Art lovers in So Cal were breathing a sigh of relief
The Getty Villa Art Museum in Malibu in the path of the
Pacific Palisades wildfire was spared any fire damage causing grief
Saved by an ongoing vigorous and continuing brush removal
crusade
And onsite water storage and an irrigations system to the
adjacent trees and land soak to the fire to the Villa evade
Double walled construction for the galleries and state of
the air filtration for the galleries and library archives to prevent
destructive smoke attacks
Which given the destruction of the surrounding buildings
proof that such buildings such protective measures and practices lacked
The Getty Villa success in not being burnt to the ground should
be subject to intense review
To see what measures can be required for future wildfires
that without doubt will ensue
The good news is that the Villa’s sister museum the Getty
Center is still out of the fire danger zone
And with the winds starting to die down, time to ape the
Villa’s defenses so future fire damage to a museum icon we will not have to
bemoan
Newsom has called out the California National Guard that has
experience in the wildfire fights
Who will help in bringing containment and extinguishment to
our fire fighters’ sights
© 1/8/2025 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
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