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17 employees helped save the Getty Villa from the fires. They're telling other museums how it was done
Getty’s Emergency Planning Specialist Les Borsay arrived at the Getty Villa in Malibu. “This was not normally a day I would ...
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What is the Getty Villa? What to know about famous museum threatened by Palisades Fire
Editor's Note: This story has been corrected to remove an image that falsely identified the Villa de Leon as the Getty Villa. One of Los Angeles' most prized gems is at risk from the raging ...
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Workers fight Getty fires
On Jan. 7, the day the Palisades Fire began, more than a dozen Getty staffers used emergency preparation tactics to help save the Getty Villa from going up in flames. Now, other museums want to know ...
Inside the dash to save the Getty Villa from the Palisades fire: A timeline
The Getty Villa activated its emergency operations center at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday, and within two hours, the fast-moving blaze ...
The Getty Villa survived LA's firestorms while the area around it burned, revealing a key lesson for homeowners
The Getty Villa remained standing as fires razed homes around it. Getty staff have been doing simple yard work all year that homeowners should follow.
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Inside the Getty museums’ defense against the L.A. wildfires
Paul Getty Museum faced ... The fire at the Villa was the closest flames had ever come to either building. But through it all, the institution made no evacuation plans. On the most intense nights ...
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How the Getty Museum Is Surviving an Inferno
The Getty’s ongoing survival against daunting odds—the flames made it to within 6 feet of the villa’s eastern walls ... It also meant her team’s plan was synchronized to act quickly ...
Palisades fire burns Getty Villa grounds, but collections are said to be safe
“Fortunately, Getty had made extensive efforts to clear brush from the surrounding area as part of its fire mitigation ...