LIVE THREAD>>> California Wild Fires

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Parker Cardwell
@parkercardwell
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I just heard from my brother, a firefighter in Central Oregon, that the 60 firetrucks the state sent to support the LA fires are being held up in Sacramento for ‘emissions testing.’ They likely won’t pass inspection and won’t be able to help... What a joke

[mystery-ak]

remember this

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1877225310212567326

[mountaineer]

Wait, now she's not fired? 

[dfwgator]

Diversity Hire Fire Chief Kristin Crowley Fired by Marxist LA Mayor Karen Bass After Public Criticism

Publius  |  January 10, 2025

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley was dismissed by Mayor Karen Bass on Friday shortly after she publicly criticized city leadership for insufficient funding of the fire department. The decision to fire Crowley came hours after she gave an interview to Fox LA where she highlighted the severe impact of a $17.6 million budget cut on the department’s emergency response capabilities, particularly in the context of preparing for large-scale events like wildfires.

Crowley had previously sent a memo to Mayor Bass on December 4, warning that the budget cuts would limit the department’s capacity to train for and respond to emergencies. Her public statements included a direct critique of the city’s failure to match the fire department’s growth with the city’s expansion, pointing out that despite the doubling of LA’s population since 1960, the number of fire stations has not kept pace.  .  .

https://discernreport.com/diversity-hire-fire-chief-kristin-crowley-fired-by-marxist-la-mayor-karen-bass-after-public-criticism/

There's not enough popcorn to enjoy this.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Parker Cardwell
@parkercardwell
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5h
I just heard from my brother, a firefighter in Central Oregon, that the 60 firetrucks the state sent to support the LA fires are being held up in Sacramento for ‘emissions testing.’ They likely won’t pass inspection and won’t be able to help... What a joke

worried about firetruck emissions while wildfires emit millions of times as much emissions.

Same nonsense we hear from envirowackos on reducing CO2 that is infinitely smaller in amount than is released by nature.

Leftists are anti-science and irrational

[IsailedawayfromFR]

There's not enough popcorn to enjoy this.

agreed.
The mayor will not be long to follow her either.

[mystery-ak]

LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has been dismissed by Mayor Karen Bass, source says

    READ MORE: LA's water chief 'knew about empty reservoir and broken hydrants

By JOSH BOSWELL and DANIEL GUSS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Published: 20:34 EST, 10 January 2025 | Updated: 21:35 EST, 10 January 2025

Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley is clinging onto her job by a thread sources say, after she hugged staff goodbye and entered a meeting with the mayor.

Crowley told staff in her office she was getting fired by Mayor Karen Bass at a meeting 4pm on Friday.

But she emerged from the meeting saying she was still in her job - for now.

'Kristin was summoned by Bass this afternoon, about 4pm. She came back from that meeting, hugged her staff goodbye and left. She said she was fired,' the source said.

The alleged booting follows Crowley lashing out against the Mayor's cuts to her department, in an interview with a local Fox TV station around 12pm Friday.

'My message is the fire department needs to be properly funded,' the Chief said. 'It's not.'

'Did they fail you?' Fox LA's Gigi Graciette asked. 'Yes,' Crowley replied.

The Fire Department (LAFD) did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A second source close to Bass' office told DailyMail.com that they were aware Crowley 'was called to the office' this afternoon, but did not know the outcome of the Mayor and Chief's meeting.

A retired senior LAFD official told DailyMail.com that he was shocked by Crowley's comments in her TV interview.

more
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14272935/fire-chief-kristin-crowley-fired-mayor-karen-bass-humiliated.html

[IsailedawayfromFR]

looks like they are going to pin this all on the Chief...

that shit won't stick

[mystery-ak]

Wait, now she's not fired? 

Fox isn't reporting it...

[dfwgator]

that shit won't stick

As always, Blame Whitey!

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/MattWallace888/status/1877909083421884448

[Canuck Conservative]

1/4 of LA burned, California Dems under attack, Newsome's Presidential dreams dead ...

And to think all this happened just over the last 3 days!

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On a side note ... it will be interesting to see how many new LA mansions will now be built of brick or stone

There's reason the old cores of many big cities have lots of brick buildings, because they went thru devastating fires years ago ...

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Daily Mail Online
@MailOnline
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LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has been dismissed by Mayor Karen Bass, source says https://trib.al/XhATBeJ

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Authorities have not determined the cause of the any of the multiple fires and have been unable to give a full death toll as both fires are still burning.
Posted by Louis Casiano

because the mayor says this is unimportant right now, that's why

[mountaineer]

Fox isn't reporting it...

Supposedly, the city has denied the Daily Mail report.

