What precautions are you and your crews taking during you reporting? Have there been any moments where you felt in danger?

Tim Wieland regional GM, President of CBS News Los Angeles and CBS News Colorado

Our reporters have received significant training in advance of covering events like this. We also take extreme caution when sending them out to provide coverage, and we provide protective gear.
Examples below:  

-Crews are required to attend annual Wildland Cal Fire training
-Reporters and Photographers are assigned respirators that require fitting tests by Cal OSHA-certified technicians
-Crews have access to N95 masks, water, first aid kits.
-All news vans have fire extinguishers and are checked daily with OSHA required checklist 
-Photographers and Reporters are assigned Nomex Fire gear consisting of a jacket and pants, and safety goggles

We had a moment when CBS Los Angeles anchors Pat Harvey and Juan Fernandez were live doing a talkback with reporter Jasmine Viel, when the wind suddenly shifted, and she was briefly hit with flying ember while reporting. We evacuated her immediately out of the Temescal Canyon/Palisades area.

What should viewers be aware of as coverage continues?

Tim Wieland, regional general manager and president for CBS News Los Angeles and CBS News Colorado

We have been on the air and streaming our coverage and warnings around the wildfire since 10 a.m. PT yesterday, and we will continue to provide on-the-ground reporting for our viewers, keeping them updated and informed with as much information as we can, as it’s happening. If you don’t live in the area but have family and are concerned, or you have evacuated but you have your phone, you can go straight to the CBS News Los Angeles app and watch the coverage all day today.   

We also want viewers to know that CBS Los Angeles has “The Desk,” which provides viewers with full access behind the scenes to what is happening during the wildfire as we receive the information. Assignment editors Mark Liu and, later in the day, Mike Rogers, will keep viewers informed all day. As we receive breaking news in our newsroom, they will receive the news, in addition to the on-the-ground reporting. We will also continue to update viewers on evacuation centers and shelters, and only when we can, will we update viewers who have called in asking if certain businesses have burned down or have survived.