LAFD: "Design For Disaster" - The Story of the Bel Air Conflagration | 1962

[@RoundingThird]

Those 63 year old animations explained how this happens better than anything I've seen on the news this week.

[@chriscanelo]

That’s correct, cause they don’t want to wake up sheep

[@teddine7366]

I agree. They could have told us some of the info that was in the documentary. I get they were trying to keep us up to date with what was currently going on, but they could have use info like this to explain why the things that are happening are happening instead of so many people making crap up. I've actually seen a lot of comments saying this use to never happen and here it is back in the 60's. I don't know why they built a city in pretty much a desert that does not even have it's own water supply.

[@jamesandjelic7807]

Agreed; my thoughts exactly!

[@turbo8454]

@@teddine7366 LA probably started near the coast and as the population increased, grew out into the hills.

[@reubensandwich9249]

@@teddine7366 The story of the water supply is wild in itself. Mulholland Drive is named after the guy who engineered the water works

[@mikalliz2167]

Who's here because of the LA fire Jan 25?

[@virginiawolfe2581]

👋

[@carlissimo64]

Not me.

[@michaeltabanao8092]

Only thing we have do diffrent in 70 years is building code on shingle roofs 😮.......70 years.......Talk about lack of emergency water supply

[@mikalliz2167]

After watching decades of yearly fires in LA and OC I'm really surprised that they haven't hooked up numerous pump stations to use ocean water for areas such as Santa Barbara, Malibu Pacific Palisades, Laguna ect ect. I find it amazing that fire prevention priority is not first and foremost on the budget lists

[@xavierdaume2757]

@@mikalliz2167 Right . That tells you a lot about the politicians who run that State.

[@duanepierson4375]

People who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it!

[@DSTAYDOP343V3R]

😂😂hey hey but razizm and stuff remember 😂😂😂

[@rattylol]

And they just built more and more

[@juliustailor510]

@@DSTAYDOP343V3R racism wasn't even an issue in the 2000's and early 2010's, it is a recent issue brought on by the media

[@DSTAYDOP343V3R]

@juliustailor510 duh dude it was a funny 😁 obviously America is the safest fukin place by far 🙄 🤣 duh dude that's the point ....do you really think racism can start a wildfire ???? This is like that scene from bad Santa DID SOMEONE DROP YOU ON UR FUKIN HEAD ??? ON MY HEAD ???? hahahaha

[@catfight11]

@@juliustailor510 It started up again January 20, 2009 to be exact.

[@Mikaiah72]

this video is going to gain a ton of attention now

[@michaeltabanao8092]

Share it....

[@Breakfastfordinner74]

Hopefully it will educate people who think this whole thing is some crazy conspiracy.

[@susanhansen1290]

its in youtube, you can share from there. Also, there's a Wikipedia Page that refers to this and other fires in California.

[@yomismo6969]

And Fuc.. greta and global warming..1962 the same problem. Finally, I can show that the cows are not guilty

[@DSTAYDOP343V3R]

No it's not 😂😂the videos claiming razizm started the fires will 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BaileySarian]

This actually helped me understand vs all the current news

[@gd2234_]

Documentaries from the 60’s through 90’s are unmatched in their quality. Clear and concise.

[@Geoplanetjane]

That’s because TV news people are hired for their looks, not their knowledge.

[@akeishaharris]

The mainstream media lies to everyone also.

[@akeishaharris]

The mainstream media lies to everyone.

[@baylorsailor]

Hope your home is safe Bailey. Wishing you the best 🙏

[@bak-mariterry9143]

And watching it all over again January,2025.

[@mistyviolet3825]

Yup

[@mistyviolet3825]

After all these decades the governor and his officials are still NOT PREPARED!! Actually the opposite!

[@theatrikil]

Those who do not learn from the past, are doomed to repeat it.

[@wayfaringstranger8256]

Only this time it's due to 'Climate Change'.

[@the_larsonfamily]

Crazy

[@nickreely9994]

YES the Indians warned settlers about building home in what they called - "THE LAND OF FIRE"

[@angelaleblanc6584]

But of course white man thought they were smarter

[@andreah6379]

Is that what they called Southern CA? I lived there for 45 years and never heard of that. Nobody knows the land better than native Americans.

[@Galen.G]

They called San Fernando Valley "The Valley of Smoke." Even the Indians had smog from their campfires.

[@carlissimo64]

We warned the pale faces not to live there. They obviously didn’t listen because of their greed and stubbornness.

[@williemo44]

White man, no listen. Dances With Wolves, meet, Ears No Hear. 😂

[@snort455]

I knew and worked with alot of those firemen. Most all WW II or Korea vets. Those guys were truely the greatest generation. RIP

[@martinleavitt6094]

Absolutely 💯 🇺🇸

[@diatribe1194]

YES SIR INDEED.

[@vhouser100]

My grandparents are this generation. Still have my grandma and taking good care of her.

[@michaeldavid6832]

They created the Boomers. Not the greatest -- not by a long shot. They left us no inheritance.

[@scoobydoo3928]

My Grandfather was in LA County Fire Dept. when this fire happened in 1961. I was about 3 months old. What I remember him telling me growing up, about wild fires, is they are a natural occurence. The fireman's job is to protect people first, then try to protect structures. Fire needs 3 things, oxygen, a fuel source and ignition. If you can remove any one of these, you can extiguish or prevent a fire. How telling, that the same thing still happens, 63 years later, in almost the exact same area. The big difference is the timeframe. Seasons have changed with global temps. The Santa Ana's were usually in the fall. And we usually should have had some rainfall before January. Just my 63 years of observation.

[@ericschmidt6129]

Over 60 years old and as relevant as if made yesterday.

[@durandjohnson1321]

Wow!.. right!

[@jpinguela]

Yes. What a shame for us.

[@kitnanaai]

Zero political correctness or obfuscation of facts either.

[@zoso73]

​@@kitnanaaiand zero pushing of any political agenda.

[@1990758]

Have you seen any video on the 1978 pacific palisades fire on u tube

[@sharonh2991]

It’s unbelievable that this is the exact same situation as happening now including the one fire deliberately set and the water running out. It’s practically even the exact same location.

[@JamesJohnson-fq1gt]

It's not the exact same location. LA County is vast area. The Palisades fire is west of where the Bel Air fire occurred. The Eaton Fire in Altadena was about 25 miles away NE of Bel Air.

[@Flackvest]

Pacific Palisades is only a few miles away.

