of January 11, 2025, NASA’s AVIRIS-3 (Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer-3) flew aboard a B200 aircraft over Los Angeles County, where it captured images of several areas affected by wildland fires.”
• Southern California Wildfires Impact Caltech Community, Caltech: “More than 250 individuals and families across campus and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have lost their homes to the fires, while more than 1,800 remain temporarily displaced due to evacuation orders; lack of working power, gas, and/or safe water; and other circumstances. … The Caltech and JPL Disaster Relief Fund, which was launched Friday, January 10, has already received more than $2 million in commitments from more than 2,000 donors.”
• Over 200 NASA JPL, Caltech employees lose homes from Los Angeles wildfires, Fox Weather: “Los Angeles wildfires are devastating all industries in Southern California, including NASA and Caltech faculty and staff – the hard-working minds behind key space exploration research and technology.”