And the historic lack of rain.I will just say, and I preface this with I do not know what was or was not done to help prevent this in Los Angeles - but sometimes there is just a perfect storm that results in fires that even the most prepared communities would be helpless against. We see it time and time again up here in the Okanagan. Sometimes there is really just nothing you can do.
They were in a very untenable situation with the crazy winds, wind and fire is a disaster, always.
For now, let them get these under control, and hopefully investigations will occur that help shine a light on what happened, and what can be done better.
And the historic lack of rain.
And the historic lack of rain.
I will just say, and I preface this with I do not know what was or was not done to help prevent this in Los Angeles - but sometimes there is just a perfect storm that results in fires that even the most prepared communities would be helpless against. We see it time and time again up here in the Okanagan. Sometimes there is really just nothing you can do.
They were in a very untenable situation with the crazy winds, wind and fire is a disaster, always.
For now, let them get these under control, and hopefully investigations will occur that help shine a light on what happened, and what can be done better.
While obviously the loss of life and home is the greatest loss there is in these fires, the loss of historical sites makes me so sad. These are places that, while conceivably could be rebuilt, won't be, and even if they were they wouldn't have the history attached. So much beauty and legacy gone.
Whether it was incompetence or wickedness, the leaders of Los Angeles and California have really failed their constituents by not taking the appropriate action to prevent all of this. California's refusal to do prescribed fires and fill their reservoirs are decisions that are directly responsible for this disaster.
Prescribed fires and full reservoirs would have helped mitigate damages.While there's always an urge to blame someone, nothing could have saved these houses. The houses are densely packed in areas with highly combustible vegetation and the wind gusts grounded the waterbombing aircraft from containing these fires.
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