[@jayhensley8095]

Climate change. BS

[@daveth121864]

This film truly is a guide for how to not have a fire disaster. It ought to be useful to elected officials today. In fact, the governor and the mayor ought to be playing that water pressure animation for the media. Honestly, you don't build a water system assuming 70% of the fire hydrants would be needed all at once. That's sort of like building a 200 foot wall around Hawaii, because scientists say a 9.6 magnitude earthquake could create a tsunami that big. But the 2006 tsunami did serve as a wakeup call for most countries around the Pacific. Almost 20 years later, they don't have walls, but they have much better warning systems and plans. There are such huge changes necessary to end the cycle. Maybe 2025 will result in zoning and building changes that will finally be really visible. Sort of like SFO after the 1989 earthquake. Or NOLA after Katrina. At some point a disaster is big enough that the citizenry as a whole will have more influence than the developers who quietly pushed to quash rules outlawing wood roofing, or wider streets, hydrant quantities and locations, and rules for brush and greenery in yards. Drive through those cities and you can see the changes. It's a horrible price to pay to learn the lesson. Maybe.

[@stvitalkid7981]

Bill Conrad on the voiceover.

[@JungleYT]

*Yep... Ole "Cannon"*

[@artisaprimus6306]

You're right. I thought it might have been Loren Greene

[@dodgersfan8598]

I was just going to comment that that sounds like "Cannon."

[@dastrnad]

@@dodgersfan8598 that’s why I recognized that voice haha. Thanks for clearing this up for me.

[@aussiedorsmith9293]

Yeah, he’s great for this narration. Vid should be required to review. Seems that the only thing we learned was to avoid shake roofs. 🙄

[@michaelburt1946]

My father was a fire prevention officer in the northern California city. Every fire prevention week during open house he would show this movie.

[@websurfer5772]

Your dad was a wise man.

[@JohnnyKwon]

Why do we not have “fire prevention week” in 2025?

[@nieceyd7685]

I was just about to ask who just watched this after the wind storms in L A this week, 2025?? WOW!!!.

[@stellarmonk]

It just came up in autoplay

[@CEOFIRST]

Explains a lot for us that have no history on LA back in the 50’s.

[@cywoods60]

👍 yep

[@candcpiper2863]

The current officials and politicians should be required to watch this.

[@profvonshredder2563]

Who knew that climate change was a thing back then too!

[@johnlindner2557]

No one listened to the recommendations on fire resistant building construction made by the LAFD at the end of this documentary .

[@websurfer5772]

On purpose.

[@jokerace8227]

Which is quite unfortunate. LAFD was indeed trying to remind people about the threat of the Santa Ana Winds, in part by posting this a year or so ago. The problems this cyclical weather phenomenon brings once in a while really needed and still needs more solutions and better management of the water resources from the State Gov. This was really a top down failure of leadership in getting important things done.

[@wiseoldowl7625]

Because the $$$$ always wins over the public good.

[@andykerr3803]

You mean all the nice designer match boxes? 😮

[@andykerr3803]

You mean all the nice designer match boxes? 😮

[@cardinal411]

Incredible that an area so prone to this would be considered a great place to build.

[@MrKongatthegates]

The location is just so prime except for the fire risk. Ideal weather, ideal location next to LA

[@lindacollins6939]

Yet, here we are Jan. 2025

[@rickvess790]

The entire state is desert and scrubland... a giant tinderbox with 40 million residents. INSANE!

[@510Redneck]

I'm sure some was enticed by the thoughts of living by the rich and famous people but forgot that those folks have other places to run to - can afford to gamble. I have no problem with people gambling but when their gambling starts coming out of our pockets it becomes no bueno

[@billh.1940]

Great place to build and sell, not smart to buy and live. Fires talk, money screams. 😮

[@pamavery9352]

Bill Conrad had the best voice for the narration of this video!! AI can’t compare to a human voice with natural pauses and inflections!!!!

[@kingdoc3262]

TRUTH🎉

[@ritacampbell3833]

Absolutely! I agree!

[@MK007-YT]

❤❤❤ 💯 % Complete and absolutely Total Agreement !! 🔨 🎯🎯 👍👍

[@hangten1904]

There's a lot of bot channels now using realistic text to speech voice generators. I hate them and block them.

[@kennethesaupoint1828]

Of many documentaries

[@georgesenda1952]

11 years later I visited writer Robert Bloch at his home. He told me that during this fire he saved his home by pumping out the water from his pool onto his roof & grounds while all around him other homes burned to ashes with many people not home at the time. I walked up there from Sunset Boulevard & back then I was 20 years old & it was very steep & a lot of new vegetation everywhere but you could still see the scars from the fire. Mr. Bloch was very nice to allow me to visit and he is very missed.

[@DieScreaming]

11 hours ago somebody in Los Angeles was wishing they updated this film. 🤣

[@skyjuiceification]

Pools are essential up there.

[@nlpnt]

They still prefer pumping pools to relying on the hydrant system which is overloaded by wildfires.

[@danmiller7079]

It has always amazed me that during wildfires here in California, there are always a high number of burned out homes that have pools in the backyards that always seem full when the media shows up. I googled “residential outside fire suppression systems” and a plethora of companies came up. I know it’s expensive, 20-80 thousand dollars depending on lot and house size, but if people who can buy a 3-20 million dollar home, they can certainly afford the systems especially if they have a pool. The only pool I have is a 330 gallon above ground spa but I have a pump that works just in case. It’s better than nothin. I also live about 1/2 mile from a hillside in So. Cal.

[@infinidominion]

​@@danmiller7079Robert was probably using a simple hand pump too, not some exorbitant costing devices

[@scottprather5645]

These old documentaries are the best

[@dastrnad]

Man . . . the music, voice, and mood of this video reminds me of my elementary school years back in the early 70’s. We rarely got to watch films in school back then. But when we did, this how they all looked/sounded.

that voice says 'SHUTUP AND PAY ATTENTION!"

[@dalimama7488]

Me too! Like Dragnet or something like that!

[@dastrnad]

@@dalimama7488 yes! My parents loved Dragnet. And my mother really loved the show Cannon, who was played by the actor who is narrating this documentary!

[@Malama_Ki]

Reefer Madness….

[@RodgerZ-y4f]

What a description the announcer gave, relevant even now. "Now the fireplaces stand as tombstones of dead houses on dead streets."

[@RikHeijmen]

In today's 60 minutes this was repeated.

[@BrendaAugustine-r1c]

William Conrad was the best! Great actor, great narrator and from what I've learned, a wonderful human.

[@PlaywithJunk]

This is called tradition.

[@RodgerZ-y4f]

@ I posted the quote and the link to the LAFD video on KTLA 5 live coverage the day before

[@sunshinepie566]

I noted this one at 11:25: “Every burning thing that can be taunt loose by the wind is hurled ahead in this horizontal, leap-frogging, wind-driven advance.” Narrator is actor Bill Conrad.

[@nomopms1]

I've learned more from this one video than I have from all the countless current videos. Interesting!

