Brian Fennessy

I think in Southern California people are so used to disasters that they're thinking about it. Yeah. but I think it's just the overall, it's not going to happen to me. And I don't know if it's just human nature or what you'd probably be better. You'd know better than I would, but I don't think people truly believe it's ever going to happen to them.

I think in Southern California people are so used to disasters that they're thinking about it. Yeah. but I think it's just the overall, it's not going to happen to me. And I don't know if it's just human nature or what you'd probably be better. You'd know better than I would, but I don't think people truly believe it's ever going to happen to them.

I mean, I just, I talked to my brother who thankfully his home was one of maybe very few in Altadena that survived. At least it was when I left. And one of my friends who, you know, I drove him to where his house was literally burning on the ground. And, You know, it was just this daze of, man, I didn't think it would happen to me. And quite frankly, I didn't think it would either. You know?

I mean, I just, I talked to my brother who thankfully his home was one of maybe very few in Altadena that survived. At least it was when I left. And one of my friends who, you know, I drove him to where his house was literally burning on the ground. And, You know, it was just this daze of, man, I didn't think it would happen to me. And quite frankly, I didn't think it would either. You know?

I'll share something with you a little bit controversial and some discussion that's taking place among some fire chiefs is... You know, we've got the Ready, Set, Go program, and that's assuming that you've got your stuff ready, and now we tell you to evacuate and you go. What if go is, man, you just smelled smoke, you open the door, and you've got 45 seconds, you've got 30 seconds to go.

I'll share something with you a little bit controversial and some discussion that's taking place among some fire chiefs is... You know, we've got the Ready, Set, Go program, and that's assuming that you've got your stuff ready, and now we tell you to evacuate and you go. What if go is, man, you just smelled smoke, you open the door, and you've got 45 seconds, you've got 30 seconds to go.

Where do I go? And I've had people ask, do I jump in my pool? Do I head down the street? And what I share with people is we ought to be providing some basic level of fire behavior training to our communities so they have some awareness of how fire is going to behave. Yes, park your vehicle so it's facing out on a hot, dry forecast, but know where that golf course is.

Where do I go? And I've had people ask, do I jump in my pool? Do I head down the street? And what I share with people is we ought to be providing some basic level of fire behavior training to our communities so they have some awareness of how fire is going to behave. Yes, park your vehicle so it's facing out on a hot, dry forecast, but know where that golf course is.

Know where that high school gym, the park, the big Walmart, whatever, because what you need to do is maybe go two or three blocks and Run your car into that open space and let the fire go around you, as opposed to getting stuck in traffic and having the fire come over the top of you. Just like in a hotel, many of us look at what floor am I on? Where's the staircase?

Know where that high school gym, the park, the big Walmart, whatever, because what you need to do is maybe go two or three blocks and Run your car into that open space and let the fire go around you, as opposed to getting stuck in traffic and having the fire come over the top of you. Just like in a hotel, many of us look at what floor am I on? Where's the staircase?

On the airplane, where's the exit? You should have a plan of, if they tell me now, what is my plan?

On the airplane, where's the exit? You should have a plan of, if they tell me now, what is my plan?

Yeah, no, it is. In listening to the meteorologists and, you know, in the fire service, you ultimately become almost a weather person, right? I mean, that's our whole thing. And right now, the weather is behaving as it's been forecasted. And so we're going to have a couple more days of really dry, very low humidities. We're going to have some breezes.

Yeah, no, it is. In listening to the meteorologists and, you know, in the fire service, you ultimately become almost a weather person, right? I mean, that's our whole thing. And right now, the weather is behaving as it's been forecasted. And so we're going to have a couple more days of really dry, very low humidities. We're going to have some breezes.

But the big blow, you know, for the most part, I believe is over. I don't want to scare anybody, but we're forecasting another Santa Ana to begin next Tuesday. And right now they're saying moderate. But a week ago, this was forecasted to be moderate. And all of a sudden it became strong. So you don't always know, but we're in that pattern of every six, seven days having a Santa Ana.

But the big blow, you know, for the most part, I believe is over. I don't want to scare anybody, but we're forecasting another Santa Ana to begin next Tuesday. And right now they're saying moderate. But a week ago, this was forecasted to be moderate. And all of a sudden it became strong. So you don't always know, but we're in that pattern of every six, seven days having a Santa Ana.

This used to be September, October, November. Now it seems like it's December, January, February that the months of these kind of patterns.

This used to be September, October, November. Now it seems like it's December, January, February that the months of these kind of patterns.

An instinct. This is my thing. It could be. I mean, if you're going to jump into that pool, you pretty much resigned yourself. You're going to die, right? Because your other alternatives are done. And so when people say, well, you don't know until that fire is on you.

An instinct. This is my thing. It could be. I mean, if you're going to jump into that pool, you pretty much resigned yourself. You're going to die, right? Because your other alternatives are done. And so when people say, well, you don't know until that fire is on you.