Dan Munsey

Thanks, Charlie. Hey, I'm sorry you don't have any partners right now, but I'll see if I can fill that gap. We've been doing pretty well in San Bernardino County. Our firefighters are keeping the fire small. We've had about half the wind speeds I think we've seen in L.A. We were blessed a couple of days ago to start getting a little snow on our upper elevations.

Thanks, Charlie. Hey, I'm sorry you don't have any partners right now, but I'll see if I can fill that gap. We've been doing pretty well in San Bernardino County. Our firefighters are keeping the fire small. We've had about half the wind speeds I think we've seen in L.A. We were blessed a couple of days ago to start getting a little snow on our upper elevations.

All that's been real helpful with keeping our fire small. We have sent quite a few resources over to L.A. County and L.A. City. Our hearts are just... or just with our brother and sisters over there. They got a tough job with what they're facing. This kind of devastation in 29 years, I'd love to say it's unheard of, but it just seems like it's becoming more and more commonplace.

All that's been real helpful with keeping our fire small. We have sent quite a few resources over to L.A. County and L.A. City. Our hearts are just... or just with our brother and sisters over there. They got a tough job with what they're facing. This kind of devastation in 29 years, I'd love to say it's unheard of, but it just seems like it's becoming more and more commonplace.

Over the last 20 years, the fires have just increased in magnitude and frequency. I think it's double what it was when I first started. It's a shame, you know, and it's not lack of effort by these firefighters. They are the acts of bravery that we've witnessed, that we've heard the stories from talking to the fire chiefs in this area. They are fully committed and engaged and definitely have saved.

Over the last 20 years, the fires have just increased in magnitude and frequency. I think it's double what it was when I first started. It's a shame, you know, and it's not lack of effort by these firefighters. They are the acts of bravery that we've witnessed, that we've heard the stories from talking to the fire chiefs in this area. They are fully committed and engaged and definitely have saved.

Well, it doesn't seem like it. They've seen, say, billions of dollars in property and saved countless human lives. And I think that's going to be the true testament as we walk away from this. What can we do different as we move in the future? What could we have done differently in the heat of the moment?

Well, it doesn't seem like it. They've seen, say, billions of dollars in property and saved countless human lives. And I think that's going to be the true testament as we walk away from this. What can we do different as we move in the future? What could we have done differently in the heat of the moment?

But at the same time, recognize the efforts of the men and women that truly put their lives on the line. One story, for instance, I was talking with our strike team leaders that's over in the Palisades. And at the time I talked to him, he said he hadn't slept in 36 hours and his crews were still actively fighting fire operations. That's what our firefighters are facing year-round.

But at the same time, recognize the efforts of the men and women that truly put their lives on the line. One story, for instance, I was talking with our strike team leaders that's over in the Palisades. And at the time I talked to him, he said he hadn't slept in 36 hours and his crews were still actively fighting fire operations. That's what our firefighters are facing year-round.

It's not just the fire season anymore. It's January. This is a new year. This is not supposed to happen, but this is a reality that we face.

It's not just the fire season anymore. It's January. This is a new year. This is not supposed to happen, but this is a reality that we face.

As a layman, I live in a small house. If I take a shower before my wife and I go too long, she doesn't have a hot water. Why? It's because you only have so much water in tanks and our water heater needs to heat up, right? The same thing is occurring here. So you have more and more firefighters taking water in the system. Look at that fire. I mean, you need hundreds of thousands of gallons a minute

As a layman, I live in a small house. If I take a shower before my wife and I go too long, she doesn't have a hot water. Why? It's because you only have so much water in tanks and our water heater needs to heat up, right? The same thing is occurring here. So you have more and more firefighters taking water in the system. Look at that fire. I mean, you need hundreds of thousands of gallons a minute

to be able to combat something like this you essentially have more water flowing out of the system than what's flowing into the system number one you deplete your reservoirs the second is our water systems in our urban areas especially in what we're showing on the video right now they're not gravity fed they're often fed by pumps these pumps could be supplying tanks that are on hills that are gravity feds but often it's used to pump the pressure

to be able to combat something like this you essentially have more water flowing out of the system than what's flowing into the system number one you deplete your reservoirs the second is our water systems in our urban areas especially in what we're showing on the video right now they're not gravity fed they're often fed by pumps these pumps could be supplying tanks that are on hills that are gravity feds but often it's used to pump the pressure

So when you see these kind of trees that are on fire in these houses, you can imagine utilities are also affected. You lose power to your pumps, and now you have less pressure. Finally, look at this house that's burning down. What you're going to find when these houses are done burning is that the water is just running out of this house until you go turn the water meter off.

So when you see these kind of trees that are on fire in these houses, you can imagine utilities are also affected. You lose power to your pumps, and now you have less pressure. Finally, look at this house that's burning down. What you're going to find when these houses are done burning is that the water is just running out of this house until you go turn the water meter off.

So you have so much water that's being wasted as well. With this kind of devastation on this kind of scale, It's absolutely predictable that your water system is just not going to be able to maintain the fire flow that's required. Fire flow is just never designed for this. And I would go further and say it's not really feasible to examine, you know, how do you increase the pressure?

So you have so much water that's being wasted as well. With this kind of devastation on this kind of scale, It's absolutely predictable that your water system is just not going to be able to maintain the fire flow that's required. Fire flow is just never designed for this. And I would go further and say it's not really feasible to examine, you know, how do you increase the pressure?