The fire department having the same staffing as when the population was half the the current amount, a large amount of fire trucks not in service due to budget cuts, and a 50% increase in service calls due to homeless hard more of an impact.
California water distribution is a nightmare, with the population doubling since the 70’s and no increase in reservoirs. Plus environmental lawfare forcing the dumping of water. It did not impact the firefighting. That was just local incompetence, such as a local reservoir being empty since last February for $130k repairs with a contract not issued till November. And the lawfare against controlled burns. Or even replacing creosote electrical poles.
It is a true statement about the fire design of houses. This is still very rare, but it works.
It’s climate changes fault. Nothing we can do. Favored by Democratic politicians and Allies to avoid responsibility.
The 45 minutes no response accuser is a powerful democrat lawyer, which makes it very powerful. My guess is lawsuits will be interesting. The areas burned houses lots of lawyers.
That towards the end of dementia Bidens term they have allowed the targeting of Russian gas/oil logistics after not touching them during his presidency.
Just to mess up the situation further for Trump and people in general.
Keir Starmer is a complete idiot and so are the rest pushing for the UAF to mass conscript teenagers to be used as cannon fodder.
Don't know how people like that Ben Wallace etc can sleep at night.
From what I can see 'reported' Trump's picks seem to be moving towards handing a soft ultimatum to the RF.
It looks like they will be willing to offer Russia the oblasts but possibly under threat of increased support for the Banderists.
Tough deal to work out but Russia is in a strong position and will not be fooled.
The Kursk salient is looking more and more vulnerable with the RF forces probing around Sudzha.
Looking at the map it seems like a lot of the main defence lines around the forest belts have fallen or are under severe pressure.
Thanks for the summary - can't disagree with any of that. The teenager thing is really tragic. There is no point in culling the manhood of Ukraine to extinction when there is absolutely NO prospect of winning. War always wastes people but this profligate level of waste being supported by the West is obscenely inhuman.
There are still no European leaders differentiating between supposed Russian aggression towards European nations and Russia's attempts to deal with just the banderists and their anti Russian culture behaviour.
Just blindly following the ukronazis and dragging us all along with them.
What can you do, when our moronic leaders keep trying to outdo the last woke morons actions.
It is the annoying thing about leaders, managers etc in the 21st century. They are all entitled and want to leave their mark and input their style just for the sake of change.
Back Nato or learn Russian: think the Eastern Ukrainians made their position clear over 10 years ago but were ignored. Thanks for the note on Starmer and the deal with Ukraine. I reckon the UK has at best a brigade or two and would last about 1 months tops if it was in the fight. The UK currently has 14,000 service personnel who are medically unfit to be deployed to a combat zone. The BEF suffered 90,000 casualties from August to December 1914. The Russians would make mincemeat of any British force.
Thanks Rob, excellent as usual. I really don't get British politicians' belligerence. It's not as if they can back it up with anything other than deception and lies. They really are stupid. Starmer to me looks as big a fool as Johnson, except that he has better manners and is more discreet. Perfidious Albion living up to its descriptor yet again. They keep leading with their chin and are way overdue to copping a wakeup call right there.
Just reading through the piece. Always a delight. One of the problems with wind power you have up here is that those in favour of wind turbines don't appreciate that you need to then build pylons and battery storage to utilise the energy. They then object to planning applications to install the subsidiary elements along with those who objected to the installation of the wind turbines!. Meantime the lights go out and they complain about that.
Both links on the LA fires are a bit off.
The latest is the LA Fire department did not respond for 45 minutes.
https://x.com/stevegrubershow/status/1879529568933126149
The fire department having the same staffing as when the population was half the the current amount, a large amount of fire trucks not in service due to budget cuts, and a 50% increase in service calls due to homeless hard more of an impact.
California water distribution is a nightmare, with the population doubling since the 70’s and no increase in reservoirs. Plus environmental lawfare forcing the dumping of water. It did not impact the firefighting. That was just local incompetence, such as a local reservoir being empty since last February for $130k repairs with a contract not issued till November. And the lawfare against controlled burns. Or even replacing creosote electrical poles.
