See my comment above. City official said on live TV rather casually that they can use water from the Pacific ocean to put out these fires because the salt in the water can harm the environment. Newscaster gal went right along with him saying they have to protect the environment from salt (even if there are fires,). Not a functioning brain cells between them. (Oh, and San Francisco has pump station to use ocean water for big fires, go figure).
Well, they have an operating philosophy between them: human activity - indeed, the mere existence of humans - is a cancer on the planet. Fires that drive humans out are thus restoring the natural habitat and bringing about environmental justice. Using plant-harming salt water just to save the byproducts of human existence would be a sin.
In a political system like Los Angeles has, they all think this - or they don't get hired.