Episode 3: Under SIege
Hear the motley new generation of Point Dume Bombers in action as they race to put out hot spots, save homes, get essential supplies through roadblocks, and so much more. They did it all on the fly, but their efforts have inspired a new model of community resilience in the face of ever-worsening wildfires.
Episode Notes
Keegan Gibbs standing in front of the remains of his family home on Saturday, Nov 10, 2023 directly after the Woolsey Fire front had passed. Photo credit: Dru Jacobson.
Point Dume Bombers in the lot next to Keegan Gibbs’s house on Dume Drive. From Left: Layne Stratton, Jack Platner, Beau Biglow, Leo Harrington, Sam McGee, Alec Houge, Riley Smoller, Andrew Jacobson, Nick Nushawg, Jake Kelley, Keegan Gibbs, Ryland Lancaster, Robert Spangle. Photo Credit: Keegan Gibbs
Sam McGee flanked by two Point Dume Bombers listen to instructions on the radios Briana Strange brought. Photo credit: Jack Platner
Point Dume Bombers fighting the Woolsey Fire on Saturday Nov 10, 2018. Photo credit: Jack Platner
Sources:
County of Los Angeles After Action Review of The Woolsey Fire Incident Report
My Neighborhood Was on Fire. My Neighbors Came Together to Save It. New York Times Article Robert Spangle wrote about his experience during the Woolsey Fire
'This is Apocalyptic': Malibu Residents Stunned By Woolsey Fire's Path Of Destruction Video footage from Keegan’s street after the Woolsey Fire front came through