Camille Grammer Remembers 2018 Hydrant, Water Issues Amid LA Fires

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Camille Grammer recalls the 2018 Woolsey Fire that destroyed his home as the Pacific Palisades fire continues to burn in the greater Los Angeles area.

Grammar, 56, spoke to him People on Saturday, January 11, about the 2018 fire that burned more than 96,000 hectares and destroyed 1,643 buildings, including the home of a Malibu reality star – one of the many houses that were destroyed at the time due to lack of water. A similar situation is currently developing, according to LA Timesfire sources across the Pacific Palisades are drying up.

“That’s what happened in my house, when the Woolsey was on fire, when the firemen came to the house, they went to the water pipe and there was no water. So they couldn’t save the house,” said Grammer Peoplerecalling his conversation with the fire chief at the time. He said, ‘I’m sorry. There is nothing we can do. We just don’t have water pressure.’ And they were very frustrated, and they apologized, and they did everything they could.”

Grammer went on to say that, when firefighters realized they wouldn’t have enough water to put out the flames, first responders began removing his belongings from the home in an effort to save as much as possible.

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“I didn’t ask for that,” she said. “They just did it themselves, it was really good, because there was only one, there was no water pressure to save the house.”

He continued, “I couldn’t sleep well, I’m always thinking about my friends who lost their homes. My heart aches for the loss of communities and lives. It’s bad. But then again, you never know where the winds are coming back and in which direction. You know, it’s a wait and see game. “

Janisse Quiñoneschief executive officer and chief engineer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, told the LA Times that all the water storage tanks in Pacific Palisades had been searched due to the “great need” in the area.

“We’ve pushed the system too far,” he told the outlet on Wednesday, January 8. “The demand has quadrupled for 15 hours straight, which has reduced our water pressure.”

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As for Grammer, the RHOBH alum went on to praise the city’s “amazing” firefighters as they continue to battle the blaze. “They are putting their lives on the line every time to save people and communities and homes, and they are trying their best under these terrible conditions,” he told People on Saturday.

“It’s very important in times like these, when neighbors come together and communities come together to help each other,” he added.

Having experienced losing everything to a fire, Grammer also shares valuable advice for people now going through the same thing.

“For me, because I went through it, life is more important than your home,” he said. “If you are safe, your health, your health, the safety of your family and your loved ones. Because you can change material things, you can rebuild a home or find a new place to live, but life – you can’t replace life.”