- controlled burns is a huge issue. Fuel builds up, it’s not removed, and then you get an out of control fire when Santa Ana winds happen (super fast winds, sometimes 100 mph). -clean air act counts control burns as pollution. Plus lawsuits / environmental compliance slows down control burns, sometimes by years. https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/01/the-daily-chart-a-saga-of-fire-and-water.php
- Karen Bass, LA Mayor, was in Ghana when the fires started to witness their Presidential Inauguration. She was actually a candidate to become the VP, instead of Kamala. Some have suggested she is the ultimate DEI hire.
- President Biden's visit to LA grounded tankers to fight the fire.
- LA Department of Water and Power, headed by another Woman, is not focused on fixing infrastructure, with many water pipes over 100 years old. Th at is why the water ran dry. They are in band aid mode, so when a water breaks happen, such as the UCLA Library a few years ago, that gets fixed.
- LA Fire Dept fired a bunch of people over the Covid Shot. Litigation is ongoing.
Thanks Ray. I read about the DEI fire chief hire and you have filled in a bit more information that is not accessible all in one place.
We have similar issues in the UK and Europe as well where our governments do not do the basics like dredging rivers and streams (to protect wildlife etc) and guess what it causes lots of floods.
I think the fires in Australia (23/24 not sure when )were mostly due to not doing controlled burns and cutbacks as well.
After they caught the arsonist supposedly responsible for starting the Kenneth fire I wonder how much of this is arson?
It's sad when we have to accept that the Green Lobby has possibly been involved in guerrilla tactics for years. This was suggested by Sky News Australia back in 23/24 when arson was suspected. But the issue of forest management or mismanagement was also discussed frequently. But mismanagement has reached 'epidemic' proportions among Western leaders.
Thanks for the update Rob. Very informative as usual.
I listened to Baerbock's speech on the Israeli genocide and the collateral damage (i.e. 50,000 or so dead) that occurs when Israel targets Gaza and how she was okay with that and she and Germany supported it.
Another insane politician.
I also read on Topwar that a target for the recent UAF kamikaze attack in Kursk area could have been the highlands that overlook Sudzha.
These start near the Berdin farmstead and if the banderists could have occupied them they could perhaps have delayed being kicked out of Sudzha and the eventual Kursk mop up before peacetalks.
Not that it even looks like the banderists or their handlers are even looking for peacetalks with the carnage they are unleashing.
I live in Los Angeles county. My 2 cents:
- controlled burns is a huge issue. Fuel builds up, it’s not removed, and then you get an out of control fire when Santa Ana winds happen (super fast winds, sometimes 100 mph). -clean air act counts control burns as pollution. Plus lawsuits / environmental compliance slows down control burns, sometimes by years. https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/01/the-daily-chart-a-saga-of-fire-and-water.php
- Karen Bass, LA Mayor, was in Ghana when the fires started to witness their Presidential Inauguration. She was actually a candidate to become the VP, instead of Kamala. Some have suggested she is the ultimate DEI hire.
- Head of LA City Fire Department was first Woman in position, and a Lesbian. Her #1 priority was diversity. Karen Bass also cut the budget. And the Fire Dept. started a DEI department. https://revolver.news/2025/01/la-burns-down-while-gay-dei-fire-chief-focuses-on-lgbtq/
- President Biden's visit to LA grounded tankers to fight the fire.
- LA Department of Water and Power, headed by another Woman, is not focused on fixing infrastructure, with many water pipes over 100 years old. Th at is why the water ran dry. They are in band aid mode, so when a water breaks happen, such as the UCLA Library a few years ago, that gets fixed.
- LA Fire Dept fired a bunch of people over the Covid Shot. Litigation is ongoing.
- Adam Carrella went viral, with his story of a 7 year wait because being a White Male to apply to the fire department. https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/adam-carollas-la-firefighter-dei/
- Gov. Newsom reduced the budget for fire prevention.
- Biden Administration stopped control burns in October. They were worried in case a controlled burn got out of control.
- Twitter is showing drone views that are just amazing on the devastation. Mainstream media seems to be sanitizing it. https://instapundit.com/694996/
- Many Fire Insurance policies got canceled.
- So Cal Edison is not focused on burying power lines, but green power. They do what th Gov. tells them to do.
- My gut feeling is the Pacific Palisades fire cause will be found to be homeless. https://abc7.com/post/people-living-rvs-pch-causing-concern-people-pacific/15118402/
Thanks for that Ray - much appreciated. The control burns thing was an issue during bush fires in Australia, some years ago if memory serves me well.
Thanks Ray. I read about the DEI fire chief hire and you have filled in a bit more information that is not accessible all in one place.
We have similar issues in the UK and Europe as well where our governments do not do the basics like dredging rivers and streams (to protect wildlife etc) and guess what it causes lots of floods.
I think the fires in Australia (23/24 not sure when )were mostly due to not doing controlled burns and cutbacks as well.
After they caught the arsonist supposedly responsible for starting the Kenneth fire I wonder how much of this is arson?
It's sad when we have to accept that the Green Lobby has possibly been involved in guerrilla tactics for years. This was suggested by Sky News Australia back in 23/24 when arson was suspected. But the issue of forest management or mismanagement was also discussed frequently. But mismanagement has reached 'epidemic' proportions among Western leaders.
My guesses:
A mixture of power lines (not buried due to other priorities), homeless, and a bit of arson.
Terrifying story n looters:
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/01/california_wildfires_now_for_the_arsonists_and_looters.html
Thanks for the update Rob. Very informative as usual.
I listened to Baerbock's speech on the Israeli genocide and the collateral damage (i.e. 50,000 or so dead) that occurs when Israel targets Gaza and how she was okay with that and she and Germany supported it.
Another insane politician.
I also read on Topwar that a target for the recent UAF kamikaze attack in Kursk area could have been the highlands that overlook Sudzha.
These start near the Berdin farmstead and if the banderists could have occupied them they could perhaps have delayed being kicked out of Sudzha and the eventual Kursk mop up before peacetalks.
Not that it even looks like the banderists or their handlers are even looking for peacetalks with the carnage they are unleashing.