Alec Gellis
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What's up, guys? How's everybody? Nice to meet everybody.
What's up, guys? How's everybody? Nice to meet everybody.
What's up, guys? How's everybody? Nice to meet everybody.
Definitely. Yeah. Yeah. I appreciate it. It's been a wild couple months and, uh,
Definitely. Yeah. Yeah. I appreciate it. It's been a wild couple months and, uh,
Definitely. Yeah. Yeah. I appreciate it. It's been a wild couple months and, uh,
Yeah. So about three months ago, there was a fire in Malibu, one house burned on Malibu Road. And then the next month, there was a Franklin fire that kind of ripped through. It came into Sarah Retreat. Where I live was kind of like ground zero. So We were prepared with the pumps and the pools and those gas powered generators and were able to put out the fires here at our place.
Yeah. So about three months ago, there was a fire in Malibu, one house burned on Malibu Road. And then the next month, there was a Franklin fire that kind of ripped through. It came into Sarah Retreat. Where I live was kind of like ground zero. So We were prepared with the pumps and the pools and those gas powered generators and were able to put out the fires here at our place.
Yeah. So about three months ago, there was a fire in Malibu, one house burned on Malibu Road. And then the next month, there was a Franklin fire that kind of ripped through. It came into Sarah Retreat. Where I live was kind of like ground zero. So We were prepared with the pumps and the pools and those gas powered generators and were able to put out the fires here at our place.
And then the neighbor's houses, Patrick Dempsey's, Dick Van Dyke and a couple other people. And that Franklin fire burned through all the brush here. And then so when the Palisades fire came, it ripped through the Palisades up to Malibu and it basically stopped everything. burning when it got into my neighborhood because everything had already burned. But it came through Kelly's.
And then the neighbor's houses, Patrick Dempsey's, Dick Van Dyke and a couple other people. And that Franklin fire burned through all the brush here. And then so when the Palisades fire came, it ripped through the Palisades up to Malibu and it basically stopped everything. burning when it got into my neighborhood because everything had already burned. But it came through Kelly's.
And then the neighbor's houses, Patrick Dempsey's, Dick Van Dyke and a couple other people. And that Franklin fire burned through all the brush here. And then so when the Palisades fire came, it ripped through the Palisades up to Malibu and it basically stopped everything. burning when it got into my neighborhood because everything had already burned. But it came through Kelly's.
I was over there, did everything that I could to put it out. It was so much wind, so much ember, so much fire. There wasn't anything I could do. There was no oxygen in the air. So I basically just had to get out of there.
I was over there, did everything that I could to put it out. It was so much wind, so much ember, so much fire. There wasn't anything I could do. There was no oxygen in the air. So I basically just had to get out of there.
I was over there, did everything that I could to put it out. It was so much wind, so much ember, so much fire. There wasn't anything I could do. There was no oxygen in the air. So I basically just had to get out of there.
Yes. So these wildfires in Malibu, they happen every 10 years or so. I mean, there's historically always been these crazy fires that come through. So the people that have been residents for a while know that you got to be prepared. And if you can stay and put out spot fires as embers land in trees and bushes, you can a lot of the time save your home.
Yes. So these wildfires in Malibu, they happen every 10 years or so. I mean, there's historically always been these crazy fires that come through. So the people that have been residents for a while know that you got to be prepared. And if you can stay and put out spot fires as embers land in trees and bushes, you can a lot of the time save your home.
Yes. So these wildfires in Malibu, they happen every 10 years or so. I mean, there's historically always been these crazy fires that come through. So the people that have been residents for a while know that you got to be prepared. And if you can stay and put out spot fires as embers land in trees and bushes, you can a lot of the time save your home.
And a lot of people were able to save their homes. I've been seeing a lot of really cool videos of people with their hoses, with the pumps saving their homes. But sometimes too much fire comes through and there's just it's just not something that you can stay through. So it got to a point where I'm there. It's like.
And a lot of people were able to save their homes. I've been seeing a lot of really cool videos of people with their hoses, with the pumps saving their homes. But sometimes too much fire comes through and there's just it's just not something that you can stay through. So it got to a point where I'm there. It's like.