A Los Angeles family used their swimming pool, generator, sprinkler system, pump, and fire hose to protect their home from the raging wildfires. The family drained two pools and operated their equipment for 10 hours, successfully deterring the flames from destroying their property. They emphasize the importance of preparedness and encourage all homeowners with swimming pools to adopt this protective measure.
A family from the Palisades Highlands in Los Angeles recounted their harrowing experience using their swimming pool, generator, sprinkler system, pump, and fire hose to defend their home from the devastating wildfires that have ravaged thousands of properties. Sharing their story on Instagram with the username Cali_._love, they posted a video demonstrating the process of pumping water from their pool and spraying it onto the vegetation surrounding their hillside home.
'There is no doubt in my mind that this generator, pump, pool, sprinkler and fire hose contributed to saving our family home,' Cali_._love wrote. 'My dad was so adamant about all the neighbors having one. He was correct as he has been so many times in his career.' The family revealed that they drained two swimming pools - their own and their neighbors' - operating their equipment for 10 hours over two days. They soaked the plants and their roof, only to find the bottom half of a palm tree burnt along with the entire hillside the next day. 'Without this, there would be no more house and possibly no more neighbors,' they wrote. 'Were we lucky? Extremely. Were we prepared? Yes. Were there things we would have done differently? Absolutely,' they acknowledged. Expressing their conviction, they stated they are 'adamant' that every homeowner with a swimming pool should utilize this system. They also emphasized that even those without pools can explore alternative water storage solutions. 'Since we were in the area, we did our rounds on the neighbors' homes and our dear family friends,' they added. 'We encountered a lot of threatening embers and live fire. It was a challenge to put them all out but we did the best we could with buckets and their pools. If they had this, we would have been 100x more efficient,' they concluded, offering a demonstration to anyone interested in implementing this protective measure
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