Almost 200,000 acres scorched by California wildfires while lack of water frustrates firefighters

[@tabithacamarillo3789]

People using the opportunity to loot what's left of those poor people's homes?!?! How disgusting and parasitic!

[@isaiahlewis6627]

​@@PrayanshAlurkarthe homeless is probably having a field day looting those homes.

[@nipplegripple8581]

​@@PrayanshAlurkarexcellent left wing comment!

[@Mrsbehavin59]

@@PrayanshAlurkarwhat an ignorant comment

[@CazPea]

Parasites always come out when things get bad.

[@CazPea]

@@PrayanshAlurkarit still belongs to the owner, it’s still stealing and you are ignorant

[@FirstyPaul]

Cutting funding for the fire department in an area that is prone to fire disasters should be considered criminal.

[@lifeofreilly9943]

💯

[@readmelancholystrumpetmaster]

Maybe Israel will help.

[@UnknownUnknown-hg7xg]

Went to funding illegals 😂

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

That's what the mayor did cut fire department funding😢😮

[@BEASLAND000]

well we needed more money for the cops that sit around and do nothing

[@whoscares]

My heart breaks for the people affected by these fires..as a survivor of two car 4 hurricanes on my house and my community..I know how devastating it is..if you haven’t gone through a natural disaster you can’t possibly understand the devastation and emotional toll. These people are still in shock..it’s terrible..

[@ifandwhen-kl2cr]

Reporter: Are you worried you won’t be able to get insurance in the future? Victim: To insure what?

[@ctfh1236]

Those millionaires and billionaires have so much money, they don’t need insurance if anything goes wrong

[@Debbie-vv8fw]

​@@ctfh1236 Yeah, ok, wrong 😞

[@corthirteenth94]

​@@ctfh1236They can self insure.

[@Xenon_Starfire]

​@@ctfh1236Rich people usually have home owners insurance though. Hopefully no one will be left without a home.

[@SofyGail]

​@@ctfh1236use your brain if you have???

[@V_1b3_z]

I feel so bad for the animals 😞 💔 🙏🏼

[@hildalaw7627]

What about the people? No way the animals is what your worried wbout

[@Mark-gg6uj]

Specially the human animals

[@V_1b3_z]

@@hildalaw7627 people create catastrophe, animals don’t

[@claudermiller]

If you were at work when this happened, there was not much chance of getting home to get your pets. Sad.

[@claudermiller]

​@hildalaw7627 people have cars and they're locked inside a house.

[@DAMusic-qu2ec]

Insurance companies screwing everyone again. And they still wonder why Luigi did it.

[@carpediem7721]

Американцы! Спасайте первым делом животных, домашних и диких!

[@louieadam251]

Looting in the midst of strong fire??? Thats terrible. No compassion and that is evil.

[@mamacryright5740]

How about in Gaza? Nothing to loot except innocent lives

[@iamgermane]

They should have had water tanks on top of those hills.

[@freema9246]

that is fake news. alternative facts: they were saving items from fire

[@CatsandJP]

@@freema9246Go away and find some compassion or better still check to see if you still have a heart.

[@MexicoAdventurer]

I just got through watching John Hicks as he rode his e-bike in Pasadena to show us what's REALLY going on. And there ARE folks out there looting.

[@sungkim742]

Politican spends $880 billion on Defense every year, but they don't spend a penny for a national firefighting department with equipment to smother these massive fires.

[@opwave79]

All that “states rights” stuff right there

[@user-bq3cd7ss5u]

😂❤😂Maybe the country of Ukraine will send funding ❤😮❤

[@ck17350]

@@opwave79 Absolutely nothing to do with "states rights". Do you even know what that means? Are you against states rights?

[@allangibson8494]

@@ck17350Fire fighting in a city is strictly a state and local government responsibility…

[@JerseyMiller]

This is a tragedy but the blame falls solely on the California government and the Californians that voted for it.

[@tiffanyrobinson6434]

God bless the families who lost everything and God bless the emergency departments who are all trying their best. This is unbelievable and heartbreaking 😢

[@barbararoberts7082]

I feel horrible for the victims and their families 😢💔

[@廖博]

你是善良的，被烧毁的区域都是富豪区，穷人替富人难过，

[@teejack8108]

A lot of things money can't replace.

[@wishangel3]

So devastating... I couldn't imagine loosing a home of so many years and I really hope that families were all able to get out safe! PS: Thx for saving the horse too Garrett.

[@gkghaznikhelnews]

Have you imagine about loosing the lives of Palestinians in Gaza?

[@sourinejad6013]

Have you ever imagined Palestinian people and kids

[@zeyadmarouf3061]

GAZA calls to stop the genocide

[@mikeparsons3690]

State law requires fire and earthquake insurance, but here we are, the companies will not be held accountable for canceling peoples insurance, our state government is BS……

[@Speakfordemocracy]

True, yet I wonder if pge had anything to do with it? Like Paradise!!! They are a monopoly here!! They raised there fees to recoup their losses. The less you use, the higher the rate price!! Stop the monopoly!!! Power lines should always be buried!! Period!! Allow earth homes and tiny homes be permitted!! This with a housing crisis. Insurance companies are becoming a scam, like health care!!!

