Don't know if it's because I looked up the claim on that tweet outside of the US or because I used DDG instead of Google but I searched "la fire evacuation map", deliberately clicked on the first result (a Fox subsidiary site, mind you) and was able to get to this non-paywalled gov site through the first few paragraphs? https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2025/1/7/palisades-fire

Could be dishonest opportunistic propaganda from this guy, could be I somehow managed to avoid the paywall shite, don't know.

[–] Alue42@fedia.io 18 points 1 day ago

Everyone that lives in California (and thus the evac zone) would know to check CalFire (ie, www.fire.ca.gov) for any wildfire maps before looking at any other source because it would be the most accurate and most up to date.

Wildfires are such a common thing (car off the side of the state/interstate hwy, brush fire set off by a homeless encampment in public land, massive forest fire, etc - all would be on CalFire; for a local building fire you would have to check local authorities). We all know if we see smoke to check CalFire to get the details and if it's heading our way. It even shows things happening in Mexico and nearby states in case it's heading towards us.

Could be dishonest opportunistic propaganda from this guy

This, or someone completely unfamiliar with California