“After the 2003 fires ravaged Southern California the governor appointed a commission to find ways to address shortages that led to widespread devastation. The panel made 49 recommendations to correct the problems.
But four years later, those problems still exist”
http://www.ocregister.com/news/state-fire-firefighters-1902899-kehoe-california#
Bottom line, we have a muscle-headed incompetent Liberal governor and an incompetent Liberal legislature.
The incompetent bureaucrats & politicians are on FNC now patting each other on the back.
The problems start far closer than Sacramento. Perhaps Orange County should actually take care of its own people for once. Laguna Hills all over again?
I’m sure San Diego, Malibu, and Arrowhead have a lot of pity right now.
Statewide firefighters union officials sounded the same note.
"The Schwarzenegger administration has been reasonably prudent when it comes to disaster response," said Terry McHale, a public policy director for the California State Firefighters Association.
Both state senators and firefighters union officials said the state's long-term drought, global warming and new housing developments closer to forests are the larger problems that need to be tackled.
Give me a break! If they would tackle REAL problems, we might have a chance.
Since they won't, here's a thought:
• Eliminate all federal landsIn other words, eliminate tier-after-tier of bureaucrats and they could get it done.
• Eliminate all state lands
• Put the land in the hands of private citizens, within designated cities/counties
• Cities and counties establish resources to defend themselves (and work with other areas for cross-city/cross-state surge capabilities in the event of catastrophic events)