California wildfire victims face uncertain future: "It looks like a war zone"

[@markwrede8878]

LA doubled its homeless population overnight. Half are penniless, half are millionaires.

[@elizabethheyenga9277]

"Thankfully" many of the rich have empty homes to go to and loan their friends.

[@dawngerken6613]

Fire hydrants and water lines are not built for this many and this large of fire. This is how it is in every town and city, especially residential areas. You also have the same water line being used at multiple hydrant locations in the area. The water will be used by the first hydrants on the line leaving the others dry. Usually with a fire only one or two hydrants are used not every single one on the water line. So stop blaming the city and the fire departments.

[@salsanacho]

Agreed... imagine turning on all of the faucets and showers in your house and then flushing the toilet, everything will slow to a trickle. Your water system isn't setup to handle that volume.

[@elizabethheyenga9277]

Yeah it was great to hear Trump beat that drum as punishment. Do you expect your extinguisher to put out your whole house fire?

[@robertplant2059]

@@elizabethheyenga9277 except people like Rogan have been warning of this for a decade, go listen and learn

[@robertplant2059]

Then they should have addressed it instead of promoting WOKE polies.

[@omi_god]

A good friend of mine just lost everything. The thought of suddenly losing every comfort of home like this - to suddenly have nowhere to lay your head - is utterly cruel. This is so hard.

[@LAFITZ10]

nah they should be GRATEFUL THEY LIVED IN SUCH PRIVILEGE!!!!! geez most people can't even DREAM like they lived - cry for Palestinians dying of hunger DAILY in Gaza - i can't even find SYMPATHY for these RICH - THEY WILL BE FINE ............IT'S ONLY PRIVILEGE THEY MISS - GEEZ sickening

[@insomniac_racheal]

​@@LAFITZ10 not only the rich were affected by this horrendous fire 😢 it's devastating because assets can be replaced but memories cannot 😭

[@Angelruggieri86]

@@insomniac_racheal You lost your time talking to people like him/her

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

He did not lose everything he was ripped off by this corrupt blue broke politician plantation state

[@LAFITZ10]

@@insomniac_racheal memories are lost with alzheimers or dementia

[@tonyburzio4107]

Florida can tell you. Five years from today, very little will have been replaced, perhaps a couple of businesses will be up and running. Rebuilding on this scale is just not possible, one apartment building could take TWO YEARS to finish, more if the permit folks aren't ready for the rush. This is going to be incredibly painful.

[@blackvirgo09]

Yes I'm in Miami and we are so lucky not to have had a big storm in so many years. But as we know it's coming.

[@FlowerPower-r8h]

They are wealthy. The government will bail them out.

[@robertplant2059]

WHO IS GOING TO INSURE THESE BUILDINGS?

[@lamar310]

Pacific Palisades has homes that start at over $2 million and go up to $30 million. This is going to be EXPENSIVE to replace all those homes worth millions and I’m curious if these shady insurance companies will actually pay up. The fire is still outta control and politicians are being called out so this will be messy try to fix things

[@FlowerPower-r8h]

@@lamar310 insurance dropped fire insurance on all those homes months ago. The state capped premiums and wouldn't let them raise rates. They left.

[@EattheApple666]

3... 2... 1... Insurance companies going bankrupt. Good thing the Next Administration is extremely compassionate about helping people during an emergency.

[@elizabethheyenga9277]

Can you imagine if Trump was already President, it would be a great way for him to make his nasty point that only his fans get help, he would not be jumping to help like Biden. Esp since votes hold nothing for him now.

[@rustymason3860]

One day you have a five mansions and a hundred million dollars, the next day you only have four mansions and two hundred million dollars. Tragic.

[@cezarsanchez4538]

@rustymason3860 i though I was the only one thinking this lol omg

[@raymondlin8728]

@@rustymason3860 I hate when that happens

[@swanbaby62]

people look for some one to blame, but there is a reason they call it a disaster. the winds made this out of control. without them, they might have had a chance. but this is a disaster beyond our reckoning, i lived in LA for twenty years. no one imagined anything like this. they have long needed more of those water planes. but even if they had ten more of those- would that have even helped. i am devastated and praying for my old friends and america. the california economy is very important to americas wellbeing. where are these people even going???

[@delldorado9892]

they have not ever been in a warzone, i dont know why people would compare it to something like GAZA...

[@Aizt8]

Not even a fraction of what Palestinians are going through. This was an accident. Over there it’s on purpose. Puts things into perspective. Humanity is in grave danger.

