{"id":31887,"date":"2025-01-11T10:15:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T15:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/?p=31887"},"modified":"2025-01-11T10:15:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T15:15:14","slug":"guest-contributor-tomd-11jan2025-california-wildfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/11\/guest-contributor-tomd-11jan2025-california-wildfires\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Contributor – TomD – 11JAN2025 – California Wildfires"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tom | Flickr<\/a><\/p>\n

TomD<\/a><\/p>\n

I live on the Florida panhandle, the population isn\u2019t nearly as dense as central and south Florida. There are extensive farmlands and 10\u2019s of thousands of acres covered in trees, mostly pines.<\/p>\n

Except hot and dry spells, you will commonly see large smoke plumes here and there on the horizon. That is called \u201ccontrolled burning\u201d. That is to burn off the underbrush and dead branches, dry pine straw, etc., but not kill the trees. That reduces the kindling and fast fuel that a major fire needs to get started. It works. This method is common across the US in forested areas.<\/p>\n

It is illegal in California.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, the LA fire dept has spent the last 4 years hiring mostly lesbians as firefighters with no qualifications other than being lesbians.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, California has created no new reservoirs since 1979 despite a near doubling of population since.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, California passed a $7.5 billion bill to ensure adequate water supply but not a cent has been spent to that purpose. Some of it was used to destroy 4 then existing dams and reservoirs.<\/p>\n

A number of years ago, someone ventured that California was rich enough to be stupid. I\u2019m not sure that is the case any more.<\/p>\n

Another interesting point: LA, and California in general, has long been famous for the difficulty and time required to get a building permit. We\u2019re talking years for a house. How do you think the 10\u2019s of thousands of people affected by the burning show up to get permits to rebuild their homes and businesses only to be told that they first need an environmental study and permission from 17 different agencies? Do you think there will be hangings? Hopefully.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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