LIVE THREAD>>> California Wild Fires

[Smokin Joe]

Bullshit.  Water pressure is achieved by placing a water tank on top of a hill or tower.  Pumps are needed to refill the tank.  But if the tank has water in it, then you have pressure.  Biden is a lying POS.

What you say is true about the water tanks (towers) keeping pressure in the system. It is the height of the column that determines pressure, not how much water is in it. The tanks are designed to keep that column height during peak usage hours, and contain enough water to do that, generally, but the amount of water used in fighting a substantial fire (one of those pumpers has a 1000 gpm rating), can draw that tank down, especially if multiple users are tapping the system at once. You have to pump water back up into the tank at the top to regain pressure, and keep doing so to maintain volume. If the city pumps for the water system were without power, they could not do so, and eventually the system would lose pressure, and run dry.

You would think there would be backup generators to keep the pumps going, but those would likely have to run on those nasty fossil fuels Californians seem to have so much trouble with...

[DCPatriot]

Michael Smith

I just heard that when Newsom came into office, Cali had a $100 billion surplus and after four years they are looking at $78 billion deficit.

And now they don't have enough firefighters, enough equipment or enough water (after having record rain and snowfall less than a year ago).

Listen, my Cali friends, if you look outside today and don't wonder what the hell your elected officials have been doing with your money and what you got for all that money pissed away, I can't help you. Newsom is to blame, Bass is to blame, the Democrats in control of your one party state is to blame - but here's the issue - the people who voted for them and put them in the positions they are in are to blame for them.

A Democrat house burns as quickly and as hot as a Republican house, so if you are a Democrat and don't understand that fact, God help you because He is the only one who can.

I love California. It is gorgeous, the climate is perfect, and it has so much to offer. So with all that going for it, why is it turning into Haiti? 

People will say this isn't the time for politics and I agree - but hell, folks...Cali has been a one party state for decades now. You haven't had a real Republican governor since Pete Wilson - maybe not since Ronald Reagan. How in hell can Republicans be the problem? 

Folks, California is the land of movie magic, but Tom Cruise is an actor - Ethan Hunt isn't going to parachute in and solve your problems - because he isn't real. Movies are based on the suspension of disbelief, but that doesn't really work in a firestorm. At the end of the storm, your house is gone - and your insurance, too.

Fix it, please. America is begging you.

And attacking people like me for pointing it out won't help you solve it.

[rangerrebew]

Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires tore through Los Angeles
 
ALTADENA, Calif. — Firefighter Ryan Babroff hurried to a nearby hydrant, hoping to connect his hose and douse the massive flames consuming homes in this mountain community northeast of Los Angeles.

But when he pried it open, no water came out. The hydrant was empty.

The longtime Cal Fire volunteer said he encountered at least four dry hydrants as he tried to battle the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday. Fellow firefighters had to drive to neighboring Pasadena to fill their trucks.
 
“How do you fight a fire with no water?” Babroff said.

As wildfires tore through greater Los Angeles this week, one of the most exasperating obstacles firefighters have come up against are hydrants with no water. In Pacific Palisades, hydrants failed after three tanks each holding a million gallons of water went dry within a span of 12 hours, officials said. Across the city in Altadena, residents said they futilely tried to extinguish flames with water from pools and garden hoses.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/public-safety-and-emergencies/health-and-safety-alerts/why-fire-hydrants-ran-dry-as-wildfires-tore-through-los-angeles/ar-BB1rcI6T?ocid=widgetonlockscreen&cvid=3cd85c34860e4d89b01bac5ffa8bef68&ei=41

[rangerrebew]

Lots of guesses, lots of excuses, but the bottom line is not one public official is responsible for the devastation response.

[rangerrebew]

US anti-Israel activists blame Israel for Los Angeles wildfire crisis
Story by Luke Tress • 11h

US Jewish groups condemned anti-Israel activists on Thursday for blaming the Los Angeles wildfire crisis on Israel.