[@websurfer5772]

Me too. The trees are still standing - so there goes the DEW theory. Why don't the fire experts being interviewed these days after Lahaina and now LA 2025 fire know this? Why are they telling us the trees shouldn't still be there after the fire? I know more than them now.

[@HerpDerpNV]

@@websurfer5772 The only idiots pushing the "DEW" shit online are foreign bots and their useful idiots that parrot it.

[@ramonacapps5071]

The geo models channel in KZbin explains it really well like a geography / science lesson

[@websurfer5772]

@ Thanks for the tip. Looks like a great channel. 🙂

[@superbug1977]

This vintage examination proves not so vintage as the patterns and factors explain perfectly the 2025 disaster. Wow!

[@jameschandler3308]

Amazing how this one 63 yr old documentary explains this situation better than dozens of news stations in jan of 25

[@1990758]

If they did explain it most people wouldn't believe him anyway. A lot of people believe in conspiracy theory.

[@James-o9f7z]

Play on old man's T.V.

[@artisaprimus6306]

No one who lives in LA can claim they weren't aware of the risks. This film is 63 years old. The Santa Anna winds arent the result of climate change. Its a naturally occurring phenomenon known to natives centuries ago. It makes what just happened even more outrageous and unexcusable.

[@donmartin986]

Wrong. In denial and let me guess, you don't live in Southern California and have been through a major firestorm. It's all worse and especially more common now. Bel Air fire was an anomaly at thet time, it took many years before another fire matched that. Now, it's every year. I'm from Altadena, California.

[@jimsteinway695]

@@donmartin986I’m a scientist and I can tell you for a fact that we had higher temperatures in the 1920’s and 30’s that caused the dust bowl. But that an inconvenient truth for modern climate scam idiots who want more government funding. Weather stations are at airports, 50 years ago in rural areas, now surrounded by concrete and asphalt. That causes higher readings than 50 years ago. There always climate change but there were worse hurricanes in the 1950’s . We’re at the end of a long ice age and cooling period over hundreds of years. This climate scam is for controlling the population and sounds like you bought into it. But I saw the data where Amherst college in England and Penn State faked the data in the it’s to keep their grad students paid, in 1993. The truth is no one knows but there have been higher temperatures throughout history it’s in the fossil records. A underwater volcano puts water vapor in the air and that traps way more heat than CO2. CO2 can hold 4 parts per million of reradiated earth heat, water vapor can trap 400 parts per million of reradiated heat. But they tell you it’s Co2 because they can blame man. But nature is still much stronger than any thing man does outside nuclear arms. Try educating yourself instead of buying into to leftist hype . Here’s the truth right in front of you and you still deny it . 63 years ago.

[@jimsteinway695]

⁠@@donmartin986I’m a scientist and I can tell you for a fact we had hotter temps in the early 1900’s. I lived in SoCal since 1970 and it’s no more common now than then. I’ve seen the data. Volcanoes put more water vapor in the air which traps way more heat than co2. Don’t believe your idiotic politicians. Try educating yourself look at the data yourself and you’ll see it’s a scam

[@jimsteinway695]

@@donmartin986I’m a scientist and it’s a fact that it’s not the climate. The reason it’s worse is because up to 20 years ago they actually did fire prevention and preparation. Now with DEI hires homeless and illegals they don’t pay for that work your taxes used to pay for. But go ahead and believe that crap. Temps were higher in the early 1900’s. Remember the dust bowl? I lived in SoCal since 1970. And since 2008 the government is one party and they don’t use taxes to support tax payers, they spend it on illegal aliens and homeless

[@jimsteinway695]

@@donmartin986the reason it’s worse now is because your tax dollars go to homeless etc sanctuary cites etc. I’m a scientist and lived in SoCal since 1970. Climate had nothing to do with it outside the Santa Anna’s . The temps were worse in the early 1900’s remember Oklahoma blew away in the dust bowl. Try educating yourself instead of believing politicians who want to control you. Climate change is always here but it’s not responsible for this mess. It’s your government

[@stevenhanson6057]

All future Mayoral candidates should be required to view.

[@Cthomas5678]

Absolutely 💯

[@dastrnad]

And all residents, as well.

[@jeremydyer4365]

LA needs a new mayor now

[@1990758]

They will just tell you that was a different time.

[@ludwigsamereier8204]

That´s to no avail as long as they want to fund cafés for Trans people instead the LAFD.

[@HeresJohnny-b4u]

I remember growing up as a kid in the 1950's and 1960's watching those beautiful open cab CROWN fire trucks. LAFD Task Force 89. W89. My first in fire station one block from my house where I lived.

[@BassmanII]

Must've been great to see those LA County Crowns as well.

[@mikemcgonegal1616]

Wondering why the open cabs? Just because it was SoCal? Or was that the way all fire trucks were?

[@HeresJohnny-b4u]

@mikemcgonegal1616 This is back in 1950's and 1960's. There were no closed cabs fire trucks back than. Fireman used to even ride on the Back of the fire trucks.

[@69ss95]

All homes should be non combustible ! Metal roofs,block and furniture all metal..if you landscape it should be synthetic ,roof top sprinks fed from your pool..

[@dennishayes65]

@@HeresJohnny-b4uThere were in Minnesota !

[@scarpfish]

Quite the time to be getting this in my recommendations more than six decades after it was made. Just proof that the battle that firefighters in California are dealing with now is nothing new.

[@MuzaffarKrylov]

Also, this is an excellent example of how we learn nothing as a society. You can't tell me that innovation and technology couldn't have prevented this. Especially since we've had so much time to prepare. That part is unforgivable! This cannot happen again. A BIG NEW PLAN is demanded this time!

[@lagonda77]

Yeah but climate change...

[@tinay9491]

It was always available you didn't look for it

[@sharpcanines3347]

None of the firefighters have breathing protection, hate to think of their outcomes

[@sherriepollard5290]

Everyone needs to see this.

[@b.a.d.2086]

I hired on as a stewardess for Western Airlines the year after this and we did our training at LAX some of which was conducted by LAFD. They were very professional and thorough and arrived each day in one of those big open engines that look so epic now. On one of my very first flights we had a fire in the cabin of a Boeing 720 and I was grateful for those guys every moment it took to put out that fire. The cause were some young guys heading to basic training in the Army playing with cigarettes. (The "end" came when a full Colonel sitting in the back found out. Not pretty!)

[@maryjohansson3627]

😊😊😊

[@peanut1001x]

a fire you'd put out with a cup. you're "trained" for nothing but giving out meals. irrelevant story.

[@Tyler_Kent]

@@peanut1001x 3 points: You have no way of knowing your first point and you’re wrong on your second and third points. You struck out.

