Free Republic 1st Qtr 2025 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $24,315
30%  
Woo hoo!! And we're now over 30%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: fires

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • California should expedite rules to mitigate wildfires, lawmakers say

    02/02/2025 11:35:35 AM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 11 replies
    Los Angeles Times ^ | Feb 02, 2025 04:37 PM | Alex Wigglesworth
    Lawmakers are calling on the state to expedite rules for ember-resistant defensible space zones around homes that some experts say may have helped mitigate the damage from Los Angeles’ devastating wildfires.The California Legislature in 2020 passed a bill requiring property owners in fire-prone areas to maintain so-called ember-resistant zones around their homes. The legislation tasked the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection with writing up rules governing exactly what this should look like by Jan. 1, 2023. But the board still hasn’t done so, and doesn’t yet have a firm timeline for when they’ll be finished. Asked why the rule-making...
  • Los Angeles fire cleanup complicated by 'unprecedented' number of EVs with combustible lithium-ion batteries

    01/31/2025 5:45:21 AM PST · by george76 · 39 replies
    Fox News ^ | January 30, 2025 | Danielle Wallace
    California wildfire cleanup challenged by electric and hybrid vehicle batteries.. Highly combustible lithium-ion batteries used in electric and hybrid vehicles are complicating cleanup efforts in the Los Angeles neighborhoods ravaged by wildfire damage. Phase 1 of the federal cleanup is underway, as surveyors with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) work to remove and dispose of hazardous materials, including lithium-ion batteries found in charred vehicles and decimated homes. The EPA warned that batteries should be considered "extremely dangerous," even if they are believed to be intact, and "can spontaneously re-ignite, explode, and emit toxic gases and particulates even after the fire...
  • Buttigieg fires back at Trump after remarks on midair collision: ‘Despicable’

    01/30/2025 11:39:14 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 122 replies
    The Hill ^ | 01/30/2025 | Julia Mueller -
    Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg hit back after President Trump criticized the Biden administration and diversity initiatives in the aftermath of a deadly midair collision outside Washington, D.C. “Despicable. As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying. We put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Air Traffic Control, and had zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights on our watch,” Buttigieg said in a post on social platform X. “President Trump now oversees the military and the FAA. One of his first acts was to fire and suspend some of the key personnel who helped...
  • Report: California Is Emitting Massive Amounts of Carbon Due to Fires

    01/29/2025 7:24:47 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 23 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 01/29/2025 | Joel B. Pollak
    California, which prides itself on leading the effort to regulate carbon dioxide emissions, is emitting massive amounts of carbon due to wildfires, losing six times more carbon from federal land than any other state in the past 17 years. The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday: While federal land ecosystems in most states are sequestering carbon dioxide on average, California’s lost six times more than any other state during the 17-year period from 2005 to 2021 that the study analyzed. … In five of the 17 years the [U.S. Geological Survey] team analyzed, California’s federal lands acted as a carbon sink...
  • Meeting with Karen Bass to Help Victims of L.A. Fires Begins with Attack on ICE

    01/28/2025 12:36:46 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 18 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 01/28/2025 | Joel B. Pollak
    LOS ANGELES, California — Mayor Karen Bass joined a community meeting about the recent L.A. fires on Tuesday that opened with a denunciation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which had nothing to do with the natural disaster. “The politicization of the pain in our communities is immoral,” said Rabbi Ken Chasen of Leo Baeck Temple, repeating it twice for emphasis. “Attempting to capitalize off the misery of fire survivors is unjust — the very definition of injustice.” “Now is not the time for tearing down leadership. We thank Mayor Bass and our elected leaders for listening and acting swiftly,”...
  • How the Los Angeles wildfires will transform the 2025 Grammys

    01/28/2025 10:25:34 AM PST · by DallasBiff · 5 replies
    ABC ^ | 1/28/25 | MARIA SHERMAN AP music writer
    LOS ANGELES -- LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammy Awards will look a little bit different this week. Each year, the Recording Academy hosts a multitude of events to welcome the music industry during Grammy week and record labels do the same. However, many institutions have canceled their plans — Universal Music Group, Sony, Spotify, BMG and Warner Music Group among them — and instead are allocating resources to help those affected by the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires. The Grammys will still take place on Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles but now will focus its attention on...
  • Vallejo man with MMA background uses double arm lock to detain arson suspect

    07/13/2023 9:08:53 AM PDT · by DFG · 12 replies
    NBC Bay Area ^ | 07/11/2023 | Pete Suratos and Brendan Weber
    A "vigilant" and "brave" Vallejo citizen who happens to be a trained mixed martial artist detained a man police say deliberately started a brush fire Saturday before officers arrived and arrested him. Alex Bello said his natural instincts kicked in when he saw a man use a flare to ignite the blaze behind his Vallejo apartment complex. "It was a personal fire right behind my house, so it was something that needed to be done," Bello said in an exclusive interview Tuesday with NBC Bay Area. Police said the suspect drove to the area near Admiral Callaghan Lane Turner Parkway...
  • LA Mayor Karen Bass' past in communist Cuba revealed... as insiders say her political career is 'over'

