Why Did California Fire Water Hydrants Run Dry?

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[@Fenrir.Gleipnir]

This is not how it works it's super super super simplified 😂

[@henlohenlo689]

you still glossed over alot the relevant legal aspects of this. 1. it's still a breach from the city if they didn't fund adequate power to supply water to the hydrants on a hill. putting hydrants there without adequate water or power is like fraud. they had a legal obligation to make those work properly in the times of need. 2. you mentioned like 5 fires started randomly and cited wind. but 5 fires don't all start randomly at the same time period on accident, there is likely a coordinated effort of arsonists, who did it on purpose to help distract and overburden the fire department(which had it's funding cut, while tribal program funding was boosted and dei and other 14th amendment infringements).

[@R_Squared933]

Thank you. I was a Firefighter for over 12 years. I have been trying to spread this information myself. They also seem to forget that much of their system is gravity fed, and with so many destroyed buildings draining the system and further reducing pressure. When pumps get overtaxed, they can fail catastrophically, further exacerbating the problem. Lastly, given the conditions, no amount of water could have stopped this.

[@stringlarson1247]

Those pesky impellers just don't like to run dry. I'm not sure of the types of trucks on hand, but here in Chicago, we have many trucks with pumps on board to handle the massive number of mid- to very large-rise buildings; however, if the source runs down, it's a moot point. Due to earthquake issues, much of the West Coast is covered with low-rise structures.

[@waterman1]

Every house that burned down has copper water pipes with solder fittings that melt, becoming essentially a water main break. With a meter size of 3/4" (80 psi = 30 GPM) up to 2" (80 psi = 130 GPM) for residential properties, times thousands of house that burned down, (80 GPM average time 1000 = 80,000 GPM) is probably the reason the fire hydrants were dry. It happened in Montecito, where I work. We had to go out in the fire here in Montecito and shut off water meters to conserve water. Just an FYI.

[@eltonalfred9776]

@@waterman1 the domestic water system is the same with emergency one? Those are not independent?

[@johndoles3713]

How you know they all have copper 🤥

[@heazilla]

@@eltonalfred9776 they are not independent

[@moki123g]

@@eltonalfred9776 No, they are not independent. Fire hydrants use the same city water supply.

[@michaelmoorrees3585]

@@eltonalfred9776 - Nope, not independent. At least, at the trunk level.

[@chkravartin]

Very good explanation of the engineering. The California fires example however shows how engineering realities must be ensconced within broader framework of management. Nature has its peculiarities that we must work around. Engineering is the mechanism, but competency and proactive management are what make sure that engineering is allowed to work as designed.

[@TomJ00769]

Yes. Plus, it shows they need more supplylines and full reservoir. Similar to electricity in a house. Normally each room has 1 supplyline to feed the lights & outlets. But in the kitchen there are usually 2 or 3. Because kitchen contains oven, refrigerator, lights and outlet. That area of California is basically a desert, high winds, expensive homes, homes stacked feet apart, etc. So they need to up the capacity based on the circumstances.

[@michaelWells-ef9bx]

Maybe we could “Build the Wall = to Block the Wind “ ...and have Mexico Pay for it ...Or Nevada ~ and Arizona....

[@HHMR-i4w]

Bro is faster than the government in handling the fire in LA

[@Aitelly]

🙃 thanks i also wonder how the Highest tax paying state is struggling with budget cuts

[@2299mikey]

@@Aitelly because we have to give our tax money to all the broke states in the Midwest and south. If California was allowed to keep all their money we’d have zero issues

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[@moistpeanut5986]

Fire hydrants are not supposed to be for wildfires on a super windy day. They are meant for localized fires on single buildings in neighborhoods. Thinking hydrants are for wildfires is like thinking an umbrella will save you in a hurricane.

[@randyboisa6367]

OK Einstein, according to your logic, you don't need water to extinguish a fire.🤡

[@moistpeanut5986]

@@randyboisa6367 thats not what I said lol, read the whole comment and take a few minutes to comprehend it.

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[@davidschwartz5127]

He must work for the government?

