The Big Disaster: The Big Burn

LA Wildfires Special Coverage with Jacob Margolis

January 13, 2025·43 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

LAist Science Reporter Jacob Margolis puts the wildfires and the devastation throughout Southern California into context and explains the science of the fires. In this hour, Margolis speaks with several experts about what we know about current wildfires burning across region, their resulting air quality questions, how to make sense of fire updates, and hears from former firefighters. Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency!   Guests: Derek Bart, retired LA County Fire Captain Clare Frank, former Cal Fire chief of fire protection and author of the book Burnt: A Memoir of fighting fire Mary Johnson, principal research scientist and manager of the Allergy, Climate, and Exposomics Lab at Harvard Scott Stephens, professor of fire science at UC Berkeley Jill Replogle, LAist Correspondent

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