Jan 8, 2025 · From a friend in California... Worth the read, and spot on. ***** "We" thought the government of California would open their eyes, after 2018, when the "Camp Fire" caused 85 fatalities, displaced more than 50,000 people, and destroyed more than 18,000 structures, causing an estimated $16.5 billion in damage.

Jan 8, 2025 · On October 26, the fire forged into Alpine, Harbison Canyon, Lake Jennings and Crest, burning hundreds more homes in areas that had been devastated by the Laguna Fire 33 years earlier. By October 28, the strong easterly Santa Ana winds died down and the fire turned east, consuming another 114,000 acres (460 km2).

Jan 8, 2025 · requests were made from the local fire stations and mid-level leadership, asking to stage or, pre-deploy to known problem-areas (such as cul-de-sacs, isolated developments, known fire zones etc...) a tactic that was done in the past during high-wind/Santa Ana threat conditions but, was denied by higher up's in LAFD citing concerns around overtime risk.

Jan 9, 2025 · Once the fire gets in between that layer in a house in a structure, there is a literally no way to stop it and it creates a vacuum that just engulfs the structure. The area has been completely mismanaged and unfortunately, for the people that own those homes and those business businesses, they are paying the ultimate price.

Jan 8, 2025 · Been there often. Palisades. Let’s see, turn west or towards the evening sun and take 5 steps. That big puddle in front of you, why that’s the 3¥{*$# OCEAN!! Put big pumps along there and start supplementing water. Unreal the vanity of …

FEMA sucks if you have insurance and aren't a freeloader or deadbeat. As far as California is concerned F them, if you run with dogs you get fleas. Met a bunch of good people from California through the NCBA and GCA farm tours. But even the people who were conservative Republicans are weird and have very different opinions and values.

Jan 11, 2025 · A Fire Chief that goes on camera and says "I don't know where our hydrants get water from" should be fired on the spot. Would agree if you were talking a smaller department, but not a department with ~3,500 employees, 106 stations and covers ~500 sq. miles.

Jan 10, 2025 · Plus because it's California, they will get the aid, that never reached the south, after the last hurricane! Newsome has larger knee pads, the other governor's! Read somewhere 1600 of the 2000+ homes burned had their insurance cancelled in the last few months, James Woods was one of them.

Dec 19, 2024 · I apologize. I’m drinking Scotch, and it was a moment of weakness …

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