[@lpsglitterpaws8536]

It’s going to get bad

[@14tfisher]

I have both on my house here NorCal..

[@ReganMason-x9y]

I saw an interview with an ER nurse who sees situations like this all the time. Her parents moved into their home and lived there 70 years, which puts them in their 20 when they moved in. Their house is gone and their insurance was cancelled. Forget the premeums they paid on it for the 70 years they lived in and loved their home. Now they have nothing to leave their daughter or son.

[@onlyahremnant6721]

Mandatory insurance isn't fair, because it sounds like if you can't afford the unreasonable high cost of insurance, the government might foreclosed on your property.

[@TheHonarable1]

People this can happen ANYWHERE!!!! Never ever ever cut from Public Safety EVER!

[@2handsandwiches]

It wouldn't happen underwater..

[@tryphineshumba1181]

Public anything really....I woke in a public hospital and it's a blessing being able to provide quality , decent care for people who cannot afford....fiscally anything that benefits the general public should never be up for cutting of any kind. God remember the people of California in Your mercy.

[@jeris33]

What about in Antarctica, bot?

[@thee_morpheus]

Im so glad I rent and not have to worry about that CA prop. damage.

[@perfectallycromulent]

Wildfires? No. We don't have wildfires in Boston. Most places don't have them. Dry savannahs have them, and dense dry forests, nowhere else.

[@gloriasamuel5685]

The disparity between rich and poor, is too wide. The poor has suffered far too long. Now the rich is suffering. 😢❤.

[@donnahague8983]

I am sending so many prayers to all affected … I am so sorry this has happened to you all.

[@Norfolkbabe578]

Never in my years have I seen a wildfire in January 😢 love to those affected here in Southern California

[@MissSilencedogood]

Because it isn't normal. This was negligence on the behalf of Newsom and the L.A. Mayor.

[@sarahphillips8987]

That part it’s January!

[@nightbirdmedia]

Wildfire season is year round now in California unfortunately.

[@rodwellmark9608]

300 billion to Ukraine...and weapons to isreal, but cant supply water to the most popular and expensive neighborhoods in the USA

[@robmar7190]

Biden/economic and Palosi Investment in Taiwan 🇹🇼 microchip stocks and Bonds

[@ForWater-m4s]

Right now it's more important to help Ukraine and protect democracy! People should have insured their property themselves. We have no right to blame politicians. They're doing the best they can. Harvard teaches management, not firefighting.

[@deegir3354]

the weapons sett to Ukraine (old weapons that are not being used and which generates Jons to create more) has absolutely nothing to do with this tragedy. It is unprecedented and unexpected in this area. California needs more capacity - but Ukraine has nothing to do with that

[@deegir3354]

@@robmar7190 has ZERO to do with this situation

[@mindfulmaximalism]

and more in billions to "Is real"

[@asiseeit2041]

I test fire pumps for a living. Here’s a theory I’ve been thinking on. Now when multiple pumpers hook up in a close area and at the same time the demand on volume goes crazy. Multiple pumps sucking hard. One thing I was taught long ago, unless gravity fed you never ever go below 20 psi on suction side. I bet they collapsed mains with the demand. Folks should pay attention to how many water mains are repaired. Look I’m not pointing fingers, but I can see this happening. You have 5/6 pumpers all tied into hydrants in say a few blocks. Hoping to blunt the fire. They go live and the pumpers are feeding away. Demand outpaces supply and pressure drops, there’s pumps trying to feed those hydrants but their supply is dwindling so volume drops, psi drops. The guys running the trucks are under extreme conditions and do not shut off the pumps or shut down their hoses cause the people are fleeing and they do what first responders do they go hard. Psi hits a point and pipe anywhere in the area with just a weak joint, a thin wall from corrosion, just one length with a 2’ section that is ready to fail. Boom you collapse the main. I’ve turned on pumps to test hydrants and seen catastrophic failures in underground feeds. Granted that’s from psi spike. However as I stated earlier you never go below 20psi on suction when rolling large volumes of water. I could be wrong, but I won’t surprised if that’s the case. If they flat just ran out of water which I find hard to believe. Then that’s criminal in so many ways. All water sheds have a primary source. Rather that source is currently filling reservoirs or cisterns or water towers the source is usually sound provided pumps are running.

[@MidnightSonnet]

That's actually what experts are saying is happening. Hydrants weren't built to handle this much demand. Normally, we'd have one big-ish fire in an area to contend with, which is easier than 3 massive ones and dozens of smaller ones. The capacity of the hydrants are being pushed to the limit. Absolutely no one expects the kind of devastation we're experiencing now.

[@anniehills3580]

You are so smart about this!😊 thanks for sharing!❤

[@GrouchoTM]

I get what your saying but they are also saying they have run dry!

[@jamesdyer9765]

Excellent insight.

[@tanyasteers4802]

Republicans don't care they are pushing lies and propaganda. It's disgusting

[@Rudolfoyt]

I live in Canoga Park and I am absolutely disgusted with what I’m seeing right now, lack of funding to fire departments and this tragedy spreading throughout California is insane 🙁 hundreds of thousands of people have lost their homes and cars, and people have lost their lives! I’m scared that this is gonna get worse!!! 😢🙏🏼

[@malthidissanayake3056]

😢 sad to hear.God Bless you all

[@timmccoy1750]

WAYYYYYYYY WORSE!

