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The last eight days have been truly remarkable and both good and bad. The stories we could tell would fill a library. The short of it is when many people evacuated these guys stayed behind, fought the fires & protected Point Dume Malibu on their own. The media has branded them as "surfers", which is true, however they failed to mention that they are also County Lifeguards, Off-duty FD, Woodsmen, Outdoorsmen, Production Coordinators & Ex-Military. Without all of their expertise in every different facet & their local knowledge of the canyons/streets, they wouldn't have been able to accomplish what they did. These MEN posted up on mountains overnight to spot fires, tactically strike Hot-spots, put out Flare-up's, coordinated boat deliveries and delivered of all the supplies in their trucks to the local elementary school where locals again handled the situation. This amazing Band of Brothers had their metal tested over the last 8 days, barely sleeping, barley eating, putting their bodies in harms way to protect what they love and never once complained. I’ve never been so proud to work with such a rare group of individuals. All I ask is that you post a picture tomorrow morning (Tuesday Morning) and give them a little love. That’s it….


If anyone asks “why the Bomberos?”…It's a nod to the old school Point Dume Bombers (As in to “Bomb" a wave i.e. drop in on a heavy wave). Here is a quote from Lyon Herron, a life long Point Dume Local and amazing surfer. “The bombers were an infamous group of true local Point Dume locals that regulated the point in not always the best way. Our take is to truly give back and teach history to the coming you about their home. Teach them how to earn respect and love one another. The Point Dume Bomberos today are a representation of our home that has given us so much. We stand together to keep our community strong and not let it fall apart."

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Some of the surfing mid-morning at the Venice Pier. These photos were shot by Six12 Media.










You can find a few more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:

Venice Pier - Wednesday 11-21-2018 Photo Gallery


If you were out there, we probably got some cool surfing shots of you, go check them out!


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Damn WaveStorms~!.. A video shot by Brian Behrens. Check out more from Brian on his Instagram: @brianbehrens
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After the devastating Woolsey Fire, local MalibuVWbus heads back into Malibu:
It took out everything in its path...


Lifeguard Tower.


Leo Carrillo.


Burned VW on the side of PCH with a completely burned background.


That lucky gem in the background was the only thing besides the fence next to it that didn’t burn on this block. It still sustained heavy heat and smoke damage. The windshield melted to the dashboard.... You can also see the outline of the other Porsche in the garage with the garage roof covering it’s burned chassis. As for the Chevy, it didn’t do so well.


Burned house and VW style buggy.


Here is my mom and her house that was demolished by the fire. The cross she is holding was on her wall and survived the fire. This is a miniature version of the cross that Jon Krawczyk made. The big version he made sits across the street from the 911 memorial museum in New York City. Jon and his wife Dee Dee also lost their house which was right next to my moms house.


Eerie Scene.


Bummer. Looks like it was on the top of a lift in the garage and dropped onto another car below it.... There is another one sitting out front that survived. Not sure how bad it is though... The fire was so hot that it melted the windshield to the dashboad. It looks like it’s the only thing on the property that survived besides the fence next to it. We shut off the neighbors water meter that was still on and spraying water everywhere.


If you're on Instagram you can follow @MalibuVWbus to see more of his photos.


As we learned from the Thomas Fire in 2017 and subsequent mudslides, there will likely be severe ocean water quality issues once it rains and the question that many of us will be asking ourselves is when will it be safe to go in the ocean?

Until the Pacific Coast Highway is fully open, be sure to observe evacuation notices and road closures so that fire crews and first responders can do their jobs unabated. As of November 15th, there is one water quality warning in the fire area at Surfrider Beach Malibu Lagoon that bacteria levels exceed state standards according to Los Angeles County Public Health and the unhealthy air quality in some areas is starting to improve.

While most of Los Angeles County suffers from urban runoff every time it rains more than 0.1 inch, Malibu, especially western Malibu, is much less developed than the rest of Los Angeles. As such, this area typically does not see as much of the traditional urban runoff from streets and sidewalks that leads to high levels of bacteria in the ocean, but due to the ongoing fires, close attention to water quality should be paid in the coming months.

The water quality impacts will be correlated to how much rain falls and the extent to which mudslides occur near the ocean or coastal waterways, as these factors determine the level of stormwater runoff. This runoff can bring high levels of nutrients, pesticides and animal waste from agricultural areas; debris from compromised buildings and developments that could include heavy metals and household chemicals; sewage or untreated wastewater from damaged infrastructure; and more to county beaches and coastal waters. People should follow Los Angeles County Public Health for general advisories and water quality results. Their webpage is available here: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phcommon/public/eh/water_quality/beach_grades.cfm

Water quality tests are typically delayed two days because of the time needed to process samples. The general advisory for most of Southern California is that once it rains more than 0.1 inch, people should stay out of the water for at least 72 hours. If you can see brown water from runoff, that's a sign to stay out of the water because bacteria levels are likely very high.

A good rule of thumb for surfers and ocean lovers is 'if you are in doubt, don't go out'.

Report: Bill Hickman
Photo: Graham Hamilton