[@Aitelly]

Me and my team are just curious how they they work and why it went Dry so had to make a video

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[@seancallaghan54]

Just a note, no matter how much water you have to go uphill from your initial position requires pumps or pressurized tanks. Municipal uses pump stations to fill other storage which itself is uphill and then that uphill storage uses gravity to feed systems

[@tw06le1]

If a small channel like this can properly explain the situation in less than 10mins better that the most powerful nation on the planet with the most educated officials speaks volumes... Americans, do you not see that the Gov Officials couldn't care less about your life.... wow.

[@Aitelly]

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[@alanbstard4]

there is still no explanation of responsibilty

[@CharlieTWilbury]

@@alanbstard4 Haven’t there been a few suspects arrested? Perhaps I’m mistaken, I thought I had heard there were

[@NicEeEe843]

Every state is governed very differently, California is one state with its own issues. I can def tell you that there are many other states that would never run out of water…

[@Michael_Thomas134]

There is no city in the USA that can hook up fire hoses to all the fire hydrants in an area and not run out of water pressure after a few hours.

[@Flackvest]

Great explanation of what happened to our water system. I'm retired LAFD, this fire was the perfect storm. All bets are off in a wind driven fire of that magnitude. You get out of the way or you kill firefighters. You pick up the pieces after the fire blows over. We've been concerned about an event of this magnitude occurring for many decades. The 1961 Bell Air fire had similar issues including dry hydrants. Dry hydrants will almost always happen at large scale fires like this. I've also encountered them in other cities while on a strike team. So this is not unique in California. "Design for Disaster", a video here on You Tube explains how that particular fire gained so much traction overwhelming the resources quickly. The circumstances nearly mirrors the Pacific Palisades fire, less the 100mph gusts, the population explosion since 1961, and the banning of wood roof shingles. This incident has been in the making for decades, and the Santa Monica mountain fire district always burn. I was at the skirball fire in 2019. Fire Storm 1993, Fire storm 1996, Fire Storm 2003, and Fire Storm 2005. Why developers are still allowed to build in the mountain fire district is insane. Another community of 200 homes are now being built in the Newhall Santa Clarita area, where a wind driven fire in one of the recent incidents swept through that mountain range blackening it. Now they want to put houses in more indefensible space when and if another Wind driven fire occurs. And the lack of staffing of local fire departments during this population and development boom is not helping. LA City and LA County fire especially are criminally underfunded and under staffed. This has been going on for decades through numerous elected administrations. Republican LA Mayor Richard Riordan Cut the LAFD to the bone to save money in the 1990's. While promoting runaway development. It took us nearly ten years to partially recover from that. And then the 2008 crash happened. You got yourself another subscriber.

[@Benita399]

A huge reservoir is closed for repairs for over a year in California a place known for wildfires 😫

[@mangokush7499]

​@@Benita399 and that's the only fact that's matters all the rest is excuses. That and forest management neglect. All this is on Newsom and Bass. Yet money for immigrants and LGBT mess was prioritized

[@CharlieTWilbury]

@@Benita399 What’s the alternative there? Not repairing?

[@marufahned7019]

Hahaha make sure you send money faster to Ukraine and Izrahell hahahaha....

[@Arnold-m9y]

@@Benita399 one of the things about a reservoir if that cover is not complete and secure and debris gets and it can also affect the ability not only to fill the tank but also to empty it and that's something people need to consider. It's not like trying to fix a broken pool cover

[@CharlieTWilbury]

@ lol @ the non sequitur

[@djbassay2k5]

Long story short, the water lines in those units that burnt down collapsed or otherwise still had water running to their lines. The service was depressurized due to dozens of open water utilities

[@djbassay2k5]

They need two water utilities

[@jamestucker8088]

Another thing to keep in mind is once a house burns down the pipes can break and leak a tremendous amount of water until someone comes and shuts the water off.

[@jackiepie7423]

i heard this one other place. it seems the most reasonable to me. however i haven't heard it repeated a lot, like one other place.

[@skywave12]

Also 5 inch water lines to commercial building sprinkler systems.