[Hoodat]

Matt Wallace

@MattWallace888
🚨🚨🚨 CALIFORNIA FIRE PLANE CAUGHT ON CAMERA SKIPPING OVER MIDDLE-CLASS NEIGHBORHOODS ⚠️

OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN PRIORITIZING THE HOUSES OF THE ELITES WHILE THE MOST VULNERABLE DIE‼️

Democrats - Opposing Equal Protection Since 1836

[Hoodat]

1/4 of LA burned, California Dems under attack, Newsome's Presidential dreams dead ...

And to think all this happened just over the last 3 days!

And it all started the day Joe Biden dropped into town.

[mystery-ak]

Supposedly, the city has denied the Daily Mail report.

I seems everyone is quoting The Daily Mail...which is the only one reporting this..

[mystery-ak]

...to be continued tomorrow..

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LA's $750k-a-year water chief Janisse Quiñones 'knew about empty reservoir and broken hydrants' months before fires

JOSH BOSWELL and DANIEL GUSS  |  17:38 EST, 10 January 2025  |  Updated: 19:45 EST, 10 January 2025

The $750,000-a-year LA water czar is responsible for a raft of failures that contributed to the devastating Palisades Fire, fire department insiders told DailyMail.com.

On Mayor Karen Bass's orders, the city maxed out its budget to 'attract private-sector talent', hiring Department of Water and Power (LADWP) CEO Janisse Quiñones on a $750,000 salary in May – almost double that of her predecessor.

Now, Quiñones is being blamed by LA Fire Department (LAFD) insiders for leaving a nearby reservoir disconnected and fire hydrants broken for months, DailyMail.com can reveal, leading to firefighters running out of water as they battled the devastating Palisades Fire this week.

And, Daily Mail.com has learned, Quiñones past employer is also linked to fire scandals. She was previously a top executive at electricity company PG&E, which went bankrupt over liability for several massive wildfires in California.

She served as senior vice president at Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) from 2021 to 2023.  .  .

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14272399/LA-water-chief-Janisse-Quinones-fire-hydrants-reservoir-failures-Palisades.html

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The city maxed out its budget to 'attract private-sector talent', hiring Department of Water and Power (LADWP) CEO Janisse Quiñones on a $750,000 salary in May

[Lando Lincoln]

[Smokin Joe]

 

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The Left is no longer getting away with blaming climate change for wildfire disasters
Story by Camilla Tominey • 57m


We used to say: “Only in America”. But with Elon Musk busily highlighting Britain’s numerous state failings, the Americans may soon start adopting the catchphrase: “Only in the UK.”

“Only in the UK would men of Pakistani origin be allowed to rape underage white girls and the authorities appear determined to cover it up.”
 
“Only in the UK would a government claiming to be ‘at the service’ of its people block a public inquiry into the aforementioned scandal”.

Indeed, what’s interesting about the US – and this has been highlighted by the reaction to the wildfires that have ripped through Los Angeles – is the shift in the public debate, particularly as it relates to the failure of government agencies or political leaders.

Nobody is buying the largely Democrat-propagated excuse that the disaster, which has so far killed 10 people and left neighbourhoods including Pacific Palisades in ashes, can be excused as entirely the fault of climate change.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/the-left-is-no-longer-getting-away-with-blaming-climate-change-for-wildfire-disasters/ar-BB1rgUj9?ocid=widgetonlockscreen&cvid=a23234fa04384c7d82f20860c621a1df&ei=98

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LA water chief 'was aware of broken hydrants' months before fires
Story by Josh Boswell and Daniel Guss For Dailymail.Com • 12h


The $750,000-a-year LA water czar is responsible for a raft of failures that contributed to the devastating Palisades Fire, fire department insiders told DailyMail.com.

On Mayor Karen Bass's orders, the city maxed out its budget to 'attract private-sector talent', hiring Department of Water and Power (LADWP) CEO Janisse Quiñones on a $750,000 salary in May – almost double that of her predecessor.
 
Now, Quiñones is being blamed by LA Fire Department (LAFD) insiders for leaving a nearby reservoir disconnected and fire hydrants broken for months, DailyMail.com can reveal, leading to firefighters running out of water as they battled the devastating Palisades Fire this week.

And, Daily Mail.com has learned, Quiñones past employer is also linked to fire scandals. She was previously a top executive at electricity company PG&E, which went bankrupt over liability for several massive wildfires in California.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/public-safety-and-emergencies/general/la-water-chief-was-aware-of-broken-hydrants-months-before-fires/ar-BB1rfveC?ocid=widgetonlockscreen&cvid=a23234fa04384c7d82f20860c621a1df&ei=108