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Frankly, this is just an ignorant take. Put Twitter/Elon Musk down for a bit. The Palisades Fire was not a forest fire. Please dispel your myths and learn what

by hbarka 2y ago

Frankly, this is just an ignorant take. Put Twitter/Elon Musk down for a bit. The Palisades Fire was not a forest fire. Please dispel your myths and learn what 60-80 mph winds, sometimes 100 mph gusts, can do.

yieldcrv 2y ago
While having above ground power lines While having unmanaged accumulated flammable brush While having an empty reservoir under repair While having the public water source unable to maintain water pressure for multiple hydrant usage While having too few fire fighters dispatched in the area anyway While having houses made out of wood is it an ignorant take when the houses not made out of wood with their own watersource were able to withstand 100mph wind gusts and firestorm? it really really makes everyone else look ignorant
- hbarka 2y ago
  Peak internet right here. I’m out
- EraYaN 2y ago
  All of those are a result of American's favorite hobby though, not maintaining infrastructure, because ooh no taxes. LA has not raised enough revenue for decades it seems. The amount of pot holes in even the most expensive neighborhoods was already to damn high. At some point the US really needs to do bit of cultural reform so they can start paying for all that low density development and the costs associated with it. So stuff can actually be maintained.
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  - wakawaka28 2y ago
    LA and California as a whole have some of the highest taxes in the nation, along with the most mild climate. The amount of waste, fraud, and abuse in California is stunning. The problem is mismanagement above all, not a lack of funds (at least in this case).
    - Mr-Frog 2y ago
      > LA and California as a whole have some of the highest taxes in the nation The City of LA has a lower per capita tax revenue than most large Texan and southern cities, largely due to property tax caps.
wakawaka28 2y ago
Frankly, everyone has been warning about the risk for years. The fire started as a forest fire (whether it was arson or not), and was anticipated by insurance companies who dropped policies on thousands of people in the months leading up to this. The winds are a big problem of course, but if there were not so many acres of kindling around the city along with insufficient water reservoirs, then a fire like this could not spread as easily as it did. I will give you that the fire could have still happened and been bad either way, but insurance people who literally study this stuff for a living and have skin in the game knew it was likely to get out of control well in advance.

by hbarka 2y ago

yieldcrv 2y ago

While having above ground power lines While having unmanaged accumulated flammable brush While having an empty reservoir under repair While having the public water source unable to maintain water pressure for multiple hydrant usage While having too few fire fighters dispatched in the area anyway While having houses made out of wood is it an ignorant take when the houses not made out of wood with their own watersource were able to withstand 100mph wind gusts and firestorm? it really really makes everyone else look ignorant

hbarka 2y ago
Peak internet right here. I’m out
EraYaN 2y ago
All of those are a result of American's favorite hobby though, not maintaining infrastructure, because ooh no taxes. LA has not raised enough revenue for decades it seems. The amount of pot holes in even the most expensive neighborhoods was already to damn high. At some point the US really needs to do bit of cultural reform so they can start paying for all that low density development and the costs associated with it. So stuff can actually be maintained.
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- wakawaka28 2y ago
  LA and California as a whole have some of the highest taxes in the nation, along with the most mild climate. The amount of waste, fraud, and abuse in California is stunning. The problem is mismanagement above all, not a lack of funds (at least in this case).
  - Mr-Frog 2y ago
    > LA and California as a whole have some of the highest taxes in the nation The City of LA has a lower per capita tax revenue than most large Texan and southern cities, largely due to property tax caps.

wakawaka28 2y ago

Frankly, everyone has been warning about the risk for years. The fire started as a forest fire (whether it was arson or not), and was anticipated by insurance companies who dropped policies on thousands of people in the months leading up to this. The winds are a big problem of course, but if there were not so many acres of kindling around the city along with insufficient water reservoirs, then a fire like this could not spread as easily as it did. I will give you that the fire could have still happened and been bad either way, but insurance people who literally study this stuff for a living and have skin in the game knew it was likely to get out of control well in advance.