[@elizabethheyenga9277]

that isn't the takeaway, why do people use that to beat a drum. Fire feels like war, things burning, explosions, helicopters. Nobody is saying it is like being in Gaza, why make it more divisive? but if you have to compare it to a "relatable" experience a town on fire feels closest to that. We can hold both sorrows without judging or lashing out.

[@shigermuleye5203]

why should people feel compassion for you if you don't care about them

[@mandomtn1962]

Welcome to real life. Corruption, poverty, environmental degradation, and dystopia.

[@machupikachu8349]

Yup, end of empire days where hundreds of billions on dollars go to war and killing people around the globe while infrastructure at home is crumbling and hydrants have no water so whole communities are left to burn.

[@Chuck-js8dy]

Newsone and Bass both belong in prison

[@paulkern7229]

oh, boris...

[@tameikarease2389]

people should not be out there reporting and breathing that air

[@dylanklaas4953]

Now imagine your country being bombed for years until it looks like this.

[@meman3462]

Nailed it. I posted earlier - is this GAZA

[@tonyburzio4107]

Imagine you keep starting wars and are surprised when you lose over and over and over.

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

Those people live in heaven, compared to the city of Gaza, where there’s not a birds, nest or beehive left

[@azalia423]

@@tonyburzio4107 I assume you're alluding to the fossil fuel created fires created by oil industry.

[@hdtravel1]

Time for a NEW governor in California - don't you think folks ??

[@paulkern7229]

Preferably one who controls the elements! Amirite?

[@carmenbecktel849]

The water lines and hydrants are very old, no water is crazy! Hope all those family's got out

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

What do you mean we have thousands of gallons of water a day at hundreds of car washes across the city we have green grass at stupid golf courses across the city, but when it comes to fighting fire, we want to fire to burn because the city and the state will generate revenue in the long run

[@les0101s]

There's water, just not enough for fires of this magnitude.

[@axelrobles6444]

There is more than enough water. It’s just that the palisades are up the hill so it’s common physics.

[@petracamotraca4215]

So heartbreaking 💔

[@robertplant2059]

yeah, like eating sugar everyday for every meal and wondering why you will die young. stupid policies are to blame from an ultra lib Gov.

[@Species2.0]

Don’t cry about earthly things. They can easily be replaced. Be thankful you still got your family.❤

[@LAFITZ10]

yes they should be GRATEFUL THEY LIVED IN SUCH PRIVILEGE!!!!! geez most people can't even DREAM like they lived - cry for Palestinians dying of hunger DAILY in Gaza - i can't even find SYMPATHY for these RICH - THEY WILL BE FINE ............IT'S ONLY PRIVILEGE THEY MISS - GEEZ sickening

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

FBI report are this is terrorist attack by Isis,,,LmAO!

[@HunterShows]

"Earthly things" are the only thing that keep this life from being a living hell.

[@davidonguitar]

@@HunterShowsWhat a shallow view

[@fremontpathfinder8463]

They are not always easily replaced

[@Caleb85164]

Why wasn’t there water in the fire hydrants???

[@DeltaBravo-777]

Too many hydrants running at the same time, not enough water pressure to feed them all, they probably drained the storage areas that held water and ran out of water

[@FlowerPower-r8h]

Because the county only set it up for enough water for 2 burning houses. She said it in the video.

[@mallorymyers7525]

It is southern California. There is never an abundance of water in SoCal. And obviously of there are drought conditions that support fires there is not a lot of water available to fight those fires.

[@FlowerPower-r8h]

@mallorymyers7525 they dump billions of gallons into the ocean.

[@mallorymyers7525]

@@FlowerPower-r8h Can you elaborate? Whose dumping what water, and what is the source of the information?

[@Soirse8]

I feel so devastated for everyone there . This is awful . Sending lots of love to all .❤

[@darleenton4256]

Praying god for hopefully everyone ok

[@MrMonkey9911]

Maybe they'll get $750 from the government. Like Maui. Should be fine.

[@anthonyfea4623]

Now watch closely to who will step in and purchase this property.

[@MrMonkey9911]

@anthonyfea4623 💯....Oprah?

[@TS-wh4ey]

If they didn't have insurance, it's definitely an uncertain future. And even if they did, the process to rebuild,etc., Is a long agonizing journey.

[@contentviewer815]

These people are very rich, they will rebuild. I feel sorry for the poor homeless, especially in war torn countries.

