La Tuna Fire, One Year Later, Part 2

by | Sep 24, 2018 | Fire

by Tim Becker It was hard to imagine what would come of the fire that my colleagues and I saw ripping through the Verdugo Mountains in September of 2017. We witnessed the power of fire and wind to transform acres upon acres of thick, decades-old vegetation to ash and...

La Tuna Fire, One Year Later, Part 1

by | Sep 1, 2018 | Fire

One year ago today, the La Tuna Fire broke out. At first, it was like any nearby fire in Los Angeles. You know the drill: You are paying attention, you see the announcements, and you keep an eye on it. Then the smoke starts rising, you are less certain of the...