Gah, really???

One more egg to the face of LA...

The Los Angeles Fire Department brass was even more clueless than we thought. Bombshell texts show that L.A. firefighters were ordered to leave the scene of the still-smoldering Lachman Fire despite protests from the team left to watch it. Days later, and as feared, predicted killer winds caused that fire to flare up.

As one of the text exchanges between the firefighters put it later, “And the rest is history.”

The conflagration that followed killed twelve people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in the Pacific Palisades and Malibu.

The Los Angeles Times reported that firefighters tending the aftermath of the eight-acre Lachman Fire on January 2 were told by their commander in a text that they needed to leave. The firefighters explained that the rocks and the ground where they were watching for hot spots were still hot to the touch.

Full article, HERE from PJ Media.

As a former VFD type who fought ‘brush’ fires back in the late 70s early 80s, the cardinal rule was a firewatch was maintained until the fire was COMPLETELY out. Yes, it was a PITA, and usually involved at least 24 hours on scene, but trust me, palmettos WILL fire back up with the slightest winds... sigh

The bad part about the LA situation is that they knew there were wind events forecast, and my bet is that the brass didn’t want to pay the overtime to set the firewatch, because OT was a big issue for them. 8 acres turned into, what, almost 20,000 acres? and 12 lives lost, and how many homes/businesses...

But it is also California, where the econazis, yes I meant to use that term, got control of California, stopping normal fire protection burns, including those by actual forest rangers who are trained to do that, and prohibiting clearing of unsafe trees, brush, etc. (see Camp Fire, big trees within FEET of homes that could not be cut).

At least out here, everybody pitches in, including farmers with plows and their own bulldozers, helicopters, etc. to fight the brush fires because the winds can drive them for MILES out here, in addition to wiping out thousands of cattle, among other things.