There will always be fires in the Los Angeles basin.
Lightning strikes. Car sparks. Bums with propane tanks. Meth heads cooking dope. Arson. Downed power lines. Fireworks. Barbecues gone awry. House fires that take off.
The solution is to
A. Minimize risk. Keep camping away from tinder box areas. Prosecute arson. Clear brush. Keep cars in good repair. Rake forests. Home sprinkler systems. Controlled burns.
B. Respond with excellent fire services including plenty of water and personnel and equipment and good firefighting strategies with solid mutual aid in place.
Most of the above neglected or actively opposed. Criminal.
I was thinking exactly the same. Thank you adding a bit of sense to the discussion.
It seems as the Governor and the Southern California leadership threw caution to the wind. Not only did they fail to order an evacuation when the weather report forecast first reported high Santa Anna winds, but they failed in advance with ridding the region of dried out plant growth and fire breaks. Also, budget cuts failed to provide money to maintain fire emergeny water supply, fire engine maintenance, purchase generators that provide electricity to the fire main water pressure pumps upon power outages, and public education on how to control vegetation on property that would start a fire.
All homes in the Santa Ana winds area should have fire resistant measures in their construction. Roofing should be metal, clay tiles, slate, or concrete tiles. Walls should have a 1-inch thick layor of stucco, which has a fire rating of 1 hour. This means that if the wall was to be exposed to flames, it would take 1 hour for the fire to breach the wall and damage the rest of the home. Interior sprinkler systems would add maximum protection.
Maybe all caution was thrown to the Global Warming Goddess with thinking that, whatever she wants, nothing man can do to stop it.