[@freedombuy4672]

Don't worry,water company will make sure to send a bill and or when you don't pay, they will send the bill to collections

[@maggo9448]

The plastic pipes make it more worse..

[@billsmith5109]

@@skywave12 Underground supply to sprinkler system can be minimum size for hazard class. They can be reduced if hydraulic calculations show smaller lines is adequate. All sprinkler systems in the U.S. have been hydraulically calculated for about three and a half decades. Btw, just as water systems are designed for many sprinklers to flow simultaneously, very few fire sprinkler system are designed for more than a few sprinkler heads to flow at the same time. A room with flammable liquid container filling might be designed for every sprinkler to operate. A warehouse with rack storage might have an 8-10” underground supply. A strip mall commonly 3-4”. A three-four story apartment building, 2-3” commonly.

[@myobmyob2215]

We have resize snd upgrade water and sewer sizes based on the increased demand as more structures are built. It wasnt done, unprepared for high demand.

[@caav56]

Meanwhile, Sir Joseph Bazalgette said "We’re only going to do this once and there’s always the unforeseen." and made sure that London's sewer system is rated for *four* times the expected flow, making it capable of keeping up with growing population well into 2000s-early 2010s. In fact, it's only now that there's expansion being built to it - and previous system still runs well enough that there isn't a critical urgency in doing that expansion ASAP.

[@michaeltabanao8092]

@@myobmyob2215 Los Angeles Fire Department Video from 1962 on KZbin shows the same scenario in 62.....lessons not learned....Ain't no Build Back Better

[@MM-kk8uh]

You would think with the technology to identify and visualize failures at this scale we'd be able to eliminate most of these issues and yet here we are.

[@thomasmaughan4798]

"and yet here we are" There is no WE. Still, people chose to live in those 6 million dollar houses on a flammable ridge.

[@kennixox262]

The real problem started over 100 years ago when people started to build homes up in the hills. The views are what attract people up the hills.

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[@Aitelly]

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[@Milky-Space06]

Lack of upgrades to the capacity of the storage system. This isn't the first and last fire will happen but the system isn't adequate to handle big area draw down

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[@bruce4130]

Maybe politicians need to learn from people that have knowledgeable and experience

[@bruce4130]

@@AitellyWatch the 1962 documentary on the LA fires, so many similarities and same issues!

[@habibi750]

Shame on you. Donate to the victims and not to the creator making money off the victims

[@davidschwartz5127]

So you're saying that dynamiting 4 reservoir dams that connect to Southern California's water supply to make it possible for the fish could swim upstream had absolutely nothing to do with the lack of water in the system? Why did the reservoir sit empty for nearly a year because the cover was damaged by an earlier 2024 fire? The empty reservoir could have been filled with suitable water for firefighting only as it sat there waiting for a year its have its cover to be repaired.

[@2299mikey]

You can’t fill up a drinking water reservoir with non drinking water. Then you have to replace all the pipes in the city after. Drinking water is kept separate for a reason

[@c87kim]

@@2299mikeybut I watched an interview with an LA fire dept. chief saying that the water is all the same whether for the taps or the fire hydrants. So how u mean?

[@danlowe8684]

The Klamath River dams did not provide drinking water or flood control. They were strictly for hydropower (and very little of that, by today's standards).

[@melbourneplanespotter3631]

@@c87kim It means that the water in fire hydrants is also drinking water.

[@rgloria40]

Mismanagement and city/county unable to prioritize but kiss ass for various other pet projects of Sacramento. In fact, the fire system is outdated...No one way check value to isolate lines from each other and maintain pressure. However, another point is "lush Green plant" designs are incapable city planning design for a fire prone desert. Hiring too many people from forest areas.. I wonder when the green, blue and red laser smartphone video will show up on youtube.... PS. If you notice the usual notice to remind the public not to use firecracker or fire guns in the air was not as pronounce compared to other years.

[@edl653]

That $17 million dollar cut from the Los Angeles Fire Department was only 2% of the department's budget. Note that the fires were not only in Los Angeles. It seems that a main contributor to the problem in the Palisades area was that reservoir under repair. Timing of things sometimes can't be helped. Was the reservoir actually under repair, or was it waiting for funding?