[@peanut1001x]

@Tyler_Kent wasn't playing your game

[@deniceeverham9467]

My first visit to Calf I flew in from Chicago in early 50 ties . As we flew over Calif I looked out the window and saw a fire . I asked my mom and she said a wild fire. I had never seen anything like that before .

[@FeralCoon]

This presentation is better than anything around today and so were the capable people running things. The narration is awesome along with the spectacular musical score characteristic of that classic era. Those men knew what they were doing, the kind of guys I'd want to come to help me.

[@aussiedorsmith9293]

Still capable people. Same infrastructure apparently. Gotta fix that if we are going to keep building in the wild lands.

[@ramonacapps5071]

The geo models channel on KZbin explains it really well like a geography / science lesson

[@shooting4star2023]

As a San Francisco Bay Area resident for more than 30 years, it's heartbreaking to see this video made more than 60 years before the Great Wild Fires of 2025 that's still burning and destroying neighborhoods in S. California. These wild fires of 2025 are no longer natural disaster. It was a ticking time bomb well known and studies more than 2 generations ago. The politicians put up good fights campaign after campaign for election day victory, but they never ever treated wild fire seriously, prepared and educated the public accordingly.

[@websurfer5772]

We the People have to look out for ourselves. Our govt. are not our friends.

[@BrooklynBaby100]

@@websurfer5772We pay THEM with our taxes, so yes, they are still accountable.

[@jeffkettler4712]

@@BrooklynBaby100 And yet they are never held accountable, ever.

[@ComputerKevAZ]

It seems like they didn’t even put out a checklist of items you should take when you evacuate. Never mind any kind of “fire drill“

[@websurfer5772]

@@BrooklynBaby100 I wish people would hold our officials accountable.

[@carllaski4962]

My father worked at LAFD FS36 in San Pedro (LA Harbor) & was dispatched to the Bel Air Fire. He said they would save or try to save a home, quick pick-up the fire hose, then onto the next house or neighborhood. The modern version of the Bel Air Fire is The Camp Fire in Northern California in 2018. In my opinion, brush fires are the most dangerous fire, as there are no 4 walls for containment. I have many pictures of Dad at work on those Crown fire engines!

[@RICDirector]

The Camp was truly horrendous. The opening description of wind in this piece nails what we faced, even in November, although the heat was likely less....but oh, it was so dry. Combined with the canyon winds....Paradise had no chance at all. I listened to the Camp on tbe scanner, helping people get as much accurate information as fast as possible via internet sources. I am absolutely astonished that we still have sane first responders after that. I never, ever, want to hear something like that again.

[@slackjawedyokel1]

hopefully you documented some of his stories

[@GUAMANIANable]

My dad was a Los Angeles fireman at this time, too. I can't remember if he was at #27 or #9 during this period. It was one or the other. I remember that he was away for several days during this fire.

[@BarBeeHoney]

Hustl an YT has all the info

[@joanmavima5423]

@@RICDirectorPTSD is real for dispatchers. The audio of people in severe situations is horrific. I can still remember the middle-of-the-night screams of my neighbor when her teenage daughter was hit by a car.

[@michaelsmith2733]

I lived in Northridge CA. until Aug.62 and I remember stepping out the front door and seeing smoke covering the BelAir hills,at night the hills were blareing red. It was quite a sight for an eight yr. old boy.

[@joesTired]

I live in Clearwater FL, and my home was directly hit by 3 MAJOR hurricanes in 3 months this past year..neighborhood was devastated, flood damage, lost our car, no power for a total of 3 weeks, no fuel...that being said, I can't imagine being in the path of this fire. What we experienced was childs play. Firestorms are absolute nightmare fuel, and my heart and prayers go out to those affected 🙏

[@perryvath7617]

I grew up in LA till ‘73, then lived in Clearwater till ‘77. I feel the pain

[@MarianaDetweiler]

From Naples FL, I agree wholeheartedly. Thank you to all firefighters and first responders. Praying for all affected by this nightmare. 🙏

[@joesTired]

@perryvath7617 Dang, you can't catch a break. Were there any major storms while you were in Clearwater??

[@MelA-m7n]

Thank you. This warms my heart. I've read so many cruel words about this devastating loss. Thank you for your compassion.

[@juliedepaolo9971]

What you experienced was terrible. Don't sell yourself short. Florida takes it seriously and has an effective management system to protect life and property. Florida has had many years to prepare, understand what works and improve. You get what you vote for.

[@lornarandall2653]

Young people today don't know what good news reporters are! Listen to the drama and urgency in their voices, you feel like your there.

[@websurfer5772]

I know. This is so well done. People aren't properly trained though. It's not their fault. It's our overlords' who hate us.

[@Geoplanetjane]

In those days, news was news, actual facts. There was a law which required broadcast new reports to be factual. It was called the Fairness in Broadcasting law. Ronald Reagan got it repealed. Now, what we have is “infotainment.”

[@hestheMaster]

Walter Cronkite was the only reporter I remember who could speak with any urgency, extemporize verbally and have a calm authority when he was doing 1950's shows on CBS television, earlier than when this film was made.

[@STEVEARABIA1]

Over 60 years and no one has learned anything apparently. Ridiculous that this still happens.

[@edbenti5007]

Speak for yourself. People keep building on the Gulf coast, Florida, southeast coast, all regularly slammed by hurricanes. The midwesterners rebuild in tornado alley. What choice have they?

[@michaeltabanao8092]

Newsome and Bass need to be educated

[@meredithhall5058]

​@@edbenti5007 did you even watch till the end? The video points out several things contributing to fires that can be prevented and none of them are just "don't rebuild"🙄. Houses that are too close together, brush that isn't cut back, people not wanting pump houses or fire departments in their neighborhoods AND careless or deliberate people that start the fires in the first place!

[@durandjohnson1321]

@@michaeltabanao8092 Especially Bass.. big time!

[@michaeltabanao8092]

@durandjohnson1321 🤔 9 more days

[@punapeter]

I actually remember this on TV, I first went into those dry canyons in 1970. DUMB place to live and I knew that as a teenager.

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

Exactly

[@StationRussification]

I was born in 1961, grew up above Laurel Canyon & I remember they talked about this fire for decades

[@lds251]

@@StationRussification I remember it. My aunt lived on Coldwater Canyon.

[@124marsh]

The day before my birth

[@djchloe29]

Me too- Mandeville Cyn

[@StationRussification]

The population of Los Angeles County in 1961 was over 7.75 million people. From 1960 to 2000, the population of Los Angeles County increased by 113% to 16.48 million.

[@dustyd6372]

Wow, here we are 60+ years later and it seems we learned absolutely nothing from this previous disaster.

