The Getty Villa, home to thousands of priceless antiquities, activated its emergency operations center as the fast-moving Palisades fire threatened the site. Despite the flames reaching the property, extensive fire preparedness measures and quick actions from staff members helped protect the museum and its collections.
The Getty Villa , the museum built by oil tycoon J. Paul Getty and home to thousands of priceless antiquities, activated its emergency operations center in response to the fast-moving Palisades fire at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday. At 11:44 a.m., fire could be seen over the ridge, less than one mile away. By 12:27, flames had reached the property.
Ten minutes later, an aerial fire crew dropped water over the Villa's ranch house, which Fleming said is at the perimeter of the property and most vulnerable to fire. Fleming noted that communication between the two sites was difficult. Villa employees' radios stopped transmitting when they were more than 100 feet away from one another.
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