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Overpopulation, lack of effective development and building regulations, lack of enforcement, denial by developers and property owners that regulations are not stupid nanny govt overreach.
This video explains why even back then, with a mere fraction of the development in the canyons, on ridges and hilltops, "Everything is not enough" when the santa anas blow.
Over the decades we've had republican and democrat governors and mayors. It makes no difference to santa anas, inaccessible combustible terrain, and the developments.
"This 1962 documentary film produced by the Los Angeles Fire Department, describes the historic Bel Air / Brentwood wildfire that started on November 5, 1961 in the Bel Air community of Los Angeles. Over the course of three days, the wind-driven fire destroyed 484 homes, damaged 190 others, and burned over 16,000 acres. Amazingly, there was no loss of life attributable to the blaze.
The then $30 million disaster led to new laws in the City of Los Angeles to eliminate wood shingle roofs, and to clear dry brush away from homes. The film is narrated by actor William Conrad." YouTube: Video 