[@websurfer5772]

Oh _they've_ learned plenty. This current situation is how _they_ want it and _they_ have _their_ reasons.

[@SpringNotes]

​@@websurfer5772What are the reasons ?

[@1990758]

I'm trying to find video from the nineteen seventy eight pacific palisades fire.

[@misspamm1968]

I’m 74..remember this well. We lived in Whittier. All of my life Santa Ana’s (“devil winds”) meant fire will follow. This is an excellent retelling of what happened.

[@Dons166]

I remember watching this decades ago on location tv, maybe KTLA. Seems a lot of lessons have been forgotten. Thanks for posting this. I am sharing all over

[@windansea6702]

I believe I watched this from our home in Palm Springs when I was 6 years old. Some of my parents friends lost their homes as well.

[@lisabee8394]

Today the California coast is on fire, I remember the Bel Air fire like it was yesterday, firemen told us we couldn’t get on the bus to get to our school, Roscomare Rd School. It survived sadly Malibu, Pacific Palisades and all the coastal towns are in flames today including Pasadena and Altadena. Just heartbreaking.

[@ShifanawazWellnessPlaceForYou]

May Allah have Mercy. Aameen.

[@bruce4130]

We never learn from history, many knowledgeable people know, but do they remember or past on this information?

[@dalimama7488]

I remember it too. I was 13 at the time. I lived in Hemet and remember all the fires up in the mountains above us. You could see it at night.

[@1990758]

Like it was yesterday you say

[@patrickshanley4466]

A classic, thanks for posting 👨‍🚒

[@XHollisWood]

Agreed 👍🏻 🚒🚒🚒

[@GrandpasGaming]

I'm here because of 25 fire...quite the video explained better than 90% of the news stations

[@ludwigsamereier8204]

Back in 1962 LAFD numbered 3000 men. In January 2025 LAFD numbered exacty as many members including 130 non-males ready to leave any one back in a fire that´s too heavy for them to carry. Presumably LA´s population has been growing incessantly for 62 years. But the number of firefighters remained the same???

[@GAILandROD]

My dad was a fireman during that time in LA. If I saw him on this video, I would freak out!

[@mf5531]

that would have been very cool for you if so. 😁

[@SherlockOhms119]

I bet your dad knew Mike Kniest.

[@almamusikdotnet]

Thank you for his service

[@lunam7249]

he was 😊! hiding behind a sign that said, "son, man-up"😂🎉🎉

[@Bella_Marie3213]

Here on January 10th😢 wondering why we haven’t learned from our past fire events? I feel very sad for those who have lost loved ones and their homes. Thank you to all Firefighters, First Responders and Police. My thoughts and prayers to you all.

[@michaeltabanao8092]

Government officials play ▶️ the odds.....they hope their in another position in government hiarchy....Newsome waited to long and lost

[@jamesfrench7299]

Woke comes first at all costs.

[@MrKongatthegates]

We forgot. Willfull ignorance. Denial. This surprised almost all of us

[@juliedepaolo9971]

I live in a hurricane prone area. Had one last summer. My state takes it seriously and improves wherever they can. That's what our taxes are for.

[@mrsrobinsonkookookoochoo3505]

Back in 1999, we bought a new home in antelope acres/Lancaster ca. It is very windy there and in a rural area. The house was fire proof. Entirely stuccoed, even the eaves, no wood exposed. The roof tiles were fire resistant and a sprinkler system inside the home as well. That’s what the new construction, if they rebuild should also be fire proofed.

[@thelegion3682]

All of the fire proofing in the world doesn't help unless you can "foolproof" the leadership there today. You understand that the fires raging in California NOW could have been averted? Yes that's exactly right. The "leadership" just secretly diverted the entire water supply to make up losses in the other places in California that were left without any water AFTER their "DEI" "Leadership" decided to divert an entire river of water out and emptied it in the Pacific Ocean..it would seem to the normal every day individual with even half of a functioning brain.. someone somewhere or several someones had a vested interest in seeing to it that there was no water TO be in the hydrants when the fires came to town and #2 the authorities arrested two individuals who were undeniably arsonists and they knew they were but alas'.. no charges were ever to be filed that day in the Court Of DEI because of the color of their skin. This was no natural disaster. A disaster? Yes. But a tragic accident? Certainly not

[@BlekSheep_1]

Stucco is not fireproof...it's fire resistant within about 1 hour, if it has been well maintained and not cracking

[@dvader3263]

Do all of the windows in that home have fireproof shutters to keep exterior heat and flames from breaking the glass and allowing heat and fire inside the home to destroy the interior contents, walls and roof trusses or beams and the roof structure before burning down the rest of the exterior walls and garage? Most homes have exterior vents for bathrooms, water heaters, furnaces, kitchen vents, plumbing vents, foundation vents, and roof vents that can allow extreme heat and flame to enter a residential structure. An interior fire sprinkler system for the home truly is a great feature to have for extinguishing fires that start inside, and start small. But, the small gallons per minute of water discharged from sprinkler heads and a home sprinkler system is no match for the large quantity of heat and large flames from a firestorm entering the home, crawlspace or attic of a home.

[@HerpDerpNV]

Just add brush clearance around homes per CALFIRE guidelines, require spacing more spacing between homes, and brush set back requirements along roads/escape routes and you have a winner for actual solutions.

[@budb.8560]

@@BlekSheep_1 Right. NOTHING is "fireproof". Anything will burn if it gets hot enough. Structures can only be expected to resist fire for a certain amount of time.

[@websoldier4576]

My Father was resident that help the fire department that fought this fire. Thanks for making this documentary available.

[@bruiserdeedee3793]

So this 1962 video explains why the Pacific Palisades 2025 fire area hydrants failed.

[@Geoplanetjane]

Has there been any improvements in the area’s water infrastructure since this documentary was made?

[@photudiodan4648]

and yet, the liberal leadership of California has totally ignored those lessons. Should not have happened again, but yet it does, year after year.

[@Risterkin90]

No! It explains how the Santa Ana winds and dry brush cause it.

[@rodrigocurbelo8692]

All the experts here who want to blame liberals, it’s January, SA winds normally roll in at the beginning of fall end of summer, not fucking January. No amount of hydrant water would have stopped a fire powered by 100 mph gusts. Stop blaming whatever party you disagree with and have a little empathy for people who have lost everything. Nobody out here was finger pointing or criticizing NC or Florida govmts. When those natural disasters hit

[@aussiedorsmith9293]

Quit blaming the liberals, or the conservatives for that matter. Damn! Don’t you get it? It’s everyone (or anyone)!

[@williamv3909]

History repeats.. always pay attention to it.

[@michaeltabanao8092]

Cant topple this statue down 😮

[@colephelps6202]

Well, this WEATHER history repeats every doggone year. Everybody knows it and you would THINK after Maui, they would not have ignored brush clearance, but here we are.