[@Aitelly]

Agreed we had put the leaked letter at the end of the video

[@hydoffdhagaweyne1037]

I honestly don’t know what to believe. I just saw the news that the mayor and city authorities cut funding, which led to the disastrous response to the wildfires. It feels like there’s some context missing. This event seems like a black swan moment that neither Democrats nor Republicans could’ve anticipated.

[@custodialfatherintexas9362]

​@@hydoffdhagaweyne1037 I'm sorry but people have been warning about the dangers of not doing controlled burns in California for probably two decades now. I learned about the need for controlled burning in elementary school in the early '90s. I did not realize that this had been stopped because it's crazy. Controlled burning is really just rescheduling the natural small forest fires that are stopped by humans to a more convenient time. Stopping all forest fires is just stacking tender for a bonfire. People have been warning that there was not enough water in South Cal for years. They had put together a bill to refill and expand the reservoirs but built none of the new reservoirs after years. The fire departments were under staffed and doing DEI practices. It kind of seems like this was a inevitability, not a black swan

[@allangibson8494]

And there was no actual cut. The fire department got $950 Million up from $860 Million last year (because they separated out the capital budget from the operating budget).

[@fortezzasolutions]

@@edl653 the letter says 7 million. There was another 60 million that had been set aside for salaries that was approved in November. All public departments want more money and when you come to the service departments like Police and Fire they are going to say it is in the interest of public safety. Most people are going to be quick to point the finger because of funding reductions. They didn’t say anything about the 60 million that had been approved for budget salaries. What you don’t see is letters or memos from leaders trying to create solutions to problems. The reservoir under repair, what was the backup plan? Taking over 100million gallons offline should have required a contingency plan to be enacted. Then again it’s always easier to point the finger at someone else even when they increase your budget.

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[@user7644i8]

why systems failes should be a new series

[@mangokush7499]

There was no fail this was neglect

[@fredphilippi8388]

Surely one factor that should also be considered, when asking why there was low water pressure in hydrants, is that there were thousands of homeowners and even renters using their garden hoses to protect their own properties near the fire areas.

[@baongo1336]

Saw some guy pump water from their pool to save the house which it did.

[@fredphilippi8388]

@@baongo1336 Wouldn't that be beautiful if everyone with a pool should be able to pump pool water to protect the house in case of fire danger???

[@thatsharshman.8544]

Then there was this really big problem, no one told people to shut off their water before leaving, therefore hundreds of homes and other buildings burnt down and water poured out on the ground.

[@thomasmaughan4798]

"no one told people to shut off their water before leavin" How many are equipped to do that? I have a long t-handle wrench that reaches down to the main valve but I suspect it is uncommon for citizens to have such things.

[@cawedemo6523]

very easy animation and explanation.."wow" we need this guy

[@MohsinKhan-nn6xu]

Thank you very informative video bro, I'm not gonna lie I was mad as heck why water ran out now i understand.

[@ianpatrick23]

This is the best explanation of the wildfires I have seen so far.

[@theantiqueactionfigure]

I've been a subcontractor on LA Department of Water and Power reservoir projects. Working at their pitiful pace was frustrating for someone from the private sector!

[@mikeyazel8725]

I find it interesting that considering the terrain with the many hills and valleys more hilltop water storage tanks are not utilized to aid in keeping the system pressurized so you do not have to rely solely on pumps during an emergency situation. I have been in the fire service here in midwest for 45 years and run a small department in a small town with a single water tower that stores 156,000 gallons of water and due to its height pressurizes the towns water system to about 60 psi. There are two well fields that supply this tower and during any fire situation all the pumps are turned on. My primary fire engine can pump 1500 gallons per minute if we have enough lines laid, which means our tower could only sustain us for 100 minutes at the most. Most average size house fires will take less than 10,000 gallons to extinguish typically closer to 4000-6000 gallons. Just some things to consider.

[@sourcerandom346]

This was very quick thank you

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You are welcome

[@NoName-md5zb]

One might say, as quick as the fires 😮

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[@sabyasachimukherjee1528]

Detailed presentation as always....praying for speedy end of the ongoing carnage.