    01/25/2025 1:10:42 PM PST · by TigerClaws · 46 replies
    She rose from being a doctor’s assistant to running one of the largest cities in America. But today, embattled Karen Bass, 71, is a lightning rod for anger over her handling of historic wildfires that turned huge swaths of Los Angeles into a charred hellscape. And now her alleged missteps have imperiled her political career and further damaged her crumbling reputation with millions of Angelenos. Last night, in yet another on-air embarrassment, she was taken to task in front of millions by none other than President Trump. He admonished her for her poor handling of the fires disaster, telling her...
  • West Coast, Messed Coast™: Any L.A. Bailout Money Must Be Accompanied by a Pirate With a Green Eyeshade

    01/25/2025 10:23:02 AM PST · by bitt · 25 replies
    https://pjmedia.com ^ | 1/24/2025 | Victoria Taft
    Gavin Newsom can't be trusted with billions in bail-out money for the torched neighborhoods of Los Angeles. That much is obvious to your humble West Coast, Messed Coast™ correspondent. That's what you call a cold open to this week's West Coast, Messed Coast™, report where I've been keeping close track of the fire response. Gavin Newsom and his minions in public office — especially L.A. Mayor Karen Bass — can't be trusted to properly account for what will be a years-long effort to rebuild the charred parts of L.A. County. The governor who lost or misspent BILLIONS OF DOLLARS in...
  • Gavin Newsom plays nice with Trump after prez slammed gov over LA fires: ‘We’re going to need your help’

    01/24/2025 3:43:21 PM PST · by Libloather · 74 replies
    NY Post ^ | 1/24/25 | Steven Nelson, Josh Christenson
    President Trump received a firm handshake from California Gov. Gavin Newsom as he exited Air Force One upon arrival in Los Angeles Friday — with the Democrat making nice after Trump blasted his management of the crisis. “I appreciate the governor coming out and meeting me,” Trump told reporters on the tarmac. “We want to get it fixed.” “You got hit by a bomb,” Trump said — likening the scenes of wildfires to the devastation of World War II. “Most importantly, thank you for being here,” Newsom told Trump. “We’re going to need your support. We’re going to need your...
  • Trump NC, Cali visits live updates: President, first lady Melania to tour areas ravaged by hurricanes, fires

    01/24/2025 8:17:08 AM PST · by Libloather · 25 replies
    NY Post ^ | 1/24/25 | Josh Christenson, Kaydi Pelletier
    President Trump is taking the first trip of his second term on Friday, to visit Asheville, North Carolina — torn apart by Hurricane Helene in September — and then Los Angeles, Calif., devastated by wildfires in recent weeks, some of which are still burning. Follow The Post’s live updates as President Trump visits disaster-ravaged North Carolina and California: 2 minutes ago President Trump arrives in Asheville By Josh Christenson Air Force One has touched down in Asheville, NC. President Trump and the first lady have disembarked and are coming over to talk to the press. Stay tuned. Officers salute Air...
  • BREAKING: Oregon arsonist, climate educator couple arrested for impersonating firefighters in LA

    01/21/2025 12:01:49 PM PST · by george76 · 23 replies
    Oregon Roundup ^ | Jan 20, 2025 | Jeff Eager
    Dustin Nehl was previously convicted of arson in Woodburn; Jennifer Nehl was highlighted by federal NOAA for climate education for incarcerated youth in 2023 ... An Oregon couple was arrested Sunday for impersonating firefighters in the area burned by the Pacific Palisades near Los Angeles, California... the couple as Dustin Nehl, 31, and Jennifer Nehl, 44. Mr. Nehl’s social media accounts say he lives in Woodburn, Oregon; Mrs. Nehl’s say she lives in Jefferson or Scio, Oregon. The couple allegedly drove a full-size firetruck emblazoned with “Roaring River Fire” into the recently burned area, claiming they were volunteer firefighters. Police...
  • Gavin Newsom's Creepy LA Fire Speech in Front of Burnt Down Home. (Newsom's creepy dance)

    01/20/2025 12:33:38 AM PST · by know.your.why · 15 replies
    Joe Rogan ^ | 01/17/2025 | Joe Rogan
    "...everything they have everything they have is gone me all heirlooms you know their their mother's wedding ring that kind of [ __ ] everything's burnt to the ground and this guy's like standing in front of all this stuff and he's got a smile on his face and he's talking about land use the development plan..."
  • Is Governor Newsom Hiding Plans to Makeover LA for the 2028 Olympics?