[@donneverae3050]

This is a great little film. Should get pushed out to anyone who clicks on an LA fire 2025 video.

[@texaschica6056]

So glad people are finding this! Been posting everywhere for the public to find it for a week now! They were given a blueprint! They didn’t listen to their predecessors!

[@annad.3021]

I remember this fire with clarity. Standing in the quad at Samohi, I could see the fire make a ring around the Pacific Palisades. Then all the students were sent home from school. Friends and relatives lost their homes. This current fire is more destructive and devastating.

[@food_fashion_travel2din967]

Thanks for posting, we learn something everyday. Mistakes are duplicated through history sometimes we never learn. Good old William Conrad narrating at its best.

[@libiure]

10:00: "where the men have water to fight with; they're holding their own. And then, without warning, some don't have water. First the pressure, then the water itself recedes from ridges." wow - some things never change - the made laws about shingles and dry brush, but apparently no laws to mandate that there's water for the firemen ..

[@BarBeeHoney]

EXACTLY! Fire hoses too. The 2025 LA fire, the firemen had no hoses due to budget cuts

[@dastrnad]

Part of the problem, I believe, is that the water supplying the hydrants is on the same system as the houses. Houses burn, which cause water leaks, and when there are a lot of those it significantly lowers the water pressure. The hydrants being on a separate system would help, although I don’t think it would solve all the problems. Granted, this would be an expensive endeavor. No easy answers, for sure.

[@libiure]

@@dastrnad yes - seriously poor planning - but in the 90's cali passed a state law requiring recycled water - billions in bond debt, but most of the money allocated to sewer districts was stolen and the facilities were never built - a lot of water districts did build their facilities - they installed 'purple pipes' for recycled water - the purple pipes were hooked up to fire hydrants - the city of beaumont painted over their purple pipes about 5 years ago - if those neighborhoods were built in the 90's - 2000's - it could be that there was no water in the hydrants because the hydrants are hooked to pipes that lead to a recycled water facility that was never built - yes, cali is 'that dirty' ..

[@dastrnad]

@@libiure interesting and yet sad to hear. Our neighbors that moved last year and settled next door to us were from California, and had similar complaints. I feel so sorry for the people now left without homes, businesses, community. And especially sorry for those that lost loved ones.

[@MrKongatthegates]

the fire was so large, that water would not have stopped it.

[@willyD200]

Saw the red car and figured early 1960's...1962 is close enough. Cool doc. and perfect timing. Shows folks that actually care about their work and community.

[@GaryJohnson-i3e]

guess we can call the 1961 fire a lesson never learned

[@yengsabio5315]

i'm reminded of Peter, Paul, and Mary's song, "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?" The lyrics says, "Oh when will they ever learn? Oh when will they ever learn."

[@1990758]

And every other fire after this one

[@jake1776]

This problem should have been fixed years ago. Build 100 additional fire air tankers. Build a dozen reservoirs. Build a dozen desalination plants. Bury ALL electrical lines in the state of CA. All of this would have cost less than the train to nowhere.

[@leslielearnorth]

Preach!!!

[@Katfifth-v7d]

100% I heard they stopped building the lines underground because the cost was too high for the citizens. Absolutely ridiculous.

[@hsuccop]

In a democracy, people must eat the meal they voted for. Californians vote in incompetent leaders then want the rest of the nation to pay for the consequences of their poor choices.

[@infinidominion]

Nobody ever sees where the money really goes

[@catc8927]

What you’re proposing is far more expensive than the high speed train, or the preventive measures listed in the video - fire resistant construction and clearing brush near homes. Tunneling underground electrical lines through steep canyons is prohibitively expensive.

[@tommunyon2874]

We watched this in the gymnasium of my junior high school in New Mexico circa 1964. I have never forgotten.

[@RobertBreedon-c3b]

I remember watching Emergency when I was a kid in the 70s always had brush fires in the episodes

[@Keh5683-d6v]

Omg it’s funny that you mention that. Emergency was filmed at la county fire station 127 in Carson, California. My dad was a captain at that station at the time. I remember when I was really young and my mom took us to the station when they were filming. We had to be very quiet. The guys at the station were the regular firefighters. There were only a couple of actual actors during the fire station scenes. We had so much fun playing at that station when we would visit my dad at work. We spent a couple of thanksgiving dinners there.

[@lizettewanzer8650]

I remember Emergency! I had a crush on the dark-haired guy...can't remember who he was.

[@Phil-y8c]

@@lizettewanzer8650 I think his name was FF-Paramedic Gage (Randolph Mantooth). Great show!

[@lds251]

@@lizettewanzer8650 Randolph Mantooth?

[@lizettewanzer8650]

@@Phil-y8c YES--that was him! 😁😍

[@Chainyanker007]

This video shows very clearly that what has happened in LA County in recent days (Jan 2025) happened decades ago. Not much has changed except that now wood shake roofs and exterior wall are prohibited, much more needs to be done to buildings codes now, before rebuilding commences.

[@aljawisa]

Like hemp concrete homes.

[@BarBeeHoney]

Bass cut funding so LAFD didn’t hav fire hoses & hydrants were dry (water cut off). This would never had happened if it was a Repub state. They are burning evidence.

[@MK007-YT]

​@@aljawisa; This must be The Progress that Progressives Speak of ! 🤨🤨

[@Kiyoone]

Start by TEACHING the population about the fire risk and MAKE THEM ABLE TO PUT IT OUT

[@jenniferdeck5163]

Definitely...the building codes need to be stricter to combat peoples stupidity.

[@janedoe5229]

I was born in February of 1959. I was 18 months old when this happened, but I remember it. I could walk and understand, but I could not talk. I remember being in the living room, standing, and probably holding on to the coffee table. I can see it in my memory from that angle. I was by the couch and mom and dad were standing by the fireplace. They were worried, and talked about a "terrible fire" They were looking at the front of the newspaper. Since they were worried, then I was worried and paying attention. I did not understand most of the words, but I did hear dad say, "Well, I'm glad it's going the other way". He plopped the paper down on the coffee table and they walked out of the room. I went over and looked at the paper and saw a picture taken from up in the sky, looking down on buildings (probably houses) and a wall of smoke on the left-hand side of the picture. I felt sorry for the houses (and their families) in the pictures. I remembered that event, but I could not figure it out that it was the Bel Air Fire until we had the internet.

[@hermanhale9258]

I remember toddling around a kitchen when I was knee high. I could understand what people said, but I could not answer them. It was just a lunch party of old ladies, though.

[@lunam7249]

that never happened.

[@Ht1976.]

