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Photograph was edited for publication purposes The Bel Air Fire was a brush fire that began on November 5, 1961 in the Bel Air community of Los Angeles. 484 homes were destroyed and 16,090 acres were burned. As a direct result of the Bel Air Fire, Los Angeles initiated a series of laws and fire safety policies. These included the banning of wood shingle roofs in new construction and one of the most stringent brush clearance policies in the United States. The Los Angeles City Fire Department produced a documentary, "Design For Disaster," about the wildfire, narrated by William Conrad. Photograph caption dated November 9, 1961 reads "Pilot Hal Haines - 'A few close calls.'" Haines flies a fire-fighting B-17 borate bomber to help battle the Bel-Air and Topanga fires.; See images #00127219 through #00127222 for all photos in this series.
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Air pilots--California--Los Angeles County Men--California--Los Angeles County Airtankers (Forest fire control)--California--Los Angeles County Fire control (Aerial gunnery)--Equipment Headphones--California--Los Angeles County Sunglasses--California--Los Angeles County Airplanes--California--Los Angeles County--Instrument panels Airplanes--California--Los Angeles County--Cockpits Los Angeles County (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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