[@ChosenOne6666]

Its called infrastructure design.. those cities are at the end of the system.

[@mrleafbeef634]

@@ChosenOne6666 not alot of intellectuals left.

[@ChosenOne6666]

@@mrleafbeef634 okay.

[@randyboisa6367]

Wrong! Democrat liberal leadership is the problem. Democrats have not built a reservoir since 1979. Also, Democrat protection of the 1" Delta smelt is at fault. California is a Democrat super majority run state.

[@HigherQualityUploads]

@@mrleafbeef634 Indeed. California is run by foreigners, not Americans.

[@danlowe8684]

That was quick!! Great job on some timely stuff. One thing I notice is the use of 'average' and 'normal' when describing weather. Whether temp, snow, rain, wind, etc., the weather is most often nowhere near 'average' for any given category. This makes average anything but normal.

[@MeshugaMatch-z6z]

Thank you for educating about the facts. Unproven conspiracies get on my nerves. People have short memories too, and prefer playing partisan games. People forget when CA last operated on a shoestring budget, when fire departments had funding slashed to the bone, like most departments were under Arnie's leadership. Ever since, CA legislators never increased their funds enough, despite inflation and cost of living increases, so that fire departments could afford to properly staff for old projects, like brush clearing and prescribed burns. This issue goes back nearly 25 years. And not necessarily Arnie's fault, but that of every CA,legislator who fought against funding CA fire departments wisely for over 2 decades.

[@jamessherosick2747]

The exact same thing happened to us 7 years ago, northern California. The more houses that burn down, leave the water shooting out on the ground. The answer is: put hydrants on separate supply. No long, convoluted, bull jive answers needed.

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[@williambo5989]

super unbiased only facts and learning thank you. be safe Californians

[@Monstacheeks]

Thanks for clearing everything up and explaining it in detail! Not even the Media and News outlet is doing this. Now it seems like Officials wanted the Worst to happen to L.A.

[@sterlingmarshel6299]

@@Monstacheeks neglect and “wanting bad things to happen” are two separate things

[@Monstacheeks]

@ During the driest times in California history, they had the reservoir empty for over a year. That’s not neglect, that’s intent!

[@bruce4130]

In 1962 a similar wildfire did the same type of damage! There is a KZbin video of the documentary called ‘ Designed for disaster’ a must watch!😮

[@jonnyz69]

Yes, very good video. Almost every 20 years like clockwork, and yet they were still grossly unprepared. Money being spent in all the wrong places.

[@lawrencegaceta4839]

Amazing video description!

[@ogadlogadl490]

Best explanation I’ve seen, TY.

[@jamese498]

Always excellent information.

[@jamessaldivar5974]

With a major fire, Edison shut down the power to those particular areas. That could’ve been part of the problem. The pumps had no power to pump the water to the fire hydrants.

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[@bittersweet340]

In Australia, controlled burns (or "backburning") have long been a part of Indigenous fire management practices. Aboriginal Australians have used fire as a tool for thousands of years to manage the landscape. These controlled burns help reduce fuel loads, prevent larger, uncontrollable bushfires, and promote the growth of certain plants. The technique has been refined and passed down through generations, allowing for more sustainable land management. The idea behind controlled burns is to burn small, manageable sections of land under specific conditions, rather than allowing dry vegetation to accumulate, which can fuel dangerous wildfires. In recent years, there has been increasing recognition of the value of traditional Indigenous fire practices in mitigating bushfire risks in Australia. This approach contrasts with the situation in places like Los Angeles, where wildfires are often exacerbated by urban sprawl, overgrown brush, and changing climate conditions. While controlled burns are also used in parts of California to prevent larger wildfires, they are sometimes met with controversy due to the complexities of urban development, air quality concerns, and logistics. The scale of wildfires in LA, especially during extreme dry periods, tends to create more destructive blazes that can be harder to control, making the management of fire risk a bit different than in rural or less densely populated areas like those in Australia. The connection between these two locations shows how the practice of fire management, whether through traditional or modern methods, needs to evolve based on local conditions.

