Soooo when is it NOT Fire Season??? Franklin fire in Malibu CA

superchuck500 said

My wife's friend - who has a masters in social work but watches a lot of TV news - posted this expose about how the "science of forestry is real!" and that fuel reduction (which she mislabeled as 'controlled burning') in forests is essential wildfire protection something something Gavin Newsom *sad face emoji*

Never mind tha the Pallisades Fire started out as a brush fire in the chaparral above a developed area in the urban limits of Los Angeles County . . . not a freakin' forest.

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so a little more on this whole LA/MAyor/Insurance company thingy

So apparently back in late 2023/early 2024, the insurers started to warn folks about the issue of clearing underbrush from surrounding areas in the hills or they would start to cancel/non-renew coverage. So folks naturally turned to LA to let them know this and to start the process.

Apparently, this according to my friend who lives in Hancock Park, sparked a pretty heated debate between Mayor and residents. Mayor said residents should pay for it. Residents said LA should pay for it. Meanwhile 12-18 months goes by and nothing is getting done, so insurers said "we told yall- now we out" and started non-renewals. Residents were like " pay prisoners $10/day and clear it all out". ( instead of residents having to hire bushhogging companies to do the work for 10x the cost )

Just posting a snippet of conversation we had Saturday when i called to check up on them.