Sierra Madre is most affected by the evacuation orders, which went into effect at 7 a.m. Wednesday. Other parts of the community are under evacuation warnings, which are not mandatory, but ...

The Only Place in Town owner Michael Kefalas says without the loyal community of Sierra Madre, surviving the Eaton Fire and the pandemic would not have been possible.

With little vegetation left to hold the mountainsides up, the danger is that mudflows could overfill debris basins with any significant rain, said Sierra Madre Fire Chief Brent Bartlett.