[@jackiepie7423]

the california natives did the same. of course racist white trash killed them off long ago. now we know who to blame.

[@GreedoGangrene]

Thanks to Australians, California has abundant Eucalyptus trees that are an extreme fire hazard.

[@pebblepod30]

Fires (inc controlled burns) also destroy a lot of habitat, and (contrary to popular belief) eucalyptus does not need it to germinate, even if it can withstand it. There is a group in Australia is the South Burnett region in Qld which is attempting to regenerate land so it holds water and greenery, and is thus immune to fires. Walls or clear areas may help too.

[@relwaretep]

​@@GreedoGangrenepoor management is the hazard, not the tree. By blaming an exotic, personal responsibility is avoided. Stop putting trees close to buildings. Keep fuel loads low. Heavily enforce fire bans including use of ICE gardening equipment, welding tools, grinders, etc.

[@PaulG.x]

The recently elected US president , who is a stable 🐎 genius , is in favour of sweeping 🧹 the forest floor. Alas , he has a bad record with walls

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[@amer9208]

What a wonderful video. This guy needs to be on the government payroll to help fix all this stuff and fire all those other buffoons

[@lieslwindjulie3230]

Now I understand. Thank you for this explanation 🌹

[@alexsolo4085]

On wildland fires we rely more on water tenders for water shuttling or utilizing an engine for water.

[@bunchie]

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[@dave24-73]

Based on this, it looks like it would make more sense for fire departments to concentrate in set areas and allow other parts to burn. Might sound harsh but it may have saved more homes on balance.

[@appomattoxross6751]

Gavin knows best. He flushes out a tremendous amount of water into the Sacramento River and out to the Pacific Ocean. It's a progressive thing.

[@timothyletwin5911]

It's a progressive thing? Come on man. This system has been in place for 80 years. Now with climate change, sh!t is happening. Nothing to do with the government in charge. You can't say that a Republican government would be any different honestly. By the way....Quote “We can’t waste anymore time with frivolous lawsuits to hold up major infrastructure projects, especially building more water storage. The Sites Reservoir project will capture more rain and snow to supply millions of homes with clean drinking water. This is exactly why we needed this streamlining law.” Governor Gavin Newsom. The streamling law he created to help get the Sites Reservoir underway. He's doing everything he can concerning all the environmental hurdles that exist in State and Federal laws.

[@Support_Ad_Blocker]

Governor Goodhair is not progressive.....🤨🤨🤨🤨

[@timothyletwin5911]

@@Support_Ad_Blocker True, he ain't. These redhats think every politician in California is progressive.

[@kennixox262]

Has nothing to do with water in Pacific Palisades. Your FOX News talking points are plain wrong.

[@teague9910]

They need to start basically installing city wide water sprinklers, but on a more industrial scale, that can be turned on and shower a given area when a large residential wild fire breaks out. Saturate everything and that will put a stop to a lot of small spot fires and other issues. That would take an insane amount of water, but CA could make storage for this if they wanted to. If you are anti-reservoirs then you can start making artificial aquafers, refilling natural one and drawing from them, build a pipe line from the north for water or a million other things. Not only is that a good stop measure for future droughts, it will put a lot of people to work! What am I thinking, we should build a $100B high-speed train from Fresno to Bakersfield.

[@davidreilly1031]

Given the desperation of the situation, surely they could conect the empty LA water supply to the Pacific ocean so the hydrants are full of salt water. Then hand out bottled water to the people who dont already drink it.

[@curtisyang3330]

You guys are simply amazing. Simple facts not conspiracy

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[@mrcraftiest]

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[@hughjanus5518]

In the case of the Palisades they didnt refill the 117 million gallon reservoir and relied on smaller 1 million gallon tanks that eventually went dry.

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[@KingKong-cp2qc]

All theses fires mysteriously started in different locations. Seems like some was intentional

[@randyboisa6367]

Illegal Aliens, mad at deportation did it.

