LA fire overview from Rural Fire Service volunteer- currently visiting LA - watching tragic fires closely. 

Some facts, observations and politics. 

1. The biggest fire in US recorded history was the 1825 Maine fires which burnt 3m acres. Current LA fire is (currently) 1.2% of that in size. (37k acres) There must have been global boiling in 1825!

2. LA city did not fully invest in new water pump reservoirs - bringing water from the north of the state - due in part to indigenous Indian concerns it would harm a certain fish species. Yep. 

3. The palisades (housing epicentre of fire) reservoir (117m gallons) was empty of water and offline upon fire ignition. Repairs cited. Three backups of only 1m gallons each - lasted less than a day. The city did not communicate this to the LAFD. This is negligence. Comical and criminal. 

4. The LA fire department is (soon was) was run by three DEI lesbians - more interested in inclusion - than competent firefighting. Look it up. Plenty of videos. One plump dei hire boasted she couldn’t lift a man out of burning house as he was in the “wrong place”. 

5. The black female LA mayor is now blaming the political backlash on “racism”. The same mayor CUT fire fighting funding. FFS. 

6. LA has experienced higher than average rainfall in recent times. It’s also cool here. I know. I’m here. It’s 14c today. It’s Winter. Lastly, Santa Ana winds have blown like this over eons. These are katabatic winds - they flow downhill and are very low humidity. This fire risk is well known. 

7. California Governor is scrambling -  blaming Trump. Trump is not president for another week or so. Trump WARNED LA about this exact risk. Watch the video. 

8. California imported eucalyptus in the 19th century - as they grow quickly in arid locations. Gums commit suicide - by fire for evolutionary advantage - sounds hyperbolic - but it’s true. (They have lignotubers and epicormic buds). The palisades imported and grew millions of eucalypts. 

So. 

One Conclusion. 

Fire needs three things - always - 

  Fuel (imported eucalyptus forests - not managed, new homes built there)
     Oxygen ( Santa Ana winds)
       Heat ( lightning, arsonists etc) 

This is a case of Mother Nature combining with DEI ineptitude - latter on a negligent scale. 

Mark my words. Heads will roll. Even Hollywood democrats now agree! (It took them losing their homes.) 

California will turn republican because of this.