[@lindapereboom]

So I guess you're ready for your taxes to go up to help provide more resources so you won't be disgusted

[@FrankLucas3]

@@lindapereboomPretty sure the taxes are not being allocated correctly. Try again

[@armellem5269]

@@FrankLucas3 it's well known, all americans are corrupt

[@MK-fk8xx]

Los Angeles looking like gaza now... This is God's fury for the increased injustice spread all around the world which the American government support.... It is nothing compared to what gazans are yet suffering. Condolences to the people who have lost their dear ones in this fire... You only lost your house and belonging but Gazans have lost much more, their homes, families, children, no proper clothes or hospitals and are getting starved... Your pain is nothing compared to what gazans are facing.... So those who support genocide, don't shed crocodile tears when you wish bad for others... I sympathize only with those who sympathies with the innocent suffering around the world....

[@TroyStansell]

Wow thats adorable. Tell me how losing a fight you started, to the point you are crying the G word, would have anything to do with God's justice.

[@shadowboxer3583]

@@TroyStansell Oh please -while you cry into your hanky about losing a few rich people houses. Pathetic

[@headkandywhore]

Or maybe all of this is man-made because God gave us free will. From the war in Gaza & Israel to the fires and their poor management in LA…

[@hayatmir5908]

​@@TroyStansellYou'll see

[@qmixin9316]

@@TroyStansell You born on 7th Oct?

[@toughharley1903]

I feel so so sorry to every person who lost their home and everything they owned. I pray you get relief of clothes and food and get to rebuild again

[@bubu345]

EAST OF EDEN THERE IS A GARDEN FOOL OF APPLES N SERPENTS

[@annecohen8927]

@@toughharley1903 how about it if we donate to charities that will help the victims?

[@omegaweapon1980]

Not every hydrant in the city can work at the same time especially up and on top of hills and mountains..... Just too many people packed in close together. A tinder box destin to go ablaze with the winds getting worse and worse

[@Sabrorind]

thank you for being logical! Every house that burns down usually means broken water pipes, which means less water pressure, water system booster pumps and storage tanks can only pump so much and hold so much water. There isn't a water system in all of America maybe even the world that could keep up with this kind of event.

[@kevinclass2010]

Not only that, increasing water pressure might break the residential pipes too.

[@edwinmalachy]

​@@kevinclass2010uhm.. I DON'T THINK the hydrants are connected to residential pipes.

[@ZedzDed311]

​@@edwinmalachy don't try, you're wasting energy on people who don't think

[@MissSilencedogood]

@@Sabrorind It did not NEED to get to be this big, they didn't have the resources because of BAD liberal policies based on BAD ideas regarding the SMELT fish and funneling those funds for fighting fires into other stupid programs. This fire could have been contained but now it can not due to BAD decision making on the part of the Mayor and Governor!!!

[@aravindkrishnamani6804]

This is really a heart breaking news. Prayers for those who got affected by this event.

[@makaveliallstar]

What's crazy is the insurance company that cancelled 200,000 insurances a month ago. Think about it they knew this was going to happen!!!

[@Sloimer]

Or they recognized the risks weren’t being managed well

[@ZafriusRasnake]

they will never figure it out, they are too scared.

[@philspd473]

90+ the old couple paid the same insurance company for 75 years... They got dumped...​@@Sloimer

[@MargaretGalle-b4d]

Inside trading ... !

[@jmcnally647]

Don't blame them, the wildfire risk was unmitigated for decades. The incompetent governor let the city go dry and the mayor gave away fire resources and shuffled funding for the homeless crisis (which somehow gets worse each year not better). It's like when Insurance rates triple in Florida after people rebuild their home for the 3rd time in 10 years. Insurance is a gamble and the house can only afford to lose so much or they risk going out of business. The whole city may burn to the ground before this is all said and done, sad to say.

[@Calmin16Minutes]

God of mercy, watch over the animals fleeing the fires, scared and displaced from their homes. Guide them to safety and to the care of compassionate hands. Let their lives be a reminder of the beauty and fragility of creation.

[@sandravital1026]

I pray with you for the animals too 🙏🏽

[@seabreezeA1A]

And the people too.

[@theunholinesswithin70]

The same god who made us mortal?

[@theunholinesswithin70]

@@sandravital1026 Pray to the god who causes all of this world's problems-The god who plans everything?

[@Calmin16Minutes]

@@theunholinesswithin70 Yes, the same God who made us mortal did so to help us cherish life and seek Him. Mortality is part of His divine plan, guiding us toward the hope of eternal life with Him through Jesus Christ.

[@bellasophia16]

This is heartbreaking 💔

[@leej-wp9ft]

This is so cruel

[@SnakeOil-b9v]

This is life

[@whiile1239]

​@@SnakeOil-b9vand so is thinking smth is cruel, that is also part of life

[@GitkiTaan]

Karma

[@AlessandroVene]

jeez people, a fire hydrant is just a faucet, if the water lines are collapsed and burned there isn't anything they can do to get the water to it

[@Stelletti]

That is not what is happening.

