Brian Fennessy

We need to be doing what we can because we've got a very unhealthy situation with our national forests and our open spaces.

We need to be doing what we can because we've got a very unhealthy situation with our national forests and our open spaces.

No, I wouldn't say you're a nut. I mean, most people don't. I certainly don't. You know, if you want to and it makes you feel better to do that, that's great. You know, there's risk, though, involved with staying behind after people have been evacuated.

No, I wouldn't say you're a nut. I mean, most people don't. I certainly don't. You know, if you want to and it makes you feel better to do that, that's great. You know, there's risk, though, involved with staying behind after people have been evacuated.

Quite frankly, citizens probably save, you know, others may argue with me about this, but they protect and save more property than perhaps even firefighters do. But there are some residences that... you know, quite frankly, if, if you don't leave, you might die. And so, you know, when we evacuate people, we really, it would like them to evacuate.

Quite frankly, citizens probably save, you know, others may argue with me about this, but they protect and save more property than perhaps even firefighters do. But there are some residences that... you know, quite frankly, if, if you don't leave, you might die. And so, you know, when we evacuate people, we really, it would like them to evacuate.

I think what I hear most Dr. Drew is, is, you know, from people, you know, that have evacuated or had close calls is, you know, I knew there was a fire. I was prepared. I had all my stuff together. Um, It looked like it was maybe a half hour, an hour. Next thing I knew it was there. And then the chaos began, right? Then the panic and everything happens and everything goes out the door.

I think what I hear most Dr. Drew is, is, you know, from people, you know, that have evacuated or had close calls is, you know, I knew there was a fire. I was prepared. I had all my stuff together. Um, It looked like it was maybe a half hour, an hour. Next thing I knew it was there. And then the chaos began, right? Then the panic and everything happens and everything goes out the door.

There is value in defensible space. There is value, obviously, in hardening your homes and those sorts of things. But largely what you're protecting against are, you know, the 90 whatever percentile of the fires that we have every year. The fires that we just experienced are a very small percentage, a very small wedge of the overall fires that we have.

There is value in defensible space. There is value, obviously, in hardening your homes and those sorts of things. But largely what you're protecting against are, you know, the 90 whatever percentile of the fires that we have every year. The fires that we just experienced are a very small percentage, a very small wedge of the overall fires that we have.

However, that very small wedge is also the ones that are killing the most people, firefighters, and damaging or destroying the most structures. So I would argue that if you had a pump in your pool and you had a fire like we've experienced this last couple days with the winds that we've experienced, I think you'd be better off leaving that pump behind and getting the heck out of there.

However, that very small wedge is also the ones that are killing the most people, firefighters, and damaging or destroying the most structures. So I would argue that if you had a pump in your pool and you had a fire like we've experienced this last couple days with the winds that we've experienced, I think you'd be better off leaving that pump behind and getting the heck out of there.

Yeah, I think you're right. I don't want to marginalize the preparedness piece because we preach it and we do genuinely mean it. where we get more caught up, of course, is in the evacuation piece. And what I've experienced over many years, especially after these types of fires, and we'll probably hear it again, is that the fire department wasn't there. Where was the fire department?

Yeah, I think you're right. I don't want to marginalize the preparedness piece because we preach it and we do genuinely mean it. where we get more caught up, of course, is in the evacuation piece. And what I've experienced over many years, especially after these types of fires, and we'll probably hear it again, is that the fire department wasn't there. Where was the fire department?

How come, you know, blah, blah, blah, they weren't there. And quite frankly, and you know this, is we can't be everywhere all the time. And And in terms of available resources, you know, there were largely until last night, two, well, one major fire in Pacific Palisades, and then eventually the Eden fire, and then another one.

How come, you know, blah, blah, blah, they weren't there. And quite frankly, and you know this, is we can't be everywhere all the time. And And in terms of available resources, you know, there were largely until last night, two, well, one major fire in Pacific Palisades, and then eventually the Eden fire, and then another one.

But resources were getting there quickly, just very difficult to manage. I think, you know, and even talking with some of the people I did this morning, they are prepared with their papers and those sorts of things. But where do you, you know, where do you keep your pictures? I mean, Most people don't always think about taking your laptop or your computer out of there.

But resources were getting there quickly, just very difficult to manage. I think, you know, and even talking with some of the people I did this morning, they are prepared with their papers and those sorts of things. But where do you, you know, where do you keep your pictures? I mean, Most people don't always think about taking your laptop or your computer out of there.

And so many times we'll instruct our firefighters, you know, once the homes are evacuated, you know, if they're catching on fire and we're going in there, find their computers, find these things. Because nowadays people aren't keeping those things on albums. Their life is on these electronics. And you're right. I agree with you.

And so many times we'll instruct our firefighters, you know, once the homes are evacuated, you know, if they're catching on fire and we're going in there, find their computers, find these things. Because nowadays people aren't keeping those things on albums. Their life is on these electronics. And you're right. I agree with you.