    01/18/2025 1:23:32 PM PST · by cuz1961 · 24 replies
    youtube ^ | 1/18/2025
    rt 22 m 44 s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg0xExQIy6k California leaders are speaking out about the LA Fires redevelopment plans, and we've got the latest updates. From rebuilding efforts to coastal building concerns, we're diving into the details of the proposed plans and what they could mean for the state's future. Stay informed about the latest developments in the LA Fires and what California leaders are saying about the tragedy going on right now. Get the inside scoop on the proposals, controversies, and more.
  • 'Million Dollar Listing' star says up to 70% of Palisades residents will not return after devastating LA fires

    01/18/2025 10:38:05 AM PST · by DallasBiff · 30 replies
    Fox News ^ | 1/17/25 | Christina Dugan Ramirez , Ashley Papa Fox News
    "Million Dollar Listing" star Josh Altman predicts the Pacific Palisades will never be same because he doesn't expect the majority of families will return. In a new interview with Fox News Digital, Altman explained how the Los Angeles fires have affected residents of the Southern California town and what the future looks like. He says his insurance agent told him that "90-plus percent of these people are heavily underinsured." Altman added, "I think 65-70% of the people do not go back to the Palisades or Malibu. I can just tell you from gauging all these calls that I'm getting where...
  • What is a War?

    01/18/2025 6:55:50 AM PST · by Twotone · 17 replies
    NaomiWolf.Substack ^ | January 12, 2025 | Naomi Wolf
    Since the wildfires (which, in my California childhood and girlhood, used to be called “forest fires”) broke out last week in Los Angeles, I have been living in a kind of anguish. It is not, of course, thankfully, the material agony faced by the millions of people now in a hellscape that used to be a paradise, or the unimaginable agony faced by the tens of thousands who have lost their homes and belongings. Mine is an intellectual misery, rather, as I watch something unfold that is clearly, to me at least, the latest Pearl Harbor in our history. It...
  • 'Million Dollar Listing' star says up to 70% of Palisades residents will not return after devastating LA fires

    01/17/2025 8:32:53 PM PST · by george76 · 95 replies
    Fox News ^ | January 17, 2025 | Christina Dugan Ramirez
    Josh Altman says a majority of the people are underinsured and will face challenges if they choose to rebuild in the Pacific Palisades.. "Million Dollar Listing" star Josh Altman predicts the Pacific Palisades will never be same because he doesn't expect the majority of families will return. .... He says his insurance agent told him that "90-plus percent of these people are heavily underinsured." Altman added, "I think 65-70% of the people do not go back to the Palisades or Malibu. ... Altman said people are "fed up" with the drama with various insurance policies. ... "There's a moratorium right...
  • Blue State Blues: California Is a Third World Failed State

    01/17/2025 5:48:43 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 40 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 01/17/2025 | Joel B. Pollak
    The grim lesson of the devastating wildfires in California over the past week, which turned my community into ruins, is clear: private services work, and public services do not. I live in Pacific Palisades. My house is the last one standing on the corner. There is rubble in every direction. The streets along the route my wife and I used to walk in the evening are a post-apocalyptic scene. Every beautiful house we admired is destroyed; every child our kids played with is gone. A mile away, the center of town — which we call the “village” — is a...
  • Would-Be Arsonist Runs Into the Wrong Celeb, Ends Up in Cuffs Moments Later

    01/15/2025 11:02:48 AM PST · by Red Badger · 22 replies
    Western Journal ^ | January 15, 2025 | Joe Saunders
    In the hellscape of the Los Angeles fires, a stranger with a blowtorch is an unwelcome sight. A man reportedly spotted trying to ignite flammable trash outside the home of actor Brian J. White last week found out just how unwelcome he was after White and neighbors conducted a citizen’s arrest to hold the man until police arrived. And he turned out to be an illegal alien with a criminal record in this country. According to Deadline Hollywood, the entertainment-centric news site, White and fellow residents of the Woodland Hills neighborhood of L.A. were preparing in case they had to...
  • Why Pacific Palisades will never be the same after the California fires

    01/15/2025 3:17:44 PM PST · by DallasBiff · 73 replies
    Anne McCloy ^ | 1/13/25 | Anne McCloy
    “It’s ok, you can just rebuild.” “At least not that many people died.” These are the things people say to try to make it better. The truth is, Pacific Palisades will never be the same after the deadly January 2025 wildfires that destroyed entire neighborhoods this past week. The latest official update says as many as 10,000 structures have been destroyed in the Palisades Fire, which is expected to be the costliest in U.S. history. Pacific Palisades, the small ocean community wedged between Santa Monica to the south and Malibu to the north, is a little slice of heaven. Our...