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These fires are easily avoidable, but nonsense regulations in California prevent action being taken, so year after year homes burn down and more people die,
Musk said, adding his commentary to a tweet criticizing California for opting out of certain wildfire prevention tactics We don't have time for that mishegoss,
Newsom said in a press conference, urging focus on firefighting efforts and evacuation protocols as Southern California prepares for another day of extreme fire risk We pushed the system to the extreme. We're fighting a wildfire with urban water systems, and that is really challenging."
At a press conference earlier in the day, Chief Executive of Los Angeles Water and Power Department, Janisse Quinones said There are not enough firefighters in LA County to address four separate fires of this magnitude,
[The ... The] National Weather Service reported wind gusts of close to 100 miles an hour in a region that had received close to zero precipitation with a season of very warm conditions,
says Stanford Professor Noah Diffenbaugh Because of the warming trend of climate change, the vegetation is a little bit drier and the fire season is a little bit later,
says Crystal Raymond, deputy director of the Western Fire and Forest Resilience Collaborative at the University of Washington There have been wildfires in California much longer than there have been cities,
The hot and dry Santa Ana winds that often affect the southern California region and fuel large wildfires such as the ongoing one, only make things worse,
said Imperial College London Professor Apostolos Voulgarakis in a statement Because we were pushing so much water in our trunk line and so much water was being used before it could get to the tanks, we were not able to fill the tanks fast enough,
she said at the press briefing This is a tragic time in our history,
said Los Angeles County Police Department Sheriff Jim McDonnell during the press briefing Wednesday We're facing a historic natural disaster,
said L.A. County Office of Emergency Management Director Kevin McGowan during Wednesday’s press conference There’s a lack of awareness about how much most people living in the West are living in areas that are prone to wildfire,
We have got a mayor that is out of the country, and we have got a city that is burning, and there is no resources to put out fires,
There's no water in the Palisades. There's no water coming out of the fire hydrants. This is an absolute mismanagement by the city. Not the firefighters' fault, but the city's,
Our hearts go out to those who have lost their homes and are seeking shelter. Fires in LA are sadly no surprise, yet the Mayor cut LA Fire Department’s budget by $23M. And reports of empty fire hydrants raise serious questions. Competence matters…Follow @latimes for live coverage in partnership with @Spectrum. The live camera view coverage will give our readers a real time view of the fires and the stream is open to all Angelenos. Stay safe,
It's been at least eight months since we've had rain in this area. It is an absolute miracle that we do not have any reported fatalities at this point. But as the sun comes up here in Los Angeles today and we get our first glimpses at the scale of the damage and the loss, it's going to be an absolutely devastating day for all of Los Angeles."
Traci Park, a Los Angeles city councilwoman whose district includes Pacific Palisades, on Today I told him from the first day we met that he must 'clean' his forest floors regardless of what his bosses, the environmentalists, DEMAND of him,
Trump had posted on Truth Social But what about California?"
Karen Bass cut fire dept funding by $17.6M. That was her 2nd biggest cut,
an account with the handle @FilmThePoliceLA wrote on X, formerly Twitter This budget serves as a reset, in part by continuing to hire for critical positions including police officers and firefighters while eliminating some of the department's vacant positions, thereby prioritizing our City family over empty desks,
she said in a statement at the time