[@Sabrorind]

@@Stelletti whats not getting reported is the amount of water main breaks caused by all sorts of factors here so this is 100% part of the problem.

[@MissSilencedogood]

The fire should NEVER have gotten this large it was due to negligence ! Our firefighters should have been properly equipped with what they needed and they were NOT the blame is on the governor and the mayor don't try to flip the script we are all seeing this play out.

[@SiLoMixMaster]

Nice try Gavin

[@meshasar5558]

@@MissSilencedogoodThis is absolutely heartbreaking and Disgusting

[@kplinger]

It was only a week after the New Year that this massive fire started. What a rough start to the year. Bless all those people who were affected and went through significant losses.

[@shawnmorymcmillion]

Firefighters ran out of water, Mayor Bass is in Ghana and she cut $18 million dollars from the Fire Department’s budget, 1000 buildings lost…and 5 lives.

[@damien5138]

Don't forget the firefighters fired over a shot

[@Jonathan-gk6se]

So if the 18 million dollars wasn't cut from the FD would there be water in the hydrants?

[@obamavariant9128]

@@Jonathan-gk6semore man power and more trucks never hurts

[@anthonyrowland9072]

@@Jonathan-gk6se There's plenty water, it's just not made to be pumped all at once.

[@myhumps2730]

Bass is crap

[@edhill735]

Why aren't the firefighters wearing respirators. So many have died from cleaning up ground zero due to not wearing respirators and getting aggressive cancers. My dad never took his off and (knock on wood) no cancer. These guys need to protect their lungs...

[@MartinSmith-v7x]

They only last about 30- 40 minutes. These crews are going on 48 hours or more now. Not enough tanks for all the crews and at the consumption rate no way to refill them fast enough. Probably saving the bones they do have for extreme situations at this point

[@scottsmith8381]

Not the same. Ground zero was concrete turned to powder, this is mostly wood smoke. If they have to go in a building, the respirators will go on, but wildcard firefighting has been done without respirators for decades.

[@edhill735]

@@scottsmith8381 This isn't a typical wild fire in the woods man, this in a residential area with tons of stuff in these houses that they are breathing in. Think of all the chemicals and plastic. Wayyyy different than just trees.

[@edhill735]

@@MartinSmith-v7x you can buy respirators that last a lot longer then that with filters. I'm not saying full blown oxygen. Standard respirators will save your life. I'm telling you, these guys will regret this in 20 years.

[@ForWater-m4s]

It's best not to tell them about it. Fires in general are a very toxic thing. And if firefighters know too much, they will refuse to put out fires and have to hire immigrants. The education system protects us from unnecessary knowledge, so that everyone does their own thing and doesn't think harmful thoughts. You're destroying democracy!

[@tollybaby3641]

I feel so sorry for all the people who lost their properties and loved ones. I pray that help will get to them and they will be comforted. It is not easy to forget such disastrous situation.

[@McFarahGulled]

The whole area looks like Gaza, a wasteland

[@buildingdreams2279]

There were CCP drones flying in that area................

[@mohsab-e6w]

Trump want to change name of neighboring countries to america. Ask him to change his land as wasteland.

[@potnoogle5780]

Fire and brimstone burned down cali cali

[@akasiakasya6351]

​@@buildingdreams2279 it's not CCP. It's the IDF zionist Israel drones funded by America & UK

[@ollie3548]

@McFarahGulled_GodTrust True my bro 🤙

[@swatiyajnik5086]

100,000 animals and trees may be died too. sad ! 😭😭

[@V_1b3_z]

They’re less harm than people that’s for sure 🙏🏼

[@andikubeda9122]

What Palestinians endured caused by Biden and Netanyahu is much more severed

[@wolfheart2443]

😢

[@marcinpajak6252]

leftism at its best

[@BonsaiBlacksmith]

100,000 Trees? Try millions....

[@Ali74777]

Children's blood shed in the Middle East, their tears, houses destroyed and burned, cities built on tears, the sighs of people massacred for oil, luxurious lives with their pain, God leaves no one behind.

[@darthneph4900]

We dont care lol

[@jakebenson6144]

Seriously shut up about the middle east

[@Iroquois_Pliskin]

I dont care.

[@sujancomilla]

@@jakebenson6144tell shut up about ur government

[@shaquonfashayshay269]

True this is karma

[@angelaeads4802]

In situations like this, makes me really hate insurance companies because it’s like what’s the point of even having insurance when they’re either going to change their policies on you that drastically benefits them but not you or flat out refuses to offer you coverage. My roof got destroyed in 2023 by a tornado; thankfully, it was just the roof, but it took months for the insurance company to do anything to help me! I pray for these families and communities to have strength, resilience, hope and to never give up.

[@cherylross393]

California greedy builders built too many home developments for the water usage that's needed to begin with .A law needs to be implemented to have proper water levels in resourvours for the amount of communities and new building projects.

