Cali fires and wind storms

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Gig em G
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In reply to NE PA Ag • 4:20p, 1/9/25
Yeah you're right, I'm not necessarily saying the whole city will go down in ashes. But I have to think anyone not directly affected will be getting the F out of there. California is just a ticking time bomb with the ongoing threat of wildfires….Seems inevitable at a certain point
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In reply to FireAg • 4:27p, 1/9/25
FireAg said:
aezmvp said:
Yeah the time that the fire takes to get to the line is typically better spent widening or extending the line rather than fighting back from my understanding. I'll defer to expertise.

That's the textbook tactic…

Now in highly urban areas (and I am stepping beyond my level expertise because my wildfire experiences are limited to rural areas in/around Travis County), I would surmise that since there is no real "bare land" to work with to help widen your defense line, it's nearly impossible until the fire breaks out of an urban area and out in the open where you have ground to work with…it's not like you can start bulldozing neighborhoods, street by street, to build a defense barrier…no time and not practical…

What I'm seeing in these highly urban LA areas makes me think about the Great Chicago Fire of 1871…a bunch of densely-constructed buildings back to back to back with no break from which to set up a defense…


There may be highways and major roads that could be used. Also possibly green belts, but I don't know if LA has anything like that.
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4:35p, 1/9/25


Jeebus! Joe is hopeless!
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4:38p, 1/9/25
We really need to force them to get rid of the flagrantly false advertising of DEI. DEI is once again DIE !!!
This is a good time to remind people who fly a lot that Scott Kirby CEO of United is a HUGE woke lib. He wants 50% of new pilots to be women of color ( I thought white was a color. I guess I was mistaken ) This is your warning !!!
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In reply to aggiehawg • 4:39p, 1/9/25
aggiehawg said:


Jeebus! Joe is hopeless!
Joe is pure fire
.........and if you wanna hear God laugh, tell him your plans.
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BadMoonRisin
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In reply to aggiehawg • 4:45p, 1/9/25
This would make it still <10 cabinet meetings in 4 years, no?

What a pathetic piece of **** this walking corpse is.
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In reply to aggiehawg • 4:46p, 1/9/25
aggiehawg said:


Jeebus! Joe is hopeless!

That is just not a good thing to say. Front page news for weeks if Trump had said that ...
One day at a time.
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4:47p, 1/9/25
Remember paid shill David Muir from the debate?

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Gig em G
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In reply to aggiehawg • 4:47p, 1/9/25
I know he barely has a functioning brain at this point…but seriously FJB
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In reply to FobTies • 4:48p, 1/9/25
So ****ing vain.
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aggiehawg
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In reply to FobTies • 4:49p, 1/9/25
FobTies said:
Remember paid shill David Muir from the debate?

No, no. no. The clothes pins go on the inside, David!
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NE PA Ag
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In reply to Gig em G • 4:51p, 1/9/25
Gig em G said:
I know he barely has a functioning brain at this point…but seriously FJB


Surprisingly, it appears he thought about it for a sec after he said 'fire away', then followed with the 'no pun intended'. He could have gone off script, then his handler telling him what to say though.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind." - J.S. Mill
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In reply to Build It • 4:52p, 1/9/25
Build It said:
Looks like I was wrong about Dukes. Friend out there saw that people were injured there. It's because the FD is using the parking lot as staging area.

Their Facebook says they are still standing!
For those who don't know, what is Dukes (I'm picturing Randolph and Mortimer Duke :-)
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In reply to FobTies • 4:58p, 1/9/25
FobTies said:
Remember paid shill David Muir from the debate?

when an east coast metrosexual visits LA
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In reply to aggiehawg • 5:02p, 1/9/25
aggiehawg said:


Jeebus! Joe is hopeless!
What a dewshbag. Inauguration Day can't get here soon enough.
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Dan Scott
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5:03p, 1/9/25
F these people

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In reply to Dan Scott • 5:05p, 1/9/25
Dan Scott said:
F these people

if Obama had a son
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Raiderjay
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5:08p, 1/9/25
New fires breaking out.....
[b][raiderjay, you need to come up to the front of the bus where I can see you in this giant mirror above my steering wheel. -Staff][/b]
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5:12p, 1/9/25


Live fires moving in on neighborhoods....

