real housewives of beverly hills alum camille glamor As the Pacific Palisades fire continues to rage across the Los Angeles metropolitan area, she’s remembering the 2018 Woolsey Fire that destroyed her home.
Grammer, 56, spoke. people on Saturday, Jan. 11, about the 2018 fire that burned more than 96,000 acres and destroyed 1,643 structures, including the reality star’s Malibu home. This fire was one of many homes destroyed at the time due to lack of access to water. According to , a similar situation is currently underway. LA Timesfire hydrants across the Pacific Palisades are running dry.
“That’s what happened at my house. During the Woolsey Fire, when firefighters arrived at the house, they went to the hydrant and there wasn’t enough water pressure. So they weren’t able to save the house. There wasn’t,” Grammer said. peopleI remembered a conversation I had with the fire chief at the time. “He said, ‘I’m sorry.’ There’s nothing we can do. There’s just no water pressure.” And they got very frustrated and apologized and hoped for the best. ”
Grammer also said that when firefighters discovered there was not enough water to put out the fire, first responders began moving her belongings out of the home to salvage what they could.
“I’m not asking for that,” she said. “They just did it themselves, which I’m really glad they did, because they didn’t have the water pressure to protect the house.”
She continued, “I don’t sleep very well and I keep thinking about my friends who lost their homes. My heart breaks for the loss of community and lives. It’s terrible. But again… , we don’t know if the wind will start blowing again and what direction it will go in. You know, it’s a wait-and-see game.”
Janice Quiñonessaid the CEO and chief engineer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. LA Times All water storage tanks in the Pacific Palisades have been depleted due to “huge demand” in the area.
“We pushed the system to its limits. We saw demand four times higher than normal for 15 consecutive hours, and water pressure dropped,” he said on Wednesday, January 8.
Regarding glamor, rob The alums also praised the city’s “amazing” firefighters who continued to battle the blaze. “They are constantly risking their lives to save people, communities and homes, and they are doing the best they can under these terrible circumstances,” she told People on Saturday.
“At times like these, it is really important that our neighbors and communities come together and support each other,” she added.
Grammer has lost everything in a fire, so she has some important advice for people currently going through the same thing.
“For me, having experienced that, life is more important than home,” she said. “If you are safe, it is your life, it is your health, it is your family and your loved ones that are safe and sound. You can rebuild or find a new place to live, but you can’t replace a life.”