[Smogger]

The pyros are out today and they aim to burn So Cal to the ground:

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6:18 a.m.: Two fires burning 160 acres; homes evacuated
Melissa Pinion-Whitt, Staff writer

ONTARIO - Two brush fires fueled by 30 to 40 mph Santa Ana winds are burning in the south part of the city, prompting evacuations and damaging structures.
One of the blazes is burning in the 8600 block of East Schaefer Avenue and the other is in the 13000 block of South Walker Avenue. The fires have burned about 160 acres, said Ontario fire spokesman Jacob Green.

More than 100 firefighters from Ontario and surrounding agencies battled the blaze, dealing with low visibility and high winds and blowing debris, Green said.

Mandatory evacuations were in effect for residents south of Schaefer, east of Grove Avenue, north of Edison Avenue and west of Walker Avenue.

Residents were evacuated to the Westwind Community Center at 2425 Riverside Drive in Ontario. Firefighters established a disaster hotline for residents, (909) 988-3650.

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Unfortunately, many Orange County and San Bernadino county cities have engines in Malibu. So California fire departments are stretched thin. I watched Fullerton FD battle a structure fire in Burbank last night.

[Deo volente]

There should be a municipal fund set aside to reward anyone who turns in arsonists who set wildfires.

The amount should be set at a minimum of $1 million for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone setting these types of fires.

[ATCNavyRetiree]

The pyros are out today and they aim to burn So Cal to the ground:

The word oughta go out that we'll just hafta cut down some old-growth forests to rebuild....

[KTM rider]

I think they should bring back the Civil Defense, For major natural disasters as a casual strike force on call, where they pay citizens a nominal fee for going to training and being available at a moments notice. Citizens who would qualify would be preferably single and assessed for ability to specific tasks, so that in the event of the big one they would not be distracted by family concerns and they would know their specialty and be trained and known by the authorities. While on a disaster they would recieve commensurate pay compensation

It is obvious resouces were short in canyon country, engines were stretched thin, If a plan like this existed , they could have checked out hose and pumps to fire trained local citizens for structure protection

There could also be earthquakes, floods, hurricanes or terror attacks where a civilian Civil Defense force could be rapidly assembled and deployed at any neighborhood for rescue, security and logistic support in addition and foremost to the national guard which takes longer to muster