Several anti-Israel groups and commentators linked the war in Gaza and US military spending on Israel to the catastrophic fires.

Code Pink, a far-left activist group, said on Instagram, “When US taxes go to burning people alive in Gaza, we can’t be surprised when those fires come home.”
 
The group also said it was pressuring California Senator Alex Padilla at his Washington, DC office, tying the war to climate change.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/us-anti-israel-activists-blame-israel-for-los-angeles-wildfire-crisis/ar-BB1rcSDz?ocid=widgetonlockscreen&cvid=3cd85c34860e4d89b01bac5ffa8bef68&ei=74

[rangerrebew]

This is a classic example of why you absolutely cannot trust anything a leftist says.  In fact, this statement is worthy of a certain Mr. A. Hitler.

[rangerrebew]

Gay Choirs, Trans Cafes And Social Justice Art: What LA Spent Money On While Cutting Its Fire Budget
Story by Eireann Van Natta • 12h

The City of Los Angeles cut funding for its fire department and allocated thousands of dollars to various progressive programs, including a “Midnight Stroll Transgender Cafe” and a Gay Men’s Chorus.

Fires swept through Southern California on Wednesday, destroying hundreds of homes in Los Angeles County, and high winds only fueled the destruction. The Democratic mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, was slammed for slashing the Los Angeles Fire Department’s (LAFD) budget by $17.6 million for fiscal year 2024 to 2025, Fox 11 reported, citing LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia.


Bass claimed in a press conference that none of the reductions made “would have impacted the situation that we were dealing with over the last couple of days.” She added that the city is “in tough budgetary times.”

Los Angeles allocated $100,000 to the Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department for a “Midnight Stroll Transgender Cafe,” according to its 2024 to 2025 budget. The funding’s purpose is to “support a safe haven for unsheltered transgender individuals in Hollywood,” the document noted.

 https://www.msn.com/en-us/public-safety-and-emergencies/general/gay-choirs-trans-cafes-and-social-justice-art-what-la-spent-money-on-while-cutting-its-fire-budget/ar-BB1rbAX5?ocid=widgetonlockscreen&cvid=3cd85c34860e4d89b01bac5ffa8bef68&ei=118

[rangerrebew]

So, thousands of people were burned out of their homes, their lives in ruins, no vehicles to try and use to recover.  Isn't it worth it to know that gays have choirs, trannies have nice cafes, and nice art, good or not, from social justice warriors?

[rangerrebew]

 Los Angeles Utility Didn’t Implement Common Wildfire Safety Measures
Story by Katherine Blunt • 8h

One of the utilities delivering electricity to fire-ravaged areas of Los Angeles hasn’t implemented an increasingly used safety protocol intended to prevent its equipment from igniting blazes, a measure that every other big California power provider has in place.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power hasn’t developed a plan to proactively shut off parts of its system during windstorms to reduce the risk of sparks from its power lines, regulatory filings show. Other California utilities do so periodically when fire risk is high.
 
As dangerous winds threatened to buffet Los Angeles, LADWP’s system remained energized until the windstorm caused significant damage and knocked out power for tens of thousands of customers.

The causes of the wildfires blazing in and around Los Angeles, which have killed at least five people and destroyed thousands of homes and buildings, are under investigation. It remains to be determined whether power lines played a role in any of them, as they have in past fires in California and elsewhere.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/public-safety-and-emergencies/health-and-safety-alerts/los-angeles-utility-didn-t-implement-common-wildfire-safety-measures/ar-BB1rc62s?ocid=widgetonlockscreen&cvid=3cd85c34860e4d89b01bac5ffa8bef68&ei=139

[rangerrebew]

Hey, didn't the same thing happen in Lahaina?