[@robertklund3201]

LA is experiencing a very harsh winter!

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

This Democratic system is crying wolf and what’s gonna happen in the summertime when we have real fires that Are not man made

[@HunterShows]

Yeah the wind is crazy.

[@elizabethheyenga9277]

People have to accept that hydrants are not to save an entire neighborhood on fire, esp with large overbuilt structures. That isn't something that can be fixed. It would be trying to put out the whole house with a fire extinguisher. That is a reality to grasp.

[@courtneydines9086]

No trees just houses

[@jrpacer6355]

This is what a wild fire does why are they surprised? Let's be grateful you have walked away alive from this

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

There’s nothing wild about a fire and they major city was supposed to have fire, sprinklers and fire preventive measures on the books for years

[@jazzyg530]

People are in shock. They deserve compassion.

[@Ricky-g6i]

Good luck ever rebuilding your house in LA.

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

City has planned to eventually confiscate the land after many liens

[@GP-nr2fm]

Cutting the fire budget by 17.6 million. Where did all the money go? Putting Illegals and homeless people at 5-star hotels!

[@alexsolo4085]

Probably filling some city officials pockets. It wouldnt have made a difference with the fires burning right now. They already had a lot of resources from Northern California prepositioned down there because of the predicted winds. Theyve taken more precaution since the fires of 2017 but it made no difference

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

We have no buses for you evacuation, but we have buses to take them to major cities and nice hotels

[@michaelmcnamara748]

Given to the military machine!

[@tameikarease2389]

that is not how that works. Trump did not cut fire budget to help illegals, did you forget how he responded to the fires in 2020?????

[@hfabhai]

I'm sure Gelena will now get a free house in the west bank

[@rosieeinhorn5257]

Enough

[@rodneyharper2275]

A house divided can not stand , think about it

[@williamschlenger1518]

Why is there no water in the hydrants? The pipes are under ground.

[@cindyllax]

There is no more water in the reservoirs the hydrants are connected to.

[@ruslang68]

They dumped the water into the ocean to save the wildlife, according to Trump. The Green stuff.

[@msmuse7483]

This should not be a surprise with climate change. All these results have been predicted for years. Hurricanes, floods, and typhoons in certain areas of the country, and fires in California. It is a natural progression. What is unnatural is people's refusal to accept reality, and worse, their insistence on rebuilding in the same areas. Then, the rest of the country gets hit by fewer insurance companies doing business, higher insurance rates, and less coverage. Why can't we collectively face our new reality?

[@Pittmanrocks]

Gelena Skya-Wasserman* unless im mistaken, isnt she married to Keith Wasserman of the viral "private firefighter" tweet?

[@ayushsoni6623]

What a real war can do imagine

[@robertpate7975]

and exactly what do the politicians have to do with weather events wtf I feel sorry for the people but to blame authorities for the damage is stupid

[@SubwooferKing100]

The politicians didn’t push to clear the old brush in the woods which could cause wild fires by one spark. You remember years ago a homeless man started a wildfire just from dropping one cigarette. They have to clear the old brush up that’s been sitting in the woods for years. Most states clean up the old brush for this exact reason. And plus they had record rainfall last year and instead of collecting it, they drained it back in the ocean

[@Temporal_Assassin]

Wait one, so the guy wanted to renovate his home in Malibu, so moved all his stuff to this house, which has burned... what is he going to do? Live in his house in Malibu I imagine.

[@debbieforhim7800]

Same scenario with Maui! At times the firefighters had no water. The government hadn't removed the underbrush either for years, dead or living trees for "environmental" reasons so created a perfect tinderbox through their negligence and mishandling of the forests and land. Bad, political, nonsense policies must go and replace them with COMMON SENSE to save property, people, and the poor animals.

[@fatTHORrunner1423]

I kinda feel bad but I’m sure they’ll rebuild another home before the people in Maui have a home from their fire over a year ago.

[@hdtravel1]

Why would you build multi million dollar homes but have inadequate water infrastructure to put out the fires that everyone knew would come some day ??

[@hdtravel1]

Who started these fires ?? We need answers !! Someone is responsible !!

[@tarawhite4419]

When someone shows you who they are believe them the first time

[@90dayallday]

And the awful people who still choose to loot during these times. Terrible.

[@omi_god]

Fire is a thief.

[@minghiy]

You mean the local politicians who didn't have a disaster mitigation plan in place?

