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Old 01-10-2025, 05:19 PM
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I saw an article that referenced why the Getty mansion (and museum) in Malibu survived. It is not the same as the Getty Museum in the Sepulveda Pass area.

It survived because staff had maintained a rigorous schedule of trimming back vegetation, staff turned on all irrigation to wet/cool the surrounding vegetation, and they turned off / closed vents and A/C systems that suck in and spread hot air and embers.

Not saying it was fool proof, but centrally seemed to have worked wonders in this instance.
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