Getty Fire

The Getty Fire was a 2019 wildfire that burned in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. The fire burned 745 acres (301 ha) and is 100% contained.[1]

Getty Fire
Smoke from the Getty Fire seen from Santa Monica, California
LocationBrentwood, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34.0972°N 118.4803°W / 34.0972; -118.4803
Statistics
Date(s)October 28, 2019 (2019-10-28) – November 5, 2019 (2019-11-05)[1]
Burned area745 acres (301 ha)
Buildings destroyed10
Deaths0
Non-fatal injuries5
Map
Location in Southern California
Location of Getty Fire

Fire

The fire is believed to have started around 1:35 AM in the 1800 block of North Sepulveda Drive when a tree branch that broke off and subsequently landed in nearby powerlines during high wind conditions causing them to spark and arc - igniting nearby brush.[2]

At its height of operations, over 1,000 firefighters along with Aerial firefighting fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, worked in very challenging terrain. Spurred on by the notorious Santa Ana winds, firefighters battled 50+ MPH winds as they fought the blaze. Flames quickly moved west, racing down the canyons and licking brush alongside the Interstate 405 Freeway, triggering a full closure of the southbound lanes. The Getty Center — which was built to withstand fires and where firefighters were stationed to assist with logistics for helicopter operations — was never threatened.[3]

Impact

Evacuations were ordered for multiple neighborhoods as the fire progressed, although some were allowed back into their homes after only a few days.[4] The UCLA campus, which is located about 2 miles from the fire, cancelled classes for 45,000 students, and some twenty elementary and secondary schools closed as well.[5]

Anger was seen by some reporters after it was discovered that some of the more affluent neighborhoods that had been ordered to evacuate, still had gardeners, housekeepers and other domestic workers reporting for duty. Many had reportedly not been told by their employers about the mandatory evacuations and had no idea that the neighborhoods had no one in them.[6]

Fire growth and containment progress
Fire containment status[1]
Gray: contained; Red: active; %: percent contained;
DateArea burned acres (km2)Containment
Oct 28500 acres (2.02 km2)
0%
Oct 29656 acres (2.65 km2)
15%
Oct 30745 acres (3.01 km2)
27%
Oct 31745 acres (3.01 km2)
52%
Nov 1745 acres (3.01 km2)
74%
Nov 2745 acres (3.01 km2)
79%
Nov 5 745 acres (3.01 km2)
100%
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References
  1. "Getty Fire". Los Angeles Fire Department. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. "Getty Fire". Los Angeles Fire Department. 11-5-2019. Retrieved 5-18-2020. Check date values in: |accessdate=, |date= (help)
  3. "Getty Fire evacuation orders fully lifted as winds relax, containment at 66 percent". Curbed - Los Angeles. 11-1-2019. Retrieved May 18, 2020. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. Stimson, Brie (2019-10-31). "Most Getty Fire mandatory evacuations lifted in Los Angeles, officials say". Fox News. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  5. John Bacon; Chris Woodyard (October 29, 2019). "New wildfire sends more fleeing: Thousands in California ordered to leave homes". USA Today. p. 3A.
  6. "Column: Why did no one warn the housekeepers about the Getty fire?". Los Angeles Times. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
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