[rangerrebew]

‘Firestorm Of Lies’: The Real Reasons Behind California’s Outbreak Of Fires
by Dr. Matthew Wielicki  Jan 9, 2025

In a recent CNN interview, Dr. Michael E. Mann attributed the devastating Pacific Palisades Fire primarily to climate change, stating, “15 of the worst 20 wildfires have occurred in the last 15 years.” [emphasis, links added]

A dramatic statement from Dr. Michael Mann… but is it the whole truth?

https://climatechangedispatch.com/firestorm-of-lies-the-real-reasons-behind-californias-outbreak-of-fires/
As California battles yet another inferno, it’s clear that the real accelerants are not atmospheric CO2 but decades of poor planning and policy missteps.



Before diving into the historical perspective, it’s important to acknowledge and summarize the excellent work done by others in analyzing the factors behind the Palisades Fire.

[rangerrebew]

Jon Keeley: “L.A. Fires Not The Result Of Climate Change”
“Chaparral fires have been around for at least 20 million years,” says a leading US government scientist. “What’s changed is we have people on the landscape”
Michael Shellenberger
Jan 08, 2025
 
Two people are dead, and 80,000 have been forced to evacuate neighborhoods in Los Angeles thanks to fires raging out of control. According to the media and some scientists, climate change is causing the fires. “Researchers believe that a warming world is increasing the conditions that are conducive to wildland fire, including low relative humidity,” reported the BBC.

But one of the country’s top fire experts disagrees. “I don't think these fires are the result of climate change,” Jon Keeley, a US Geological Survey scientist, told Public. “You certainly could get these events without climate change.”

Keeley has researched the topic for 40 years. In 2017, Keeley and a team of scientists modeled thirty-seven different regions across the United States and found that “humans may not only influence fire regimes but their presence can actually override, or swamp out, the effects of climate.”

https://www.public.news/p/jon-keeley-la-fires-not-the-result

[rangerrebew]

“Chaparral fires have been around for at least 20 million years,” says a leading US government scientist. “What’s changed is we have people on the landscape”
 

[rangerrebew]

2021 Study found: ‘100% of all [Santa Ana] fires are the result of human ignitions, either intentionally or accidentally’ – Found ‘higher temperatures’ & ‘precipitation…did not appear to play a substantial role’ in fires
By Marc Morano
January 9, 2025


Published in the journal Science Advances – Science Advances is the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) open access multidisciplinary journal
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abh2262

Abstract
Autumn and winter Santa Ana wind (SAW)–driven wildfires play a substantial role in area burned and societal losses in southern California. Temperature during the event and antecedent precipitation in the week or month prior play a minor role in determining area burned. Burning is dependent on wind intensity and number of human-ignited fires. Over 75% of all SAW events generate no fires; rather, fires during a SAW event are dependent on a fire being ignited. Models explained 40 to 50% of area burned, with number of ignitions being the strongest variable. One hundred percent of SAW fires were human caused, and in the past decade, powerline failures have been the dominant cause. Future fire losses can be reduced by greater emphasis on maintenance of utility lines and attention to planning urban growth in ways that reduce the potential for powerline ignitions.
…
In summary, SAW (Santa Ana wind) speed is an important factor determining area burned, but SAW events by themselves do not predict large fire events; over 75% of all wind events result in no fires. Even extreme winds do not always result in large fires, e.g., events with two and three extreme SAW days had little or no area burned. Thus, a major limiting factor to large fires is whether or not there is an ignition that escapes initial attack during the wind event, and the probability of this increases with the number of fires ignited. The importance of this factor cannot be underestimated, as in all months the effect of number of ignitions during a wind event is a major factor determining area burned. In the southern California region, 100% of all SAW fires are the result of human ignitions, either intentionally or accidentally. Over the past 71 years, the sources have changed markedly, with arson, and especially powerline failures, becoming more frequent in the latter part of the 20th century (27, 28). This pattern is evident in other regions subjected to autumn wind-driven fires such as the North Bay counties in the state, where powerlines have become a major source of fires. Two factors account for this: a history of inadequate maintenance of powerlines and increased expansion of the power grid (4). The former potential cause is being addressed by utility companies; however, the role of how to manage population growth in ways that would minimize expansion of distribution/transmission lines vulnerable to SAW winds has received little or no attention.

https://www.climatedepot.com/2025/01/09/study-finds-100-of-all-santa-ana-fires-are-the-result-of-human-ignitions-either-intentionally-or-accidentally/

[mountaineer]

Probably started by a crack pipe.