[b][raiderjay, you need to come up to the front of the bus where I can see you in this giant mirror above my steering wheel. -Staff][/b]
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Build It
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In reply to flakrat • 5:14p, 1/9/25
A great seafood restaurant on the water. Drink a cold beer, eat some fish and watch some surfing. Last time I was there we saw whales heading up coast. You can almost always see dolphins.
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In reply to Raiderjay • 5:18p, 1/9/25
Aren't those big round structures, water tanks? If not, what are they?
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In reply to Raiderjay • 5:20p, 1/9/25
Raiderjay said:
New fires breaking out.....
What do I know, but the one near Calabasas looks nasty.
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5:21p, 1/9/25


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Cal Fire has put out their initial assessment for number of structures destroyed by the Palisades Fire in Southern California.

5,316 structures are consider destroyed or a total loss… Insane numbers.

Here is their full statement:

"Los Angeles - An aerial survey conducted on January 8, 2025 estimates that approximately 5,316 structures may have been destroyed by the Palisades Fire.

The fire, which began on January 7, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, has grown to 19,978 acres and remains 0% contained.
The survey utilized infrared technology to gather data from the air. These estimates are preliminary and not final, and Damage Inspection Teams are actively working to confirm the actual numbers.

The 5.316 "structures" identified include residential and commercial properties as well as smaller structures such as RVs, sheds, or other minor buildings."
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Raiderjay
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5:22p, 1/9/25
The new fire they are showing is the Kenneth fire near Calabasas, say is 50 acres now right up on a large neighborhood, fire heading towards the 101
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5:25p, 1/9/25
so lets just fast forward. They have no water and their resources have been mismanaged and depleted and it's 0% contained. So this thing will just keep burning until there's nothing left to burn or at least until the wind dies down. I dont see how they ever get enough trucks full of water to be able to fight this at all.

How long does this thing burn? a week? two weeks? a month?
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5:27p, 1/9/25
Biden never misses a chance to stick foot in mouth

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5:34p, 1/9/25
My sweet mother called me nearly in tears venting about how on TV she saw Biden signing for assistance to the California folks while people win western NC are enduring winter in tents with little to no appropriate help. She is even from California, originally and sees what is going on.
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one safe place
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In reply to aggiehawg • 5:35p, 1/9/25
aggiehawg said:


Quote:
Cal Fire has put out their initial assessment for number of structures destroyed by the Palisades Fire in Southern California.

5,316 structures are consider destroyed or a total loss… Insane numbers.

Here is their full statement:

"Los Angeles - An aerial survey conducted on January 8, 2025 estimates that approximately 5,316 structures may have been destroyed by the Palisades Fire.

The fire, which began on January 7, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, has grown to 19,978 acres and remains 0% contained.
The survey utilized infrared technology to gather data from the air. These estimates are preliminary and not final, and Damage Inspection Teams are actively working to confirm the actual numbers.

The 5.316 "structures" identified include residential and commercial properties as well as smaller structures such as RVs, sheds, or other minor buildings."
Damn, over five thousand. Just an insane number. Hard to wrap my head around that.
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5:35p, 1/9/25
Anybody have video:


Quote:
REPORTER: "Do you owe citizens an apology for being absent while their homes were burning?"

MAYOR KAREN BASS: *Silence*

REPORTER: "Do you regret cutting the fire department budget by millions of dollars?"

MAYOR: *Silence*

REPORTER: "Have you nothing to say? @ElonMusk says that you're incompetent. Are you considering your position?"

MAYOR: *Silence, walks away*
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BadMoonRisin
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In reply to one safe place • 5:37p, 1/9/25
So at least some Californians know how to accurately count things.
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5:38p, 1/9/25
There is video of this several pages back.
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5:39p, 1/9/25
Including "other" buildings is BS to inflate the total.

Sheds don't count as it's personal property and not real property.
aTm '99
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In reply to captkirk • 5:40p, 1/9/25
Page 10 of this thread.
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5:41p, 1/9/25
Accurate even if not real.

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In reply to captkirk • 5:41p, 1/9/25
captkirk said:
Anybody have video:


Quote:
REPORTER: "Do you owe citizens an apology for being absent while their homes were burning?"

MAYOR KAREN BASS: *Silence*

REPORTER: "Do you regret cutting the fire department budget by millions of dollars?"

MAYOR: *Silence*

REPORTER: "Have you nothing to say? @ElonMusk says that you're incompetent. Are you considering your position?"

MAYOR: *Silence, walks away*


Perfect video for Southwests "wanna get away?" campaign.

Check Sky News Australia Twitter for the video, it was their reporter asking the questions that our cowardly media is actively trying to deflect from.
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