Mandatory evacuations were ordered in Sierra Madre Thursday morning amid the looming threat of mudslides and debris flows, but some residents said they were staying put.
Police officers were seen going door to door in the canyon community to warn people of the order. Those who chose not to leave were asked to sign a form acknowledging that they have decided to stay behind.
That includes an 82-year-old woman who lost her home in Altadena and is temporarily staying in Sierra Madre.
"I've got to be positive. What else am I going to do? I've got to start all over again," she said.
Mandatory evacuations were ordered in Sierra Madre Thursday morning amid the looming threat of mudslides and debris flows, but some residents said they were staying put.
Resident Ted Saraf said his house survived the Eaton Fire, but it got really close. He also chose to stay home during the storm, rather than evacuate.
"I'm fully confident. The city has done everything they can, they put the barricades up, they handed out the (sand bags)... and everybody is set for whatever happens this afternoon," he told Eyewitness News.
Fifteen homes in Sierra Madre were destroyed, in addition to hundreds more in Altadena, by the Eaton Fire last month. About 1,000 people in the burn scar area are under the mandatory evacuation order, while another 12,720 are under an evacuation warning.