Gee, I hope Hunter's drugs didn't go up in smoke.

[mountaineer]

Police arrest Señor Climate Change (who may or may not have crossed the border illegally) for setting one of the L.A. fires.

[Lando Lincoln]

Police arrest Señor Climate Change (who may or may not have crossed the border illegally) for setting one of the L.A. fires.

I’m thinking this is too big to try controlling the narrative.

[mountaineer]

Several people - whether vagrants, illegals, punks or just morons - have been seen and even filmed setting fires, tossing gasoline on existing fires, etc. There's a certain disturbing nihilistic element to the entire situation.

 Los Angeles residents execute a leg hook takedown before making a citizens arrest after finding a man allegedly trying to start fires: view video on X at https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1877723720581583149

[mountaineer]

Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
JUST IN: Two Super Scooper planes were deployed to help fight the fires in Los Angeles. The planes scoop up water from the ocean and drop them over the fires. One of them was just grounded with wing damage after it was hit by an unauthorized civilian drone.
3:58 AM · Jan 10, 2025

Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
Two Super Scooper planes were deployed to help fight the fires.
One was hit by a drone and is now out of service.
Does the US not have firefighting planes?? Why do we have to get these planes from Canada? Why only 2??
4:08 AM · Jan 10, 2025

[mystery-ak]

Canadian ‘Super Scooper’ Aircraft Grounded After Colliding with Drone over Los Angeles Wildfires

A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded Thursday after it hit a civilian drone in the smoke-filled skies above the blaze, local fire department officials said.

CNN reports the specifically designed CL-415 firefighting planes are used to scoop up more than 1,500 gallons of ocean water to drop on active fires. Two have been leased by L.A. County to help current operations.

The plane in question, Quebec 1, “sustained wing damage and remains grounded and out of service,” Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Erik Scott said, adding there were no reported injuries.



“We hit a drone this afternoon — first one,” Marrone said.

Fire services have been operating two Canadair CL-415 firefighting aircraft as well as several other aircraft to try to try and stem the fires racing across Southern California.

“Flying a drone near a wildfire is dangerous and can cost lives,” the FAA said in its statement, adding it’s a federal crime to interfere with firefighting efforts on public lands, punishable by up to a year in prison.

There’s also a civil penalty of up to $75,000 for drone operators who interfere with emergency and wildfire responders during temporary flight restrictions, it said.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/10/canadian-super-scooper-aircraft-grounded-after-colliding-with-drone-over-los-angeles-wildfires/

[mystery-ak]

Barbra Streisand: Winds Pushing Los Angeles Wildfires Are ‘Due to Climate Change’

Hollywood star Barbra Streisand declared on Thursday that the strong winds carrying wildfires across Los Angeles are “due to climate change” and demanded that “this coming government better address” it.

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/01/10/barbra-streisand-winds-pushing-los-angeles-wildfires-are-due-to-climate-change/

[mystery-ak]

Death Toll Rises to 10 as Los Angeles Wildfires Regather Strength, More Evacuation Orders Issued

Wildfires laying waste to vast areas of Los Angeles have now claimed 10 lives and devoured nearly 10,000 structures, with five fires still burning Friday as dry desert winds fanning the flames regathered strength. One estimate of the damage and economic loss already caused by the catastrophic fires stands at $135-$150 billion.

https://www.breitbart.com/environment/2025/01/10/death-toll-rises-to-10-as-los-angeles-wildfires-regather-strength-more-evacuation-orders-issued/

[mountaineer]

But at least the fire department is full of lesbians, so it's all good.

https://twitter.com/KTmBoyle/status/1877535186641936662

[mystery-ak]

 Mel Gibson: Loss of Malibu home in LA fires ‘devastating’
by Matt Spears - 01/10/25 8:39 AM ET

    Actor, director Mel Gibson was in Texas when fire began
    Gibson tells NewsNation he has never such an intense fire
    Thousands of structures destroyed by the fires; 10 have died

Film actor and director Mel Gibson said Thursday that his Malibu home has been destroyed by the wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area, calling the experience “devastating.”

