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Two thoughts: * fires are becoming an increasing problem and there isn't a sound, coordinated, public effort to deal with them right now; if the wealthy, who g
by leoh 7y ago
Two thoughts:
* fires are becoming an increasing problem and there isn't a sound, coordinated, public effort to deal with them right now; if the wealthy, who generally have a lot of political power, are shielded from the fire issue through their personal wealth, then there could be a diminished incentive to solve the problem generally for the public
* it's hard to fight fires and the wealthy could marshal firefighters that are needed for public usage and the public might not offer enough compensation/resources to protect the public
- valley-green 7y ago> there isn’t a sound, coordinated, public effort to deal with them. Please, open your eyes. This statement is an insult to the many fire agencies involved in preventing and attacking the fires. We are doing everything we can to prevent and stop these wildfires. A majority of the fire response is from public agencies with public funds. Get your head out of your ass.
- leoh 7y agoCan't reply to `valley-green` since their post was reported. But I genuinely am sorry if this came off as an affront to firefighters as they do work incredibly hard. What I mean to say is that there is a more general public, government-led effort required to cut back fire risk; in no particular order: * more controlled burns * continue to upgrade firefighting capabilities * continue to hire more firefighters * enhance preventative maintenance of power lines by cutting back brush * enhance power infrastructure by insulating or burying lines