All of California ~ is on F I R E again *

[michael parris heuberger]

Hi. So when did you stop hitting you wife?

Hi. I know you are a good person and would do that. It is a got you queation

 

[Red05]

Have you ever fought a fire?

No but my nephew has worked on state fire crews since the 90's. They are very experienced in prevention and fighting existing fires, but he told me that in some situations, there is absolutely nothing that can be done or should have been done. Imagine 10 acres engulfed in 60 seconds. The terrain and layout create a perfect storm to feed a fire.

 

[Red05]

So pretty similar to the U.S. there.

Tom posted that today so he must be talking about Trump lol

 

[michael parris heuberger]

No but my nephew has worked on state fire crews since the 90's. They are very experienced in prevention and fighting existing fires, but he told me that in some situations, there is absolutely nothing that can be done or should have been done. Imagine 10 acres engulfed in 60 seconds. The terrain and layout create a perfect storm to feed a fire.

Hi. At least the could have at least they could havet ried. And not do things thst did not help at all.

 

[Bumblebee]

Hi. At least the could have at least they could havet ried. And not do things thst did not help at all.

Fighting a fire like this is next to impossible from the ground....trying to get fire apparatus into locations and having to follow complex streets along with raging structural fires make it a real challenge.

I forget how much water it takes to contain a fire in a regular sized home but it was quite a bit and most of these were large homes or commercial buildings.....

There's no way a fire hydrant system would have kept up to the demand.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

Hi. At least the could have at least they could havet ried. And not do things thst did not help at all.

 

[TallTom]

Fighting a fire like this is next to impossible from the ground....trying to get fire apparatus into locations and having to follow complex streets along with raging structural fires make it a real challenge.

I forget how much water it takes to contain a fire in a regular sized home but it was quite a bit and most of these were large homes or commercial buildings.....

There's no way a fire hydrant system would have kept up to the demand.

But there are plenty of ways to lessen the risk to homes.

 

[Red05]

But there are plenty of ways to lessen the risk to homes.

There are, however, no guarantee it'll work, especially in the areas where the homes are close together, as much of Los Angeles is.
Fact is, if the neighborhood goes up, there's not much chance at all. People take that risk, as do people in flood, tornado or hurricane areas.
I haven't seen those communities attacked as the leadership and citizens of Los Angeles have been, by org members and others.

 

[OldBusaGuy]

Hi. At least the could have at least they could havet ried. And not do things thst did not help at all.

Could have tried? What do think the fire fighters did? Just head to the bar and leave the fires burn?

 

[OldBusaGuy]

Fighting a fire like this is next to impossible from the ground....trying to get fire apparatus into locations and having to follow complex streets along with raging structural fires make it a real challenge.

I forget how much water it takes to contain a fire in a regular sized home but it was quite a bit and most of these were large homes or commercial buildings.....

There's no way a fire hydrant system would have kept up to the demand.

And it isn't just the structures that were burning. Can you imagine how much all the gasoline in vehicles parked in the area added to fuel the fire? You can bet that every ounce of gasoline burned completely. Plastic gas tanks and all.

 

[Bumblebee]

And it isn't just the structures that were burning. Can you imagine how much all the gasoline in vehicles parked in the area added to fuel the fire? You can bet that every ounce of gasoline burned completely. Plastic gas tanks and all.

Of course......there were all kinds of vehicles involved including EV which posed a particular issue with fire fighters from what I've read.

Even things like propane BBQ tanks become bombs......

It's all part and parcel of a disaster unfortunately.....