Sunday, November the 6th, 1961 was hot and windy in Los Angeles. The notorious Santa Ana winds were blowing, and the cold that most of the country was feeling was notably absent in the “City of Angels.”
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LAFD History – The Bel Air Fire November, 1961 and the Gray Building Fire, November 1939
This month I am bringing back some history of two major fires in Los Angeles. The month of November is one of those times during the year that brings back many memories for me.
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Each year when November comes around I think of two significant events for me on the LAFD. My appointment to the Department on November 7, 1959, and the Bel Air Fire on November 6, 1961.
Continue ReadingLAFD History – The Bel Air Fire – 56 Years ago November 6, 1961
Sunday, Nov. 6, 1961, was hot and windy in Los Angeles. The notorious Santa Ana winds were blowing, and the cold that most of the country was feeling was notably absent in the “City of Angels.”
Continue ReadingLAFD History – The Bel Air Fire, November 6, 1961
The Bel Air fire or conflagration was one of the most significant fires in the history of the City of Los Angeles not only because of the number of structures destroyed
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