Bill Maher went scorched earth on California politicians Friday night. You can guess the subject.
The Los Angeles Times reported a few troubling facts as well:
As the Los Angeles Fire Department faced extraordinary warnings of life-threatening winds, top commanders decided not to assign for emergency deployment roughly 1,000 available firefighters and dozens of water-carrying engines in advance of the fire that destroyed much of the Pacific Palisades and continues to burn, interviews and internal LAFD records show. Fire officials chose not to order the firefighters to remain on duty for a second shift last Tuesday as the winds were building — which would have doubled the personnel on hand — and staffed just five of more than 40 engines that are available to aid in battling wildfires, according to the records obtained by The Times, as well as interviews with LAFD officials and former chiefs with knowledge of city operations. The department started calling up more firefighters and deploying those additional engines only after the Palisades blaze was burning out of control.... But several former chiefs with deep experience in LAFD tactics said most of the more than 40 available engines could have been pre-deployed to fire zones before the Palisades blaze started, while others were kept at stations to help with the increase in 911 calls. Those engines were eventually used to fight the Palisades fire and other blazes or to fill in for other engines deployed to the front line, current LAFD officials said.... Rest of article.
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I also hope they get better forestry practices. After all,, all those endangered species you are trying to save will die as well in a fire...
Yea Bill Maher makes great points; except LA does not need to be rebuilt because it is "his home." The math is simple: the milkvetch is way too important to bury the power lines, so they certainly do not need to disturb anything by rebuild the houses.
The environmental damage was tremendous and a repeat should not be an option. California idiots, including Bill Maher, one of Gavin NewSCUM's biggest supporters, voted for this stupid DEI BS, so, as ye sow, so shall ye reap i.e. let Californians figure it out.
Very good. Thousands of spaced out liberals just woke up to find out they don't have so much money that they can overcome stupid choices and non-sensical priorities. But if they do have that much money let them pay for their own folly. But the rest of the country must tell California and other unrealistic social experimenters that we will not subsidize stupid policies whether it's New Orleans, Jackson, New York, or even Hollywood. We only subsidize common sense.
Is there any doubt that he voted for Bass and will do so again?
"Because wildfires in California are like boob jobs in a strip club: inevitable, and they are only going to get bigger'... ha! whoever writes his jokes is spot on and funny!
You’re right. Three years ago LA crime began skyrocketing but guess what? Keep electing the democrats that continued to reduce sentences and bail
Come on, Bill. Cheap shot about prayer and schools. Surely you have heard of responsible forestry practices. You know, things like fire lanes and controlled burns. Southern states know how to do this, but Cali will never learn.
California could hire 3-5 Mississippi State forestry grads to consult and fix the problem forever. However, we mustn't forget that Californians are infinitely smarter than the rest of us.
The Santana 1962
https://youtu.be/UxnC1WW95XE
California is gorgeous. This simply provides opportunities for millions of others to enjoy the area. Growth will occur and probably some sensible regulations. California will Be just fine.
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