You couldn’t possibly remember something from when you were 18 months old. Stop your California BS

[@lunam7249]

@@Ht1976. 😳👏👏👏😳👏👏👏🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ the Ai bots have learned to lie! hahhahah!

[@JamesPilkenton-se5cx]

Remember the horse drawn caisson in 1963 ? The grownups all talking real low and moms in tears ? Shiny rainy streets on TV. Lots of people lined the street under umbrellas.

[@reneevaz7848]

Very well directed and edited for 1962. Impressive.

[@jamesfrench7299]

Should be shown in schools.

[@willyD200]

Exact script of the current situation, the strong typical wind, fire jumps, fire fighters attack with formulated, well versed plan, water runs out in particular areas, under control then lost again. This is everything we have followed in real time except todays crisis should have been expected and planned for after years of knowledge and no one died in 1962. This is truly amazing , forces one to understand just how incompetent and corrupt todays political officials are. 63 years ago they accomplished the job far better than those in charge today, not in regards to the fire depts. but the leadership of mayor, city council and gel head Newson !

[@Juanitamatthans]

Governor had 100,000000 to work on this problem. He should have changed out old wires and hired out forest cleaning so fires would not have fuel. And drained reservoirs should have been full. The mayor Bass what a fool cutting almost 18 million away from fire department , they need to be held accountable. Poor leadership

[@idahopotato5837]

They will keep building on top of each other leaving no firebreak areas.

[@robinantonio8870]

Too many people, but President Musk and the MAGA bible thumpers want to force you to over populate because it gives them cheap labour and mindless sheep to carry out their wishes .

[@ozzie460pu]

Newsom too busy outlawing plastic straws

[@sinnamonange317]

Immense respect to Firefighters past and present. This documentary clearly outlines cause and effect of these fires and the devastation they can create… A brilliant documentary which should receive much more recognition and viewings. Never underestimate the power of Mother Nature.

[@DeSledge]

Keeping the LAFD in my thoughts. Pacific Palisades wildfire brought me here January 2025. I'm old enough to remember the fires in this video, too.

[@raysprague765]

No wonder the insurance companies are looking at getting out of California, they are some of the best statisticians in the world, they look at all sides of underwriting policies. I was 15 yrs. old and lived in California in 1961 and do not remember any of this, no KZbin then. We moved to the town of Paradise from Socal in 1960 and lived there much of my life. We always knew Paradise was a fire trap, limited access and egress, heavy vegetation. Thanks Mike, stellar job!

[@fumble_brewski5410]

The unmistakable voice of William Conrad: the voice of postwar radio. His nine-year radio stint as Matt Dillon marked the apex of William Conrad’s radio career.

[@infinitetreasure]

This fire happened in 1962. Strange coincidence that as of November 2024, it’s been 62 years since the 1962 Bel Air fire! Eeeeeek!

[@Brandysky1]

The fire was in 1961; the documentary was released in 1962.

[@Numantino312]

and now.... it's january 2025!

[@lunam7249]

no such thing as coiincidence

[@Brenda-lg4dl]

Thank you for showing this 😮

[@edwardhaugstatter3473]

Firefighters know what and where not to build but architects, engineers and developers and politicians NEVER listen to the actual experts =PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS!!!!

[@BarBeeHoney]

They listen but there’s HUGE money in disasters

[@Flackvest]

Bingo! They call it the mountain fire district for a reason.

[@xenacats]

Developers are only out for quick money ( there are few exceptions ) . Then they pack up and move on to another location. There needs to be hard and fast laws put into place that acknowledge the realities of nature. Unfortunately, our culture has a deeply ingrained belief that greed is good , crawl your way to the top & don't look back. 😔

[@lunam7249]

we dont make $300k/yr like firefighters to live in beachfront houses

[@aussiedorsmith9293]

Somebody has to develop if we are going to have development. 🙄 Probably should charge $ for the task. Agree though that serious methods be required based on natural conditions, such as those that leads to these wild fires.

[@jimfowler7628]

Best Documentary I have ever seen, failure to heed the warnings will inevitably make History will repeat itself,

[@cheryljohnson7091]

Here's a 1961 film that current administrators for city planning should watch.

[@robinantonio8870]

When the houses are rebuilt they must include vegetation clearing and built in sprinklers, fire resistant gardens like cactus, automatic chemical fire extinguishers in and around houses that are activated when fire first starts, fire retardant paint , high stone / cement walls around houses to block embers, etc. We do all this in Australia.

[@Gorpisnorb]

They don't have enough water for that

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

There's this city in Arizona that was among the first west of the Mississippi to adopt "modern" fire codes around the 1900s. To this day, fires seem to be it's curse. However because of the masson construction in the historic district, city wide destruction by fire is no more. Still sad to lose two... Even one historic building.

[@peanut1001x]

noone wants high stone walls like a prison. pool water can be pumped.

[@robinantonio8870]

@@Gorpisnorb enough water for pools washing clothes washing dishes gardens cleaning toilets showers.... sprinklers for fires is just another on that list, and only used when needed. Less water than trying to put it out. And I did mention fire extinguishers that dont use water.

[@Gorpisnorb]

@robinantonio8870 fire constitutes more water.. try taking the maga pole out of your mouth, it's obstructing your thought process

[@valerieewing3306]

Just unbelievable evidence, footage, graphic explanations, researched commentary...and what has happened in January 2025? Nothing really learnt, and this is the best example of straight forward, unwoke, professional advice. Totally incredible to watch this!

[@73bubbie]

LEARNT?!🙄

[@donmartin986]

My blessed Altadena, The most beautiful place and best people I've ever lived around. I had the great fortune of making my home there for 20 years. At the beautiful Eaton Canyon and Angeles National Forest. My heart is broken...

[@websurfer5772]

Wait and see what's coming for us all if we don't wake up and try to stop it.

[@lunam7249]

❤

[@dastrnad]

I am so sorry for your loss. Truly.

[@linzhang1717]

My thoughts go with you and all LA people including those who know not God. I pray all repent and return to God and be saved!

[@mercedyzmarieguion292]

19:45-end Animation that is OVER 60 years if age explains how and why 22:41 these fires occur. Also, how fire fighters DECADES ago explained these fires would occur and why they would occur. ...and keep occurring. Amazing how no one seems to have listened to the fire experts ...and now as we speak it's happening AGAIN. The animations are unbelievably simplistic and thorough even including "The Design for DISASTER " And How some people don't do what should be done because they dont want to change the area. "Fire, the WINNER takes ALL"

[@patterson.sisters]

This was a great history mini video.... now i see how the weather conditions made the LA area so susceptible.. the cars and the fire trucks were amazing back then,..

