Design for Disaster - 1961 Bel Air Fire

By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-24 01:11:19 | Updated at 2025-01-27 19:43:07 3 days ago

Design for Disaster - 1961 Bel Air Fire
You Tube ^ | 1962 | Los Angles Fire Department

Posted on 01/23/2025 4:37:45 PM PST by CIB-173RDABN

This 1962 documentary film produced by the Los Angeles Fire Department, describes the historic Bel Air / Brentwood wildfire that started on November 5, 1961 in the Bel Air community of Los Angeles. Over the course of three days, the wind-driven fire destroyed 484 homes, damaged 190 others, and burned over 16,000 acres. Amazingly, there was no loss of life attributable to the blaze.

The then $30 million disaster led to new laws in the City of Los Angeles to eliminate wood shingle roofs, and to clear dry brush away from homes. The film is narrated by actor William Conrad.

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1 posted on 01/23/2025 4:37:46 PM PST by CIB-173RDABN

To: CIB-173RDABN

The fire that is still burning in Los Angeles is not the first such fire. This short film describes the Bel Air fire of 1961 and includes technical information how such fires can be fought and why they are difficult to put out.

It is clear that the City of Los Angeles learned nothing.

2 posted on 01/23/2025 4:40:21 PM PST by CIB-173RDABN (I’ll take a wait and see...)

To: CIB-173RDABN

I watched that last week. They were successful because of the WBA.

3 posted on 01/23/2025 4:40:32 PM PST by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.)

To: CIB-173RDABN

I think the whole thing has been orchestrated over a period of years to get single-occupancy homeowners off their (very valuable) land.

4 posted on 01/23/2025 4:44:54 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])

To: HighSierra5

They were successful because of the WBA.

The womens basketball league saved the day? Tell us more.

5 posted on 01/23/2025 4:49:22 PM PST by BipolarBob (DEIs pronouns are was/were/has been.)

To: BipolarBob

maybe because the womyn of the wba bounce different balls than they used to?

6 posted on 01/23/2025 4:54:10 PM PST by Qwapisking (Q: know the difference between a petulant 6 y.o. and a liberal? A:age. L.Star )

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