it has to do with your unfounded claims that PA burned due to "unprecedented" climate change.
nypost.com
It was human negligence. Rather than admit it, you opt for censorship.
"Los Angeles fire bosses deployed just a fraction of its firefighters and trucks to the deadly Palisades Fire until it was already out of control — sending just five of the 40 available fire engines and holding back 1,000 firefighters, according to a damning new report.
The critical decisions — blasted by experts and ex-fire chiefs as a spate of “missteps” — were made even as extreme warnings were coming in about life-threatening winds that turned the blaze into the most destructive in Los Angeles history."
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LA Fire Chief: 100+ Trucks Sat Unrepaired During Fires
By Mark Swanson | Tuesday, 14 January 2025 05:57 PM EST
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley confirmed that more than 100 fire trucks — over half the fleet — were in need of repairs and out of commission due to budget cuts when wildfires ravaged the area this week.
Crowley made the comments in an interview with CNN on Saturday, one day after asserting the city failed the department she commands, saying budget cuts eliminated civilian positions, like mechanics, that led to the trucks sitting idly in a parking lot.
The LAFD fleet has 183 fire trucks, the Daily Mail reported.
"Let me be clear. The $17 million budget cuts and elimination of our civilian positions, like our mechanics, did and has and will continue to severely impact our ability to repair our apparatus," Crowley told CNN, referring to the $17.4 million in LAFD budget cuts approved by L.A. Mayor Karen Bass in June.
Crowley previously requested $96.5 million to replace the entire fleet.
"Many vehicles have surpassed their expected service life, leading to increased maintenance costs, reduced parts availability, and potential downtime," LAFD said in its request. It also requested $1.9 million to restore 16 maintenance positions that were "deleted" the previous year, according to the Daily Mail.
And the cuts didn't affect just vehicles.
"We can no longer sustain where we are. We do not have enough firefighters," Crowley said on CNN. "Over the last three years, we have been clear that the fire department needs help. … I rang the bell that these additional cuts could be very, very devastating for our ability to provide public safety."
As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 40,000 acres have burned, and more than 12,300 structures have been destroyed in the wake of the Palisades and Eaton fires, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner has confirmed 24 deaths as of Sunday at 5 p.m. local time. |
