It takes strong, determined, and competent leadership to get through something of this magnitude.  California and Los Angeles are lacking ALL of those.

This thing is still growing and not even remotely close to being controlled.  This has to be looked at like a battle.  The fire service uses a system called NIMS (National Incident Management System) to manage large scale incidents like this.  Resource management and a competent, coherent strategy needs to happen.

After a week all resources needed should be in place.  Long term strategic planning should have been done.  Gains/wins should have started to appear on the fire line.  Yet none seems to be happening.

It's going to get worse before it gets better.  I wouldn't be surprised if at the end of this next week Brentwood is completely gone as well.