I guess thats the easy out, i just dont think a mayor or a governor whatever flag they fly is going to solve any problems.

I fought fires across the country and i can tell you the fires went out not matter what party was in office. Nobody wants to pay for what it will take to truly fix this problem. Thats what it is. its a huge expense.

If you care to know how the government has treated wildland firefighters over time, maybe that would shed some light on why the issues exist.

I just talked to my little brother who is retired and lives in the San Bernardino mountains just east of LA. He said our media is not exaggerating, it’s every bit as bad as what we are hearing about. He said they no water in the fire hydrant thing was caused because the cities were anticipating fires and filling these giant cisterns in the areas they thought would have the fires, trying to get ahead of the game.

I am forever skeptical of the media, and he said that it ain’t no joke, they are in serious trouble out there.

Funny we hear nothing about the Hawaii fire anymore.

Funny we hear nothing about the Hawaii fire anymore.

Or the damage in the Carolinas. People still without utilities and permanent shelter.


MSM and d this administration have moved on. Cali (LA) is mostly Dems so they’ll help them at any cost.

What else you want to hear about the Hawaii fire?

What else you want to hear about the Hawaii fire?

The truth.

And who is the conveyor of that these days?

The republicans candidate who lost the Los Angeles mayoral race predicted this, made it a part of his platform, and has totally been vindicated this week.

Hell, President Trump has been talking about the fire dangers and lack of preparedness in California for years. Newsome and the other ding dongs running things in that state for sure don’t have the wherewithal to even attempt anything. Hydrants ran out of water, they apparently don’t have the necessary equipment to run ocean water (maybe you can expand on that, because I’m not sure what the issue is and why it wouldn’t be common sense for coastal towns to have the option), and they do nothing to capture rain/snowmelt, or do any maintenance.

This is a one in 1000 year situation and would have been bad no matter what, but people have been talking about the lack of action and preparation, in this area specifically, for years. Some sort of planning/attempt/anything surely wouldve made a difference. The yahoos out there refuse to do it. Or even try.

The fires are going to go out no matter what. That’s for sure. What’s left afterwards could either be bad, or it could be catastrophic, like it is now, and there was zero percent containment two days in to the first fire. That was before the others popped up.

Wildland firefighters have my utmost respect and your information on this thread has been great. But I disagree that no mayor or governor could’ve taken action prior to this week and not made any difference. People have been talking about it for years.

Yep. Well stated.