[@melonycrumpet]

I completely agree with you. I’ve been wondering about the home insurance policies and exemptions hidden in small print. I live in north of England and we’re fortunate not to live in areas susceptible to flooding. A lot of homeowners are unable to insure their homes against flooding which renders them worthless and impossible to sell. Even now, areas which could have insured their property in LA will probably never be able to afford the premiums. Let’s face it, insurance companies only want your money and don’t want to pay out. It worries me so much how the ordinary, hardworking families will recover from this. My 17 yr old daughter is severely disabled, she can’t walk or talk and requires 25 separate doses of medication daily. If I had to choose what to save in a fire I’d have to leave everything apart from diapers and meds. It’s heartbreaking 💔 The insurance companies are ruthless. The lucky policyholders who are covered will have to fight tooth and nail for payouts and when they are able to renew their policies they’ll probably be quoted extremely high premiums. 😢

[@dashcan8479]

Insurance = Scammers

[@gmu3134]

Insurance is scam

[@melonycrumpet]

@@cherylross393 it’s the same in Andalusia, Spain. The developers are greedy, the local authorities are greedy and they authorise an unrealistic amount of properties to be built as well as land used to grow crops and ultimately there’s not enough water to sustain it.

[@shannonharvie4525]

Aussie here. Horrific. My question - what lessons haven’t been learned from the 2020 fires here?

[@shannonharvie4525]

And using the HYDRANTS? What in the world? 😳

[@crescentscroissant]

This is freaking planned 😊

[@opwave79]

I can only speak for Northern CA since I live in it. Since 2020 we’ve focused on dead foliage abatement, and the power company that services our region is systematically replacing old overhead power lines with underground ones. We’ve also been lucky with rain and our reservoirs have filled up. It’s a shame SoCal hasn’t had any rain this year while we had plenty.

[@integrags1]

None. It happens every year on CA

[@libertyvilleguy2903]

Same thing most every year in California. People elect inept politicians.

[@asnipasrib2391]

I don't know what to say. I am very sad. God bless you in this difficult time. Pray for you.

[@harriettpavonrosado5175]

I am so very sorry.

[@elourdepierre7936]

Dear God Have Mercy🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@kotexconnection3804]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Southside-iv6iy]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@Shannonacrossamerica]

God gave mercy when Gavin was advised and then ordered to route water to the area in 2016 but Gavin and crew refused to do it.

[@Lokomotif-xz7ot]

KARMA IS REAL....CUKUP API YANG AKAN MENGHANCUR MU...FREE PALESTINA

[@Alya200I]

Karma genicode country

[@jacquelineaber8927]

It is weird that there is no mention anywhere about the cause(s) of the fire.

[@22mae]

The animals..the birds in their nests 😢

[@elw6150]

So sad, sad, sad, crying for the birds and creatures.

[@itogrande4022]

Most bird can fly... and escape....but most doggies and kitties didn't run with same luck 😢😢

[@octoberemacs9761]

think of the fish we saved

[@michaelstacey8303]

You are exactly why this happens. Worrying more about wildlife than human life. Cats, dogs, birds, know exactly how to navigate this and are far more nimble than humans. Get a grip

[@clintoyclintoy9025]

that's what ive been thinking, poor animals, being the biggest toll for this tragedy,.. humans are not,.

[@MarleneHarrison-jv7he]

This is absolutely horrific what happened in California!

[@toffguy3297]

Who set this fire ? Accident ? or Intention ? Someone did it ! Cold weather where Homeless people can stay warm ???? City Government MUST solve homeless situation.

[@Stan_Seungberry347]

this whole situation is so sad😢

[@michaelguerrero3684]

Worst fire destruction since 2018 Paradise. There are no words.

[@Mmmmkaaay]

Luckily, people are having time to leave, unlike Paradise. That was horrific. Stuff can be replaced but people can't.

[@michaelguerrero3684]

@Mmmmkaaay evacuation I saw people were stranded.

[@vicramaco]

Maui anyone?

[@geniussala]

Every year, the Amazon jungle burns, and some of the most biodiverse ecosystems are destroyed. Now, as fires rage in California, even lands owned by the wealthy have not been spared. Private firefighting companies are being deployed, but it’s a stark reminder that, in the face of nature's fury, money can lose its meaning. For years, many have distanced themselves from disasters like the Amazon fires, thinking they don’t concern them. But when a fire comes to your doorstep and there’s no one who can help, the reality becomes painfully clear. Those of us watching from afar now see your pain, just as others watch when the Amazon burns. I pray our leaders understand that this isn’t just about isolated events-it’s about life on Earth. We must act together to prevent further destruction, not just for human settlements but for the planet we all share.

[@leosan2173]

Nothing worked. Hold the governor accountable. Pathetic display of mismanagement and complete lack of preparedness.

[@lindapereboom]

Of course nothing worked. It was an urban wildfire in an effn hurricane..

[@blessingsbestOtedola]

I completely agree!

[@petrajudd2533]

We had a water pressure problem in Australia too. If an entire city is running taps and hoses. Then the hydrants will lose water pressure. You need to decide if you want use a garden hose or a fire truck. You can’t have both.

[@sarahphillips8987]

Yep as another comment said, too many straws in the well causes problems.

[@elizabird6516]

Exactly

[@Mack-bc4qo]

Deliberately not storing water and not cleaning deadfall timber as a matter of policy is criminal level negligence… this was all preventable.

[@1.4142]

I think they mean 200,000 people evacuated and 30,000 acres burnt. Last I checked, the Palisades fire is at 19,978 acres and the Eaton fire at 13,690 acres, which add up to just over 30,000.