[@Indylimburg]

Maybe ensuring the fire hydrants worked should have been higher on the officials priority list. Glad the LA Fire Chief gets paid $400k a year to pay attention to anything but fire fighting.

[@User5260jo]

Proactive vs Reactive...which one wins? Are the people running the city TRANSCIENTS or they've been here long enough to know the weather patterns in Southern CA?

[@bobg1685]

Nicely done.

[@Aitelly]

Thanks Bob

[@kcgunesq]

Think about it this way: Someone in the government decided that the area needed a 117 million reservoir. Then, someone else in government said, "well, not so much." Since the facts have proved that the first person was correct, hopefully they will fire or even jail the person who said "not so much".

[@PaulG.x]

It's a self adjusting system - demand is a lot lower now that most places have burnt to the ground

[@bruce4130]

The issue not many people understand! Water supply is a huge concern!

[@girishnarang1890]

There’s a desperate need to convert water from the nearby Pacific Ocean in a manner that can be fed to the hydrants. Perhaps creating separate reservoirs after desalination. And adding new pumps in a daisy-chain fashion to keep the pressure going when needed. Obviously this means a need for more budget. The fires are going to reoccur unfortunately. Private home owners, businesses, insurance companies and the government must work together to create a special budget to minimize property, life and ecological damage.

[@iancaen2977]

Cali already has the highest taxes in the nation...can you imagine how much this would add to that?

[@cuppa_coffee_nyc]

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[@dank6336]

OK going out on a crazy limb here. Why not fix reservoirs during the wet season? Why not have backups? Fires have been happening as long as I can remember.

[@ironhorsefilmsLLC]

For an area prone to dry weather and high chances of forest forest fires, would it be fair to say that to add more towers or tanks connected to fire hydrants would be better. The water towers would be built to handle so many thousands of homes at a time, basically back ups for just incases. Also clearing dry elements away from communities that are not far from thick forest areas would help too.

[@DrAdrianJSmith]

Your animations are amazing. But here is a hint: try using difuse shadows in your renderings. It will add to immersiveness. And it should be just a simple shadow setting, so just render your videos twice: once with your normal settings and once with difuse shadows. See how they turn up

[@Aitelly]

Thanks will screenshot this comment and send it to our team. We love constructive criticism. Btw we made this in 12 hrs +rendering and Animation. Thanks Again.

[@edgeman148]

Not to mention that when we do get rains almost all the water flows out into the Ocean.

[@briandrum1]

How convenient that the reservoir was “closed for repair”. Seriously, CA is known for wildfires. Their FIRST priority should have been to fix the “repair” asap!!

[@OnlyScienceRules]

Poor wildlife, people and pets ❤ Recover soon & well! Deepest sympathies! And condolences to all victims regardless of species! With love ❤

[@dalemcmurray-hn6sc]

Because the reservoirs were voted to be filled and vetoed causing there to be no water pressure, causing there to be no water in the fire hydrants the cutting of $17.4 million the cancellation of multiple insurance companies for fire protection they knew this was gonna happen, but the most important thing, the topographical map, showing three fires lit at the same moment miles apart, indicating this is a terrorist attack, regardless of the individual who look like he was a Middle Eastern man Caught starting fires and seen that another fire location earlier you’re gonna find this is a terrorist attack. I’m just wondering if the government will actually tell you who that man was or will they hide it just like to point out the facts and the truth ❤DALE.

[@Aitelly]

Thanks Dale for the Feedback and well Written Review

[@dalemcmurray-hn6sc]

@ Did you notice on the topographical map those three fires started at the same time miles apart did you see the guy they arrested with the yellow blow torch? He sure looked like he was a Middle Eastern fella not the Middle Eastern fella but the location of the three fires at the same moment indicates this was on purpose and a terrorist attack simple logic. Really I hope you look into it there’s even bigger things happening people aren’t aware of.

[@aliounendayziga8669]

Only had to scroll down a few comments to find a maga nut conspiracist, not everything bad that happends is because of muslims or foreigners just the typical wishful thinking.

