Fire Chief Uses Milk and Beer to Save Two Homes in California Wildfire

Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy improvised with household items to prevent flames from destroying his brother's neighborhood during the deadly Eaton Fire.

Brian Fennessy, a veteran fire chief, used milk and beer from a refrigerator to cool a melting gas meter and save two homes in Altadena, California, during the Eaton Fire.
The fire chief acted after discovering there was no water available to extinguish the flames threatening his brother's neighborhood.
The Eaton Fire, which has burned over 14,000 acres and is 65% contained, has claimed 16 lives and destroyed most homes in the area.
Fennessy’s quick thinking helped preserve the only two homes left standing on the block, including his brother’s residence.
Fennessy warned that such urban wildfires, fueled by worsening conditions, could become a recurring reality in Southern California.