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

Adam ship is proposing a Senate judiciary hearing to remove and house mother nature from the planet for these dirty deeds he claims he claimed with more funding he will find her

[@cezarsanchez4538]

This nothing go report were people need help for real in north carolina

[@hew808]

From what I heard insurance companies are gonna pull out from this fire. I hope you guys have good insurance. If not, the rebuild process is gonna be nonexistent. You can try to hold your politicians accountable and try to vote them out, but it’s gonna be the same old it’s what happens when you value material possessions over your life

[@Eclipse1369]

This is about Congress holding the insurance companies responsible. Republicans and democrats are both to blame. Corporate greed is ruining this country

[@cindyllax]

Insurance companies are going to declare bankruptcy and everyone is on their own. 😔

[@jeffw8218]

Why would insurance companies stick around? The government made it illegal to engage in forest management.

[@donjo9776]

Omg. "What are you going to miss about that house?" These interviews are sickening. Exploiting people's pain for viewership.

[@ksmartsign]

Relish in what you had when you have it LA! You had a lot

[@RaccoonRose]

At least if they were planning to renovate they can now do so. Clean slate. I feel for the ones that have lost everything ❤

[@kathrynwhitbeck9798]

Why does it seem like all of these people are considerably more moved and sad about people losing homes and possessions more than they are about 30,000 children dying?

[@lindawilson8434]

Oh my you are so right Thank you for this comment

[@stephenblake2196]

DENY DEFEND DEPOSE?????

[@willemventer741]

this is what happens if you build houses from wood and paper

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

Most of these newly built multi million dollars houses have fire sprinkler systems in them, but I guess the water was cut off by Gavin gruesome

[@kristinaavetisyan970]

California needs to be cautious about what they make buildings from we have earthquakes often.

[@Badkhela]

La county had the chance to remove newsom a couple years ago. It's too bad.

[@dieselboy610]

I see alot of broke jealous people here in the comments.

[@BringTheBeaver]

You get what you vote for…. It’s sad that it takes this kind of disaster for some to wake up…

[@seanodanielsart]

Most will move to OC. LA just lost a huge tax base.

[@kevingame3198]

I’m telling you guys move to New Hampshire it’s much more peaceful than in Los Angeles. Sure living in New Hampshire is not the right place to live in but it’s still better than living in Los Angeles with all the homeless and it’s a lot cleaner. Sure, I do not like the forest area, especially in Laconia is the absolute worst because there’s no sidewalks you can walk to.

[@Huck77721]

I live in New Zealand. We've had winter rainy weather in our summer atm. I've got a plan for any disaster to quickly contain my 2 cats. Put them in cat carriers then I've got photo albums in a box. 5 minutes. Then out of the House. I don't care about even getting clothes. I have my priorities and my plan.

[@MarksmansBeast2]

To any rocket scientist that keeps repeating the phrase oh, it’s fire season I’ve lived here my whole life. This is extremely suspicious and not common at all. Don’t even think about blaming global warming. It’s freaking winter.

[@donjo9776]

What does it being Winter have anything to do with Global Warming? You sound like Trump. "Look how cold it is. It's cold, so there can't be global warming".. Global Warming is the average temperature of the earth's surface rising. It doesn't mean there aren't cold seasons or snowy weather.

[@chdrs]

That's the whole point of global warming, irregular climate patterns cause stuff like this to happen out of season. Though for the specific issue of Cali fires, reducing emissions and clean energy won't do much (Though I do support those). We need to do controlled burns and have better maintenance of areas with lots of brush. That won't happen though because then taxes go up and people would rather take the gamble that it's not gonna be their home burnt down. Also potentially it's arson... But still better maintenance of these areas would've gone a long way to mitigate the damage.

[@jackiecastillo2484]

That is v sad. 😮😢 Poor people's they lost they're homes.🚒🔥

[@rodneyharper2275]

The Bible is fulfilling itself,Lord have mercy on us all

[@lucysky8378]

Too greedy. Go back to bare necessities

[@coreydempsey4660]

This smells like the Paradise arson.

[@kimsuncha]

learning about detachment from stuffs, there for some practicing is require but this surprising way is super hard. meantime just focusses pictures of yourself of strong physical images inside out and take brake for mental, brain, and heart to think clearer to protecting yourself because you can't throw away yourself. invisible caring friends are everywhere

[@wackjob7]

4:00 sorry but you elected them and will continue to elect them.