“It’s emotional,” Gibson told “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” in an interview. “I had my stuff there. I’ve been relieved from the burden of my stuff because it’s all in cinders.”

Gibson also noted that he was in Austin, Texas, appearing on Joe Rogan’s podcast when he learned the fire had broken out. He says that while speaking with Rogan, he was “ill at ease” because he’d heard his neighborhood was in flames.

“I thought, ‘Eh, I wonder if my place is still there,'” he said. “When I got home, sure enough, it wasn’t there.”

Gibson added that he was surprised by the intensity of the damage and by what seemed to be the randomness of which houses were destroyed in his neighborhood.

“(The area) was completely toasted. I’ve never seen such a complete burn,” Gibson told Vargas, saying he isn’t sure if he’ll rebuild there but that he was grateful for the generosity of those living nearby and the fact his family was safe.

more
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5078029-mel-gibson-malibu-home-burnt-california-wildfires/

[mystery-ak]

 Biden says intentional power outages to prevent more fires led to California water shortages
by Alex Gangitano - 01/09/25 5:31 PM ET

President Biden said Thursday intentional power outages in the Los Angeles area that were administered in order to prevent more fires from starting were partially to blame for water shortages as officials battle historic wildfires near the city’s limits.

In a briefing with administration officials from the White House, Biden said generators were on the way and that he talked to California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) about the water shortages. He explained that utilities were shut off out of concern about sparking more fires that are devastating neighborhoods in and around Southern California.

“What I know from talking to the governor, there are concerns out there that there’s also been a water shortage. The fact is the utilities, understandably, shut off power because they are worried the lines that carried energy were going to be blown down and spark additional fires,” he said. “When it did that, it cut off the ability to generate pumping the water, that’s what caused the lack of water in these hydrants.”

He added that Cal Fire, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, is bringing in generators to help with the shortage of water coming out of the hydrants.

more
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5077659-biden-california-wildfire-water-shortage/

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1877474364188200990

[Lando Lincoln]

https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1877474364188200990

Monumental idiots.

[Lando Lincoln]

Newsom and Bass have seen significant tax revenue go up in smoke.

[Bigun]

Newsom and Bass have seen significant tax revenue go up in smoke.

No worries! Joe Biden and crew will take care of that while people in North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginnia freeze.

[Lando Lincoln]

No worries! Joe Biden and crew will take care of that while people in North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginnia freeze.

Yep.

[libertybele]

..."Intentional power outages" ....and  bringing in generators" .  Gee, sounds like a plan! 

The devastation that has happened is certainly horrific; the lack of preparedness by the politicians and those in 'charge' is even more horrific.

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/RobertJohnDavi/status/1877496540295524737

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/TonySeruga/status/1877723285871530327

[libertybele]

No worries! Joe Biden and crew will take care of that while people in North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginnia freeze.

That is what is so darn brutally disheartening.

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1877580429449933304

[rangerrebew]

JUST IN: Arsonists caught on camera setting fires in Santa Monica…
01/10/2025 // News Editors // 
 

California is drowning in an inferno of DEI mediocrity and failure—and on top of that, it’s literally burning to the ground. It’s a horrific, nightmarish state of affairs, with people and animals losing their lives and homes thanks to the gross negligence and DEI stupidity of so-called leaders and officials. Right now, California looks like all-out Armageddon, with water and firefighter shortages, mass looting, and, this just in: pyromaniacs are now jumping into the chaos.

(Article republished from Revolver.news)


In Santa Monica, a group of arsonists was even caught on camera setting fires.