[@gkghaznikhelnews]

Also asked about how many Palestinians has been evacuated in Gaza due to Israel.

[@enlightenthyself]

In Gaza they are not evacuated, they burn in their houses

[@k.o.h8446]

@@gkghaznikhelnewsThat has nothing to do with California. You people are so annoying

[@curtisducati]

@@gkghaznikhelnews ALL OF THEM THE FILTH ....Pagers for Palestine hahahahaha ISRAEL rules !

[@gkghaznikhelnews]

@@k.o.h8446 why not? US directly support the Israel army in Gaza in killing innocent people.

[@edwardleecaliforniausa]

Absolutely devastating and praying for all of these homes

[@vicramaco]

???

[@Ebobster]

How terribly sad. Heart aches for the tens of thousands of victims.

[@josefhanmedov1688]

Spending billions for foreign policy but less for your safety.

[@switch1237]

Facts

[@Youpeeipay]

That’s the intelligence level of this regime and its followers

[@weslatham6163]

State Farm warned the Governor Gaven Newsom about this over a year ago. Throw him in prison.

[@Justin-bv3gi]

State Farm pulled all their insurance for fires just recently. So throw them in prison how about that.

[@weslatham6163]

@@Justin-bv3giwhich as a for profit business they should do. The governor was warned of this high brushfire risk over a year ago.

[@CelticSaint]

@@Justin-bv3gi They pulled their insurance because the threat of fire had massively increased. It was almost a dead cert that this disaster would happen. The insurance companies didn't cause this fire.

[@ImGettinWeird]

​@@Justin-bv3gi you think insurance companies have to offer fire insurance by law , that's funny lol

[@coughcough3323]

Even Trump warned Newsom.

[@RUN-IT-All-The-Way-UP]

You have people going through a tragedy and looters stealing so sad

[@sarahphillips8987]

Yeah that struck me. We had one of the worst fires in Wyoming history earlier in October. But our county and the affected people/communities all came together in amazing ways to get through it. No one had to worry about looters. I’m sorry that y’all have to worry about looting on top of everything else.

[@lauracoussens6207]

...Another thing...remember when tile roofs were popular? I noticed some homes with tile roofs were not destroyed.

[@esthergranville]

Incredible reporting, bravo!

[@BonsaiBlacksmith]

As a firefighter I am amazed that the mightiest country in the world loses battles like this. Planning and preparedness is everything. LA is in a scrub desert where fire is part of the natural cycle. Where are the fire breaks in the city planning? Where are the fire water reserves in the mountain to flood the aqueduct for the Fireman to pull from?

[@andybroaddus1786]

it's how they chose to prioritize their resources

[@allangibson8494]

What aqueduct? The infrastructure just doesn’t exist.

[@glen30-kx5st]

Democrat controlled for 50+ years. Nuff said.

[@Mmmmkaaay]

Exactly...people build in a desert and then are shocked when they don't have enough water to fight fires during 100 mph Santa Ana winds. This is going to be a tough lesson for many people when they consider where they want to start families and live indefinitely.

[@vikroy3777]

Woke policies are against fire management

[@SB111058]

This has nothing to do with global warming-it’s about how and where homes are built in California. Fire codes were designed to minimize risks in fire-prone areas, focusing on defensible space, fire-resistant materials, and safe building practices. Many older homes were built before these codes were in place, and rapid development in wildfire-prone regions often ignored or bypassed them. California’s natural fire ecology, combined with poor planning, is the real driver behind these destructive fires.

[@dianemartinez3]

Prayers for all🙏🙏🙏😢

[@hadom790]

Where are the horrible stories about GAZA?????

[@levelfuel3650]

who cares about gaza??? lol

[@ghostmantagshome-er6pb]

What about Tennessee and North Carolina? Tents in the snow.

[@jdkingsley6543]

The irony of being ocean side and having NO water to fight fires. nature will always be undefeated.

[@anniehills3580]

How come they dont use ocean water?

[@Blewsi-p1e]

Can’t use sea water?

[@firestream93]

​@@anniehills3580You aren't supposed to put salt water in a fire pump.

[@opwave79]

So true. And no, you can’t put saltwater through a fire hydrant because the salt will corrode the pumps and pipes. Cal Fire’s air attack planes and helicopters only draw fresh water sources for the same reason.

[@pvntellus]

@@firestream93 drastic times, call for drastic measures....

[@Nahum-lr8xd]

Whoever started this fire I hope you are happy now to see the damage you have caused.

[@qroadside]

It was always burning since the world’s been turning.

[@obamavariant9128]

We didn’t start the fire

[@sunny9443]

Some sicko who's getting off on all the media coverage.

[@mindfulmaximalism]

They same people who destroyed Palestine. They are featured at the end of this segment.

[@MelVeeBroadcastingNetwork]

Phew, that closing story of the Synagogue brought me to tears!

[@denissears-jf5yn]

Building huge homes without the infrastructure has devastating consequences.

[@lindapereboom]

One more time for the back row--> urban water infrastructure is not designed for urban wildfires

[@andybroaddus1786]

Correct, building homes in an area that has major fire potential without sufficient fire protection is a fool's game

[@donnaharvey9460]

Same thing happened in Maui. Sad deal all the way around!

