Episode 1:
Castles Crumble
The Woolsey Fire burning in Point Dume. Photo credit: Sam McGee.
The fire approaching Point Dume looking from the empty lot next to the Biglow’s home on Friday Nov 9, 2018. Photo Credit Sam McGee.
Morgan Runyon outside of the Old Place Restaurant which he successfully defended during the Woolsey Fire. Photo credit: Adriana Cargill
Sam McGee in Point Dume during the Woolsey Fire. Photo credit: Jack Platner
Episode 2:
This Kingdom is Mine
The Woolsey Fire approaching Point Dume. Photo credit: Dru Jacobson.
Tom Runyon pictured in 1956 in Malibu hanging on the wall in the Old Place Restaurant. Photo credit: Adriana Cargill
Sam McGee fighting the Woolsey Fire. Photo credit: Jack Platner.
Devastation in the aftermath of the Woolsey Fire. Photo credit: Jack Platner.
Sources:
The King and Queen of Malibu: David K Randall
Frederick and May Rindge, the unlikely couple whose love story propelled Malibu’s transformation from an untamed ranch in the middle of nowhere to a paradise seeded with movie stars, are at the heart of this story of American grit and determinism.
History of Surfing by Matt Warshaw
The History of Surfing presents a breathtaking and complete look at the history and culture of the sport.
Ride the Devil Wind by David Boucher
A History of the Los Angeles County Forester & Fire Warden Department and Fire Protection Districts.
Malibu Surf Gangs in Point Dume
Episode 3:
Under Siege
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
Episode 4:
Under Siege Part 2
The Point Dume Bombers receiving supplies from boats at Paradise Cove in the early days after the Woolsey Fire. Photo credit: Jack Platner
Robert Spangle at the Big Dume headlands where he stayed for 5 days. Photo credit: Jack Platner
Locals gathered at the Point Dume Relief Center, all power to the Point was out at the time of this photo. Photo credit: Dru Jacobson.
Briana Strange and Tyler Hauptman ran the gas corner at the Point Dume Relief Center. Photo credit: Brianna Strange
The Point Dume Bombers go for a surf to celebrate the end of the Woolsey Fire. Photo credit: Robert Spangle
Episode 5:
Community Brigade
Assistant Chief Drew Smith with Los Angeles County Fire Department. Photo Credit: Adriana Cargill.
Keegan Gibbs’ home was destroyed by the Woolsey Fire but the recording studio was left untouched thanks to home hardening. Photo credit: Keegan Gibbs
The Point Dume Community Brigade in 2019. Photo Credit: Keegan Gibbs.
Malibu West Fire Brigade Members Walter Shirk and Bobby Milstein demonstrate how to use wildfire pumps. Keegan Gibbs is also here on the right wearing green pants and a white shirt. Photo credit: Adriana Cargill.
Malibu West Brigade members gather in their leader Dermot Stoker’s driveway. Stoker is seen in the far left in a white shirt giving orders for the day’s training. There is a mix of citizens and LA County firefighters at the training pictured here. Photo Credit: Adriana Cargill
Host, writer and producer of this series Adriana Cargill took this photo outside of her home in LA looking over the Santa Monica Mountains at the Woolsey Fire the night it hit Point Dume. For reference, Point Dume is 22 miles away from where this photo was taken. In some ways, this single moment she witnessed sent her on the four-year reporting journey that would be this podcast.