? JUST IN: Arsonists caught on camera setting fires in Santa Monica

This is happening in otherwise non-burning urban areas around Los Angeles


Absolute mayhem. pic.twitter.com/BdtLSIqGNx


— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 9, 2025

Many people online suspect the recent Malibu fires may be the result of arson.

Fire in Malibu Beach, California

I can’t help but think this is arson. How else does an entire row of houses directly on the beach with very little surrounding foliage completely burn to the ground? pic.twitter.com/7sOzZBfWYl


— MF Free American ?? (@mnfrakenstein) January 9, 2025

https://www.naturalnews.com/2025-01-10-arsonists-caught-setting-fires-in-santa-monica.html

[DCPatriot]

As with the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 with looters, they should be summarily executed at the site...with legacy media cameras filming.

[rangerrebew]

LA Mayor Karen Bass STUNNED as Reporter Absolutely SKEWERS Her Over Failed Policies, Dry Fire Hydrants – Then She Runs Away Like a Coward! (VIDEO)
by Cristina Laila Jan. 8, 2025 6:40 pm1768 Comments
 

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass
You love to see it.

LA’s Democrat Mayor Karen Bass got absolutely skewered by a reporter over her failed policies that led to dry fire hydrants and the most destructive fire in history.

Karen Bass slashed Fire Department funding by $17.6 million a few months before the fires erupted on Tuesday.

This is the most destructive fire in Los Angeles history and the city is not prepared to contain the fire because of Democrats like Karen Bass.
 

Los Angeles firefighters couldn’t even battle the inferno because the hydrants went dry.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/la-mayor-karen-bass-hangs-her-head-shame/

[rangerrebew]

That was an (impres) depressing interview.  All you people in LA who voted DEI should feel proud of the havoc your votes generated.

[mystery-ak]

 Palisades, Eaton fire victims’ homeowners insurance protected through 2026

by: Lily Dallow   

Posted: Jan 10, 2025 / 12:43 AM PST   

Updated: Jan 10, 2025 / 12:43 AM PST   
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On Thursday night, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a mandatory one-year moratorium, protecting homeowners’ insurance coverage in areas affected by the Palisades and Eaton fires.

The moratorium will prohibit insurance companies from enacting non-renewals and cancellations until Jan. 7, 2026.

In a statement, Lara said this rule applies to all homeowners within the perimeters or adjoining ZIP codes of the two fires in Los Angeles County, regardless of whether they suffered a loss.

“Losing your insurance should be the last thing on someone’s mind after surviving a devastating fire,” said Lara. “This law gives millions of Californians breathing room and hits the pause button on insurance non-renewals while people recover.”

Officials said residents can go to the Department of Insurance website to see if their ZIP code is included in the moratorium.

In addition, if homeowners believe their insurance company is in violation of this law, they are encouraged to contact the department at 800-927-4357 or via chat or email at insurance.ca.gov.

“As firefighters continue to battle wildfires across the region,” the statement noted, “the department may issue a supplemental bulletin if additional ZIP Codes are determined to be within or adjacent to a fire perimeter subject to this declared state of emergency for Los Angeles and Ventura counties.”

The department also provided the following list of tips for consumers during this time:

    Keep all receipts during your evacuation.
    Policy provisions, including deductibles, vary by company, and residents should check with their insurance company or agent as soon as possible to confirm coverage, limits, and any other limitations and documentation requirements. Most renter’s policies also typically include ALE coverage.
    Document the date, time, and names of any insurance company employees you speak to regarding your coverage.
    Consumers should make sure any insurance agent or public adjuster offering their services has a valid license by checking online with the Department of Insurance.
    Download the Department’s Top 10 Tips for Wildfire Claimants (also available in Spanish, Mandarin, and Vietnamese), which includes information about claiming ALE benefits.
    Under existing law, public adjusters cannot solicit business for seven calendar days after a disaster.
    Don’t forget copies of insurance policies, important papers, and a photo or video inventory of your possessions. An inventory can be completed quickly and easily on your smart phone and safely stored in the Cloud.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/palisades-eaton-fire-victims-homeowners-insurance-protected-through-2026/

[mystery-ak]

Please post all articles re the wildfires here..