[@barrydelisle4453]

Sending hugs from New Zealand

[@کریمطارمی]

شفاعت و احساس همدردی برای کشوری که ظلم می کند شرم آور است

[@emkeicastillo8430]

Not enough water to stop the fire , they should install a lot of water pump to get water from the ocean that can reach all those fire prone area , and stop the fire from spreading and burning thousand of homes and building , when rain come it will wash the salt back into the ocean

[@Tyrell_Corp2019]

Imagine fighting 3 burning homes. This is BEYOND the capability of any fire department, even with re-enforcements.

[@iaf010]

Excuses for incompetence and mismanagement. Fine Gaslighting. 🙂

[@andybroaddus1786]

Please be aware that the city's fire dept budget is $820,000,000. That's not chump change

[@allangibson8494]

@@iaf010It’s beyond the capabilities of the water mains in the area. Once the mains are sucked dry they are dry.

[@iaf010]

@@allangibson8494 Fires need not be fought by Fresh water alone. The fact that the Govt would use the excuse of lack of water on a coastal city is itself comical. The LA Firetrucks are not designed for salt water either despite decades of drought they never bothered to plan for it. There are no water reservoirs for fire fighting, no fire breaks despite firestorms being a yearly issue. There was not even any alarm raised by the Govt when the insurance companies canceled policies enmasse.

[@fredsmith8799]

It's just like the illegal immigrants. People outside ca have no clue what happens when santa ana winds come in. No hydrant with water would have been able to stop what happened.

[@markapplejohn4376]

Hi from the Canadian west coast... So that Americans are aware, Canadian experienced aircrews, fire fighting aircraft and smoke eater firefighters have been on the ground already and were actively engaged in the Los Angeles area yesterday. We were also on standby and immediately responded to an American request for more resources and we'll have a further 250 smoke-eaters and equipment on the ground tonight ready and able to go. Canadians are extremely aware how fast and dynamic these wildfires are and how urgent the need is for experienced crews to get engaged in the battle. We stand with our cousins to the south. (exception for the Orange Jesus who wants to annex our beautiful country!)

[@Kit-Ballou3664]

Trump is hardly the first president making NWO noises. George Herbert Walker Bush, 41, was the first inkling we ever got there was a long term plan at work behind the scenes. That was 1991. In the 2000s Mexican president Vicente Fox was talking about how he and Bush 43 were laying groundwork for a future North American currency to be called the Amero.

[@elizabird6516]

I live near Washington, DC but have friends in LA. The situation is gut wrenching. It is good to hear that Canada is sending help because they are going to need all the help they can get.

[@robbien.1798]

Thank you! We appreciate you! 🙏🧡(but I'd avoid the politics Lol)

[@ellavideos5446]

its like what had happened in Lahina, Maui, not too long ago, and looters really? you feel like you have to steal what people had already lost? wow...just wow. No hope for human kind.

[@demetrianicole1657]

No water in the hydrants! 😡

[@lindapereboom]

Please pay attention!!! Opening hundreds of hydrants at multiple locations at the same time in an urban water system not designed for massive urban wildfires will result in pressure losses. Kinda like when someone flushes the toilet while your in the shower

[@demetrianicole1657]

@ Did I say anything about opening hundreds of hydrants at the same time!?

[@Leafylover]

@@lindapereboomno it doesn't, we get plenty of water Gavin drained it to the ocean from the resovior You must not be from the area to know about all the massive dams and water resovirs

[@nuclearblackhole]

This is absolutely sad. The mismanagement is unreal at this point.

[@hipsville]

Nothing was mismanaged.

[@obamavariant9128]

@@hipsville 6 fires burning uncontrollably all in the same area is a clear indication of mismanagement.

[@harveyosullivan]

@@obamavariant9128 maybe, but sometimes nature is so overwhelmingly powerful no amount of pre-mitigation will do much good. I'm Australian and these kinds of fires are not out of the ordinary here (look up the "Black Summer") and we generally do everything we can to prepare but nature is more powerful than us.

[@lindapereboom]

Look at a map. Not in the same area. Maybe you can enlighten all of us on how to track blowing embers in hurricane force winds to catch them before they fall 2 miles away.

[@ForThePainters]

it isn't mismanagement. the fires are a natural and indigenous part of this environment. people shouldn't be living in those foothills.

[@thee_morpheus]

Im so glad I rent and not have to worry about that CA prop. damage.

[@Dahnoie]

They must stop the waste of water in desert areas. And any new construction has to be fire proofed.

[@lifeofreilly9943]

Especially Golf courses

[@richardbarrow6606]

The People of Palestine Understand.

[@user-Kova15]

Grifting again, I see. More countries are at war then Palestine, but continue to grift

[@kulimperdana]

@@user-Kova15 what goes around comes around. What are the odds to have this devastation

[@CleoPhoenixRT]

​@kulimperdana Ask the insurance companies that pulled out months ago. They're the only ones listening to warnings from scientists that will effect us all. Not just the countries you hate.

[@anthoniasamuel4954]

This is sad. May Almighty God help family affected by fire.🙏🏽

[@Darren-n5b]

It will.take half a century to restore the area with buildings and nature. There will be a complete exodus of that region now. Very heartbreaking to see the whole thing

[@robertnewhart3547]

No way.