[@edl653]

@@Aitelly No his review was not well written and is conspiratorial nonsense. Note California water reservoirs are mostly full. Some issues like with the distribution system and timing of the Palisade reservoir being under repair made the problem worse. Note the $17 million only cut in the LA FD budget is only 2% of that budget. Fires were not occurring only in LA. - As to the guy caught, nowhere is it stated he is middle eastern, and folks of Mexican heritage look middle eastern. "After interviewing the suspect, investigators determined there was not enough probable cause to charge the man with arson or suspicion of arson, and he was instead arrested on a felony probation violation, assistant Los Angeles Police chief Dominic Choi".

[@Danger_Mouse_00]

​@@edl653isn't it funny. sounds to me you are either looking for excuses or you're in on it too.

[@danielcroslin]

that's quite bad, SoCal is already so flammable when there aren't santa ana winds

[@sophie20001]

Municipal water systems are not built to fight this kind of fire. You have to fight it from above and despite the reservoir being out of commission there was enough water in the system.

[@jamessimmer725]

What was the contingency plan for fire protection that accompanied the long closure (11 months and counting) of the 117,000,000 gallon Santa Ynez Reservoir? Were other reservoirs in the system storing greater than usual amounts of water?

[@dkgong]

That DEI water dept head, who makes $750k/yr, should get fired for allowing that reservoir to go empty.

[@victormanx]

if it the same lady i saw in another video, they say she personally supervised the reservoirs to be emptied, even after others told her the Santa Anna winds period was near....

[@edwinmalachy]

WHY does every unelected government beurocrat make 10 X the average citizens salary???

[@kennixox262]

Racist are you? MAGA talking points? Go figure. I guess you hate everyone who is not a white christian nationalist. Fact. Most of them are poorly educated. I think you hate women who are smarter than you and I presume that you are not too smart to fall for FOX News/MAGA talking points.

[@JackJonesFOFF]

Total incompetence by the state & local government. Taxes are sky high in CA. Yet, they don't have the money for robust fire systems? Key reservoir empty for almost a year?

[@NoelDoherty-qv8vm]

I've never known a water supply to be at a lower grade than the infrastructure it supplies. Hence, as long as the supply is there, the amount of water and pressure shouldn't be an issue

[@2true359]

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: But when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

[@PutlerXLO]

Building houses out of wood is madness in such a region. The city must be divided by borders through which fire cannot penetrate. For example, separated by very wide roads, because all the houses are built very close to each other, the fire quickly spreads to other houses.

[@kingtut6619]

It's called zero lot lines. Common build practice in SoCal.

[@2299mikey]

The roads are wide and there’s tons of fire safety roads built. You just can’t compete with 100 mph winds when a fire is out of control

[@Aitelly]

Thanks for the great feedback and insight!

[@gore0ru]

Это тебе не Хацапетовка. Калифорния - сейсмоопасный район. Из чего там дома строить, из кизяка?

[@Rob_F8F]

It's a wonder any construction is permitted there as it also lies on a major fault line.

[@plainwhitepaper3898]

Water is pumped to the hydrants, not gravity fed. Basically there is water pressure until there no water, Not the water pressure slows down.

[@caseclosed9342]

This is shaping up to be the Hurricane Katrina of wildfires…

[@VeryOldMerc]

This didn't happen years ago even with hurricane velocity winds. This was when environmentalists didn't prevent firemen from creating fire breaks in the canyons. It's all good, the lop ear spotted mouse was saved. Of course, some of our species was killed.

[@daveb8449]

They ran dry due to massive, colossal incompetence.

[@alexmaclean1]

The important thing is that the poor insurance companies cancelled most fire policies months ago, so we don't have to worry about them losing any money.

[@mitchgray8413]

Or perhaps pressure was lost due to PGE shutting down power in that area because of high winds. No power, no pumps. Doesn't matter if one reservoir was offline.

[@isaaclaforce2011]

Great breakdown boss!!!!

[@timothya.olmeda7299]

Unlimited flow from tanks with backup tanks available seems to be a solution.

[@Shindatensei.Izme172]

Thank you for for the explanation

[@Aitelly]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jasonlovell3934]

I would like to see what you think about clearing the brush and dead grass from these areas.