[mystery-ak]

National Guard Deployed to Protect Los Angeles Fire Zones from Looting

Los Angeles has called in elements of the California National Guard as out-of-control wildfires continue to wreak havoc, its troops tasked with preventing looting and civil unrest as well as helping emergency responders execute their work.

more
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/10/national-guard-deployed-to-protect-los-angeles-fire-zones-from-looting/

[mystery-ak]

Gingrich on CA Fires: ‘We’ll Never See a Clearer Example of the Total Incompetence and Destructiveness of Left-Wing Gov’t’

Thursday on FNC’s “Hannity,” former House Speaker Newt Gingrich pointed to the local and state government incompetence in responding to the wildfires plaguing Southern California.

more
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/01/10/gingrich-on-ca-fires-well-never-see-a-clearer-example-of-the-total-incompetence-and-destructiveness-of-left-wing-govt/

[DCPatriot]

Los Angeles burning

[GtHawk]

Several people - whether vagrants, illegals, punks or just morons - have been seen and even filmed setting fires, tossing gasoline on existing fires, etc. There's a certain disturbing nihilistic element to the entire situation.

 Los Angeles residents execute a leg hook takedown before making a citizens arrest after finding a man allegedly trying to start fires: view video on X at https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1877723720581583149

Citizens arrest my @$$, they should have shot him, everyone one of these arsonists and looters should be shot, period.

[GtHawk]

Barbra Streisand: Winds Pushing Los Angeles Wildfires Are ‘Due to Climate Change’

Hollywood star Barbra Streisand declared on Thursday that the strong winds carrying wildfires across Los Angeles are “due to climate change” and demanded that “this coming government better address” it.

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/01/10/barbra-streisand-winds-pushing-los-angeles-wildfires-are-due-to-climate-change/

Interesting, as old as the Harridan Babs is she isn’t aware of the long history of Santa Ana Winds in the Basin? They have been around for five thousand years, plus, so no Barbara you ignorant slut its not “climate change” that is responsible, its nature. And why didn’t you demand Captain Dementia address it if it’s so important to you?

[American Girl]

Excerpt:
California Democrats have truly outdone themselves this week in their mishandling of the devastating L.A. County fires. The chaos, incompetence, and sheer disregard for the people they claim to serve have reached new lows, leaving residents furious and demanding accountability.



We need to investigate all of this when President Trump takes office.

This is absolutely ridiculous.

https://redstatenation.com/when-you-think-californias-leadership-cant-get-worse-they-prove-you-wrong-heres-the-screenshot-to-prove-it/

[mountaineer]

As with the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 with looters, they should be summarily executed at the site...with legacy media cameras filming.

Looters and arsonists caught in the act deserve such response.

[rangerrebew]

 
Gavin Newsom Cut $100m From Fire Prevention Budget Before California Fires

The 2024-25 California state budget, which Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law in June 2024, slashed funding for wildfire and forest resilience by $101 million as part of a series of cutbacks according to an analysis by the state's Legislative Analyst's Office.

However overall, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)'s wildfire protection budget has increased sharply from $1.1 billion in 2014 to $3 billion in 2023, much of which took place after Newsom became governor in 2019.
 
Speaking to Newsweek, a spokesperson for Newsom said that under the governor's "leadership" the CAL FIRE budget had doubled from $2 billion in 2018-19 to $3.8 billion in 2024-25, whilst the department's personnel went from 5,829 to 10,741 over the same period.

Why It Matters

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Looters and arsonists caught in the act deserve such response.

Here in FL we shoot them graveyard dead with the blessing of our elected officials.

In the famous words of Polk Co. Sherriff Grady Judd when ask by a liberal reporter why his Deputies shot a criminal 75 times; "It was all the bullets they had"