Service film telling the story of smokey the bear. In an hour from 1949, your Fire Department documents firefighting in the los angeles area. Continued hot weather tomorrow with the possibility of thunderstorms tonight. Topping the news today. Some cloud build up and lightning activity. [thunder crashing] with winds from the northeast expected to reach 30 to 40 Miles Per Hour in Southern California narrator californias summer and fall months are traditionally a time for vacations, time for traveling and camping in the great outdoors. A time to seek quiet shade on a mountainside. And a time for fires. The area is teeming with people, cooking, smoking. And some even working. Ground vegetation has been dehydrated by weeks of hot sun with little or no rainfall. Inevitably, there will be fires. Some caused by natural phenomena such as lightning strikes, but most caused by human beings. Californias Fire Protection problems are unique among the 50 states and probably among the worst in the wo
, for explaining who we are. In the spring of 1910, the earth passed through the tale of haleys comet. The appearance seemed to foreshadow the deadly fire that would engulf the Northern Rockies. No amount of money, equipment, or firefighters could stop the hurricane of fire that raged out of control on august 20 and 21st, 1910. The big blowup would be the catalyst of Fire Suppression for the next 100 years. On august 20, a terrific hurricane broke over the mountains. It picked up the fires and carried them for miles. The wind was so strong that it almost lifted men out of their saddles and the canyon seemed to act as chimneys through which the wind and fires swept like the roar of a thousand freight trains. Pulaski. Narrator in the years before the big blowup, president Theodore Roosevelt was helping to put conservation on the national agenda. In 1905, he appointed his friend as chief forrester of the newly minted u. S. Forest service. Many accused the president of pushing his agenda t
And wont be wearing jackets then. 70s, 80s and 90s at 4 00. More on the clean air coming up, kumasi. Thank you, mike. Happening today, free covid19 testing begins at the oakland airport. Its going to be available for employees and the public. Abc7 News Reporter Amy Hollyfield live at the airport with what we need to know. Amy . Hi, kumasi. If youre flying to hawaii this could impact which airport you choose because you can get a rapid test at sfo, united is offering them for 250 a person. Oakland is going to start offering them here today for free. That is for employees and travelers. A rapid covid test. You do need an appointment. Its open from 9 00 to 6 00 every day. Thanks to this testing, employees can come to work with a Greater Peace of mind. Travelers we talk to, they like the idea, too. One of those things that as covid19 evolves we have to stay on top of getting everyone tested. And getting everyone tested is what were looking for when it comes to that. For those traveling to
Continued whether the possibility of thunderstorms. There has been some cloud buildup in your area this afternoon. With winds from the northeast expected to reach up to 35 Miles Per Hour in Southern California music californias summer and fall months are traditionally a time for vacations, time for traveling and camping in the great outdoors. A time to seek quiet shade on a mountainside. And a time for fires. The wild land area is teamed with people. People smoking, cooking. Ramping and playing. And some even working. Ground vegetation has been dehydrated weeks of hot sun with little or no rainfall. Inevitably, there will be fires. Some caused by natural phenomenon such as lightning strikes, but most caused by human beings. Californias Fire Protection problems are unique among the 50 states and probably among the worst in the world. It is the most populous state in the union, with a network of roads affording access to most wildland areas. It has the widest variety of topography. Nearl
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