It is a true statement about the fire design of houses. This is still very rare, but it works.
Cheers Ray - there will be lots of different views on this.
The five views so far:
Local and state incompetence - my view for Pacific Palisades Fire. Eaton Canyon Fire fire I don’t know yet.
Fire was not preventable, your fault for building here. Typified by Leighton Woodhouse at the free press https://www.thefp.com/p/stop-blaming-politicians-los-angeles-wildires?
Blaming water issues - David Stockman
Those that used private fire fighters to save property such as Caruso are greedy https://x.com/E_Barcohana/status/1878515030007656852
It’s climate changes fault. Nothing we can do. Favored by Democratic politicians and Allies to avoid responsibility.
The 45 minutes no response accuser is a powerful democrat lawyer, which makes it very powerful. My guess is lawsuits will be interesting. The areas burned houses lots of lawyers.
Sounds like an interesting issue to study - for someone with the time. Thanks Ray.
Since I live here, it’s a bit of a hobby of mine.
Given the fact that it's happening on your doorstep, it's not surprising that you devote time to it. I would if it were happening near me.
Thanks for the work and great update Rob.
It is very vindictive behaviour by the neocons.
That towards the end of dementia Bidens term they have allowed the targeting of Russian gas/oil logistics after not touching them during his presidency.
Just to mess up the situation further for Trump and people in general.
Keir Starmer is a complete idiot and so are the rest pushing for the UAF to mass conscript teenagers to be used as cannon fodder.
Don't know how people like that Ben Wallace etc can sleep at night.
From what I can see 'reported' Trump's picks seem to be moving towards handing a soft ultimatum to the RF.
It looks like they will be willing to offer Russia the oblasts but possibly under threat of increased support for the Banderists.
Tough deal to work out but Russia is in a strong position and will not be fooled.
The Kursk salient is looking more and more vulnerable with the RF forces probing around Sudzha.
Looking at the map it seems like a lot of the main defence lines around the forest belts have fallen or are under severe pressure.
Lets see what events happen next week.
Thanks for the summary - can't disagree with any of that. The teenager thing is really tragic. There is no point in culling the manhood of Ukraine to extinction when there is absolutely NO prospect of winning. War always wastes people but this profligate level of waste being supported by the West is obscenely inhuman.
True Rob.
There are still no European leaders differentiating between supposed Russian aggression towards European nations and Russia's attempts to deal with just the banderists and their anti Russian culture behaviour.
Just blindly following the ukronazis and dragging us all along with them.
What can you do, when our moronic leaders keep trying to outdo the last woke morons actions.
It is the annoying thing about leaders, managers etc in the 21st century. They are all entitled and want to leave their mark and input their style just for the sake of change.
Wallace and Starmer are tories they don't have a conscience.
Satan (Jewkraine) won’t win this one!
I think we all want evil to be defeated - it's built into our DNA.
Back Nato or learn Russian: think the Eastern Ukrainians made their position clear over 10 years ago but were ignored. Thanks for the note on Starmer and the deal with Ukraine. I reckon the UK has at best a brigade or two and would last about 1 months tops if it was in the fight. The UK currently has 14,000 service personnel who are medically unfit to be deployed to a combat zone. The BEF suffered 90,000 casualties from August to December 1914. The Russians would make mincemeat of any British force.
Thanks Rob, excellent as usual. I really don't get British politicians' belligerence. It's not as if they can back it up with anything other than deception and lies. They really are stupid. Starmer to me looks as big a fool as Johnson, except that he has better manners and is more discreet. Perfidious Albion living up to its descriptor yet again. They keep leading with their chin and are way overdue to copping a wakeup call right there.
Just reading through the piece. Always a delight. One of the problems with wind power you have up here is that those in favour of wind turbines don't appreciate that you need to then build pylons and battery storage to utilise the energy. They then object to planning applications to install the subsidiary elements along with those who objected to the installation of the wind turbines!. Meantime the lights go out and they complain about that.