[@catsmith233]

Like NO after katrinna

[@youruiz]

Less than 10 years to fully recover. Topanga burned in 2018 and 2005, 1996 and 1993. Altadena / Eaton burned in 1993. The area where the Hurst fire is located last burned in 2019, 2017 and 2008. Don't live in/near a canyon in southern CA. The "Santa Ana Winds" happen several times a year so there's always a fire someplace and it always starts in a canyon. Everyone knows this but people continue to move into homes in fire prone areas, homes made of wood with wood fences and dry plants. They'll be back next year.

[@charleshocqii4301]

@@youruizI’d say 15 years cali is a crap hole nothing ever gets done

[@lianneli9922]

It’s gonna takes years to rebuild

[@streetwork5069]

Hundreds of people after decades of paying insurance were told they no longer have insurance just last month..

[@ceruleanblue7]

It isn't right to cancel someone's insurance after they have paid all that money for years.

[@UFO_computers]

@@ceruleanblue7capitalism

[@user-TM59]

😮

[@ullah8339]

Insurance what a scam leeching money from the masses

[@vicramaco]

Inside information anyone?

[@letzsnuggzz]

The private insurance industry should be completely banned. It's way too exploitative and greed motivated.

[@ptub5257]

They should fill the Governors mansion with people displaced from the fires. Also, Newsom and Bass should open their homes as well.

[@enriqueali]

What are they looting? Pieces of charcoal?!

[@hellohumans175]

maybe expensive jewelry from celebrities?

[@Dawood-pi8ly]

It’s the only time the rich has given to the poor

[@opwave79]

It’s mostly the empty untouched homes after residents were told to evacuate

[@andybroaddus1786]

shekels

[@Mmmmkaaay]

​@@hellohumans175expensive jewelry that was melted together in the 3000° heat?

[@kobray3455]

nature has the right to defend it self

[@shottadancer]

The fact that people are going there to steal after a home being burnt is insane smh

[@TroyStansell]

​@@currentuser6118Please flee capitalism and take the other do nothing dorks with you. Clean up our streets.

[@Youpeeipay]

@@currentuser6118guaranteed it’s liberals - I live around all conservatives not a single door locked or thing stolen u gas lighting lefty u know 100% it’s democrats that steal u are a waste of human

[@lumbanikumwenda2864]

The scale of destruction is unimaginable-200,000 acres gone and countless lives upended. It's heartbreaking to hear that a lack of water is hampering firefighting efforts, making an already dire situation even worse. Sending strength to the firefighters and everyone affected by these relentless wildfires. This truly underscores the need for better resource management and disaster preparedness. Stay safe, California. 💔🔥

[@terrie001]

People should be grateful that their family members are all safe and sound.

[@Marcusparkerr]

Hope the animals are ok 😊🙏🏾

[@nancybanas7572]

I feel so sorry for the animals 😢

[@samanthamariefreeman335]

The insurance companies are saying that folks should show pictures of their houses before the fire... WHERE do they think those photos would be right now?? INSIDE their houses, burnt to the ground. Videos would also be burned.

[@sunny9443]

Note to self...secure a safe deposit box at a bank out of state.

[@ullah8339]

American stupidity

[@JennyVee-o5z]

Who failed to have the underbrush cleared? Who cut the funding for preventing forest fires? Who failed to fill the existing reservoirs? Who fired hundreds of good firefighters for not getting the jab? Who failed to build new reservoirs? Who diverted water to save a fish called smelt? Who cut $18 million from the firefighting budget? Who failed to make sure fire hydrants had water? Who gave firefighting equipment away to Ukraine? Who is responsible for the wanton destruction of Los Angeles? Let me guess…. Incompetent, corrupt leftist politicians and appointed “officials.” Yeah, that’s who.

[@anthonyrowland9072]

You just copied elon's lies?

[@lindapereboom]

Gosh with all these failures I'm sure you'll be happy to have your taxes increased to cover all your wish list items

[@andybroaddus1786]

democrats

[@sunny9443]

What are you an owl? Who? Who? Who? Everyone needs to focus on the task at hand...contain the fire and provide resources for displaced folks. There's enough blame to go around...after the dust has settled. No one likes a Monday morning armchair quarterback.

[@Leafylover]

Gavin and bass

[@ginomoore0123]

Wow 😢 prayers for California

[@duwomaiishgabrielle9498]

No water, sounds a lot like Lahaina, Maui! Mismanagement at the highest levels

[@natalieavery7193]

There needs to be a 911 call to prayer for these fires to STOP and stay STOPPED. PLEASE GOD HELP THIS SITUATION END!!!

[@Uncaged_cricket]

Ask Nestle and the people and golf courses (who water 24 hours a day) where the water is

[@damien5138]

So it wasn't the environmental and the pols rerouting for a fish. Ok got it

[@SongDog9]

Underground utilities are way safer

[@jaybanger7165]

How do you get back up from that? Prayers to all affected.

[@mobinanaz2876]

Phalistine has faced same situation

[@kornbob2665]

For a second I thought that was Palestine after being BOMBED by Israel.

[@DarleneSanders-h1y]

So so sad...we are sending strength....from Mildura,,,Victoria Australia,,,