My Pasadena Home Is Surrounded By CA’s Eaton Wildfires w/ OC Fire Chief Brian Fennessy & John Phillips – Ask Dr. Drew - Ep 442

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🗓️ 12 January 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Dr. Drew lives in Pasadena, CA, which is currently surrounded by massive wildfires. This is a special breaking news broadcast covering the nearby Pacific Palisades & Eaton wildfires, with Orange County Fire Chief Brian Fennessy, John Phillips, and more SoCal residents. [Broadcast LIVE on January 8, 2025] Brian Fennessy is Fire Chief of Orange County in California. Previously Chief of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (2015-2018), he established their helicopter program and served there since 1990. His career began in 1978 with federal agencies, advancing from hotshot crew to superintendent. Fennessy chairs FIRESCOPE and the California Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association, holds a business administration degree, and specializes in fire/rescue/EMS operations. Find more at https://ocfa.org/ Orange County native John Phillips is the host of The John Phillips Show, airing Monday – Friday from 12-3pm. Listen at https://www.kabc.com/johnphillips-2/ and follow him at https://x.com/Johnnydontlike 「 SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS 」 Find out more about the brands that make this show possible and get special discounts on Dr. Drew's favorite products at https://drdrew.com/sponsors • FATTY15 – The future of essential fatty acids is here! Strengthen your cells against age-related breakdown with Fatty15. Get 15% off a 90-day Starter Kit Subscription at https://drdrew.com/fatty15 • PALEOVALLEY - "Paleovalley has a wide variety of extraordinary products that are both healthful and delicious,” says Dr. Drew. "I am a huge fan of this brand and know you'll love it too!” Get 15% off your first order at https://drdrew.com/paleovalley • THE WELLNESS COMPANY - Counteract harmful spike proteins with TWC's Signature Series Spike Support Formula containing nattokinase and selenium. Learn more about TWC's supplements at https://twc.health/drew 「 MEDICAL NOTE 」 Portions of this program may examine countervailing views on important medical issues. Always consult your physician before making any decisions about your health. 「 ABOUT THE SHOW 」 Ask Dr. Drew is produced by Kaleb Nation (https://kalebnation.com) and Susan Pinsky (https://twitter.com/firstladyoflove). This show is for entertainment and/or informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.7	3 o'clock Pacific time stream, I went out and drove with my son up into the fires
0:40.1	here locally. So we sit near the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Now, I think people know the fires were in
0:46.4	Malibu and the Palisades, which is about 30 miles from here, something like that, take us an
0:51.5	hour and a half to drive there. Nowhere near where we are. No smoke, no nothing from that one.
0:57.4	But a new fire broke out in Eaton Canyon, which is exactly where the fire broke out in the
1:02.5	90s that was so devastating. I think they called it the Altoloma fire then.
1:07.2	Maybe somebody looked that up for me. And by the way, and so there is now smoke here where we live
1:14.3	because there's the fire surrounding us.
1:16.8	And so my nose, my chest, everything, ashes all by the place.
1:20.2	It's snowing ashes.
1:20.7	And in fact, when you look out the window of our house,
1:24.3	I mean, the smoke is, it looks like a very cloudy day.
1:28.3	It looks like orange.
1:29.5	And orangey color.
1:30.4	Like, you remember when this fires from, it was in Canada, the smoke descended on in New York
1:35.4	City and you had that sort of orange cast and everything?
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