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Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe
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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I was in a fire in Southern California and a 80 million dollar mansion on the top of the hill was the only house left standing. The reason was the owner sprayed his house with fire retardant which most people couldn’t afford. His house was the pink house standing out for a while on the top of the hill till he could get it painted.