[@kennixox262]

Has been a few years since seeing this on KZbin. Then as now, was amazed by the sheer number of homes with wood shake roof in that terrain. Narration by the late great Robert Conrad (Cannon) and WW2 fighter pilot. in 2025, all those old 1940's homes have been replaced by HUGE homes.

[@cardinalstar2048]

Releasing this on folks feeds today 1/11/25. Savage.

[@user-wj7mc2nj6n]

I was 13 yrs old living in the San Fernando valley when the Belair fire broke out. I remember it like it was yesterday ... terrible... in 1971 I became a Fire Fighter there in Southern California... we as professionals tried to explain to public and government officials that if they didn't change there policies and regulations that it would most assuredly be repeated over and over again... the Malibu and laguna canyon fires should have been just another example that drastic measures should be taken... but again we were ignored... so here we go again... breaks my heart... thoughts and prayers..

[@bl1429]

And to think, the incoming president doesn't believe in climate change.

[@RICDirector]

The Camp was truly horrendous. The opening description of wind in this piece nails what we faced, even in November, although the heat was likely less....but oh, it was so dry. Combined with the canyon winds....Paradise had no chance at all. I listened to the Camp on tbe scanner, helping people get as much accurate information as fast as possible via internet sources. I am absolutely astonished that we still have sane first responders after that. I never, ever, want to hear something like that again.

[@dastrnad]

What a horrible fire with tragic consequences.

[@wingman420]

These old reels are the truth

[@conrad4667]

15:15 The mention of 3,000 firemen. 18:26 245 vehicles, 16 aircraft.

[@quorincollins9965]

They said they had 1000 on TV this morning

[@sharon-b7k6z]

How ironic to have this pop up on my recommendations.2025

[@lizettewanzer8650]

Same!

[@neiljosephbennett9119]

Ironic? Hardly .... KZbin algorithms, that's all.

[@deathlarsen7502]

Ain't irony

[@lilbee307]

Mine too

[@colephelps6202]

It's not ironic. You are watching fire coverage.

[@BDiaz-np8fn]

Wow. Unbelievable. Yet here it is, again..

[@BarBeeHoney]

Hustl on YT has all the info in latest vid

[@c.d.8975]

Chief Dick Crocco was known as a no nonsense leader of the department for 15 years before losing his life falling of a speeding hook and ladder truck that had a flat tire.

[@TA-lt1ph]

I have never lived in an area where the wind had it's own name, and such dread attached to it until I moved to LA. That was way back in 1969, here we are in 2025. Excellent film. Firefighters in nothing more than a uniform. People cannot resist living in the hills and canyons.

[@victor77777771]

Send this video to Karen Blass and Gavin Newson.

[@williamfacenda7057]

Send it to maga so they get some facts about fires in Santa Ana winds and canyons with water pressure issues . The right just does a blame game with disinformation .

[@Geoplanetjane]

Newsom is not the problem. Bass def is.

[@dastrnad]

@@Geoplanetjane I respectfully disagree. He blames it on global warming. But whether that is the cause or not, to me, is irrelevant. Our leaders are there to help mitigate these sorts of inevitable disasters. And I don’t think he has made this enough of a priority.

[@theresed2348]

Couldn't help but notice how thin and fit the people appeared were back then.

[@lunam7249]

white people, 2025 LA is like me pure 🥑

[@linzhang1717]

Yes, just enough not excessive foods are actually a blessing. Think about the obesity and diabetes we have nowadays…

[@eclipse-sh1qmZ3mOtcua]

They knew water pressure would be lost from the Hydrants back in 1961. And they didn't bother to design the system to prevent that problem in the future. That's poor planning probably a result of cities that are not run by engineers. *Rule #1 in Risk Management: Design for the Worst Case Scenario* . If your freshwater supplies can't handle the Worst Case then you need to Build a permanent system of pumps and pipelines to bring water from the ocean up to special hydrants for ocean-water firefighting. San Francisco did precisely this after the 1906 Earthquake-and-Fire that burned the entire city. Will the cities band together and put in such a system so they can prevent this happening again? Additionally: 1) electrical lines should be put underground 2) Herds of goats used to eat brush constantly 3) Build Salt-Water capable pumps and Fire-Prevention infrastructure to pump in Ocean water to put out fires in the city 4) Stringent Requirements that all homes be constructed according to Strongly Fire-Resistant Code requirements. No more wood-frame structures. They need to be insulated Concrete Forms, which will also be more energy efficient. And no vinyl windows which poison the water supply and give off toxic fumes. The building materials used in homes today can't resist fires near as well as homes 70 years ago could. Plaster interior walls and ceilings are far more fire-resistant and water-resistant. And water-supression systems -- including residential indoor and outdoor sprinklers should be required for fire-supression in these Wildfire-prone areas.

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

The problem with your post is that it makes too much sense. No time for 'making sense' in 2025.

[@michaeltabanao8092]

Government gamble......they lost

[@lunam7249]

fantasy!! home = $4000/month NOW!! all your ideas 2x the price!! no one gots 8000/month

[@HerpDerpNV]

It was not a lack of total water supply. It was a too massive demand all at once for the water main size to supply and maintain residual pressure in the system. You would need to re-plumb the system with industrial size mains to support the demand of all those homes flowing hoses +sprinklers and FD use of 4" or 5" hydrant connections. Reality: this isn't a water supply issue once you solve the brush clearance and home building material issues.

[@linzhang1717]

The whole system including management, building industry, infrastructure etc should be overhauled. It’s surprising it occurs over and over again without any improvements

[@Yushokuma-u8l]

We must learn from history and refrain from repeating past mistakes. Bless these firemen!

[@mtl6905]

Perfect voice. William Conrad. Most educational.

[@derrickguffey4775]

Oh how well I remember those Santa Ana winds. I always knew that in a fire those winds would whip the flames into an inferno. Thank God I never had to go through that horror. This fire is unbelievable even today. Glad I never lived in that area of L.A.

[@THWARTCONTROL]

The wind direction in the film animation is the same today as it was then. So is the nature of the fire. We need to go full 21st century know how on this problem. The plane and helicopter work has been an outstanding use of new tech, including night runs. You could see it from the Ventura Fwy areas easily!

Bill Conrad indeed had the best narration.

[@lynnshoen]

Paul Harvey, also.

[@asullivan4047]

Interesting/informative/entertaining 😉. Excellent photography coverage enabling viewers to better understand what the orator is describing. Along with the dangerous HELLISH hazards that the fire fighters contend with.

[@PhilosopherKing73]

I remember watching this documentary during fire academy…the fire service learned a ton from this fire…unfortunately the fire service has no control over where and how houses are constructed. One thing is for sure…the Santa Ana winds will blow and while they’re blowing, no “firefighting” is possible….just evacuate and run…

[@jd9755]

Thank you to all the Firemen.!