Malibu fire update 8:15 p.m. Sunday
Webster Elementary School and Our Lady of Malibu Catholic School will reopen tomorrow.
The phone system is not working at either school. Cell phones are being used to receive calls from parents. The temporary phone numbers for Webster are 310.919.7960 and 310.863.5851. Parents can also call the school district to reach Webster at 310.450.8338 ext. 220 or ext. 240. The temporary phone number for Our Lady of Malibu was not released to The Malibu Times.
School district and Webster staff will host a meeting for parents on the fire damage and recovery effort at the school’s auditorium tomorrow at 9 a.m.
The Oct. 22 City Council meeting, which was cancelled due to the fire, will take place tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced that residents and business owners who sustained losses in the fire can begin applying for assistance by registering online at www.FEMA.gov or by calling 800.621.FEMA. More information on fire damage repair can be found on the city’s Web site, http://www.malibu-ca.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=detailgroup&navid=256&cid=11231.
Power was restored to the entire city Thursday at 3:30 a.m. As of Friday afternoon, Charter Communications was functioning for the whole city except for the Civic Center area. The Malibu Times cannot confirm if the cable service is now working citywide. City Hall’s Channel 3 began airing on Friday morning.
The Canyon Fire is 100 percent contained as of sundown Wednesday. The blaze scorched 4,565 acres and cost $5.2 million to extinguish.
Malibu Canyon Road has reopened. Rambla Pacifico is closed to all non-residents. All other roads are open.
Although the fire is contained, Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Andrew Olvera said that there are still some “small smoldering piles” in the Rambla Pacifico area.
“We’re going to have crews here up to two weeks from now patrolling and working the area,” Olvera said on Wednesday.
The fire destroyed six homes, Malibu Presbyterian Church, Malibu Glass and Mirror, the trailer at Malibu Colony Plaza, three sheds at Webster and the Our Lady of Malibu computer lab. Thirteen homes were damaged, as well as six commercial businesses, three outbuildings and two classrooms at Our Lady of Malibu.