[@susangreenwald6696]

She's blaming the politicians who are trying to fight climate change while they have Maga people fighting against them

[@tyagi6575]

Do they think this is a Hollywood movie? Saying it looks like a "war zone".

[@ACarter-rg1wj]

Look at God

[@robertplant2059]

WHO WILL INSURE THE REBUILD? LA IS IN A WORLD OF HURT, THANKS DEMS! ANSWER: NO ONE.

[@whatasdf]

God help them all! 🙏

[@LM-nc4we]

How come trees are standing? 🧐

[@Katwoman4318]

Jesus, I trust in you. Amen 🙏 Prayers for my fellow Americans. ♥️

[@Pete.across.the.street]

Why is he ruining so many lives?

[@guymerritt4860]

@@Pete.across.the.street It's almost like prayer doesn't work, eh?

[@kimwudtke5415]

He doesn't ruin lives, its the adversary the devil!​@Pete.across.the.street

[@Pete.across.the.street]

@@kimwudtke5415 but the fire is gods will

[@starrystarrynight6281]

It will be interesting to see if California is tested better than the Carolina’s or Maui which was awful.

[@ltbrutusq6202]

PRAY for RAIN and fire victims, folks. This fire needs God's intervention to stop it.

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

In a couple months, we’ll have torrential rain with massive flooding and then about a month or two later, they will say we are in severe decade long drought with water, rationing, and weight crisis increases

[@maryhowsrd3381]

Spiritual battle. Pray 🙏 for all. Don't give up. Pray rosary

[@malovina]

Not only Palisades. We haven't been able to go into school in the valley due to air quality, but thankfully, our house is in tact.

[@KandyKane999]

The smoke and particulates in the atmosphere should hopefully cause it to rain soon. But that may cause mudslides...

[@johnmusser8925]

California just went red

[@lilifang1940]

Fires flood hurricane all over the world. It's hard time for all the people there. Even if many are rich people many other aren t and all suffer of these dramatic events. God help them recover.

[@searchandsave142]

Too many people and too many structures with a water supply and system that wasn’t increased and improved to accommodate that much Fire load. With all that vegetation, dryness, lack of water and weather history how could the people and city government not anticipate, plan and be prepared for such an event. Wild fires and those conditions are not new for California. Mass Water storage throughout the area along with planned fire strategies for development should have been adopted and built into the stricter building codes.

[@johnj1602]

Can take back billions from brother israel??

[@EvanCathey]

While I agree that what the county supervisor is saying is probably true, it would have probably been better optics to put her hair in a pony tail, switch earrings to some that were more plain, and put on a spare pair of glasses that don't have a Gucci label when explaining why some people have lost everything.

[@GGM67605]

Wonder if they'll ever find out the origin of these separate fires. They are far away from each other so I don't think embers from one started the others.

[@wm3138]

Biblical destruction.

[@dikjones-tb2xy]

true dat !

[@ivonnel617]

Southern California looks exactly how Hollywood has depicted in there films.

[@bossdon9967]

I pray for California we living in the last days the Bible said this was soppose to happen wild fires wars get close to god

[@MattLund-i6i]

Ask cardi b for a hurricane to blow it out. She seems to know why these things happen.

[@PlanBProductioninc]

please dont vote them in . in the first place, sorry for the victims

[@whatwhat745]

hopefully everyone has fire insurance

[@courtneydines9086]

They left the water off on purpose

[@maryhowsrd3381]

Jubilee year of hope. God people pray Rosary

[@RayeParrish]

There's no excuses they caused there own delima

[@joannecoelho3390]

REPENT! REPENT! REPENT!

[@peteblack7052]

Meanwhile, another $500,000,000 for Ukraine...

[@allissanguyen6933]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼😢

[@cezarsanchez4538]

Omg my big 16 million dollar house omg

[@yotagerlie]

Luterally looks like the apocalypse or the coming of the lord. I mean. Its unbelievable

[@RenzoTx]

The blame game has begun. Hoping CA residents hold public officials accountable for lack of preparedness. And perfect opportunity to vote career politicians out of office and elect new more competent leaders.

[@eddiebm4701]

Time for insurance to give back.

[@deadlyjello4296]

Don’t come to AZ! California transplants have already ran down the beautiful spaces.

[@kevingame3198]

I’m telling you move to New Hampshire

[@susankelly5516]

💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

[@lucysky8378]

:42 make sure your mic is off before laughing lady!