The reckoning will also have to redirect moronic Californian politicos to get over lecturing over global climate change and to think locally

LA was Prepared for Serious Fires, but it wasn't prepared for Four

By Thomas FullerAlexandra BerzonKellen Browning and Shawn Hubler

Reporting from Los Angeles

• Jan. 11, 2025
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“There were too many houses to protect, and not enough engines,” one fire captain in Los Angeles said. Though fire officials say they were “There’s going to be a real reckoning about land use, escape routes, water pressure, water supply,” said Zev Yaroslavsky, a former longtime Los Angeles City Council member and county supervisor. Mr. Yaroslavsky said the fire might serve as a “Pearl Harbor” moment for the city, an alarm bell that signals fundamental new questions about how the city approaches the threat of wildfires.ised about whether the intensity of modern fires requires a new playbook.“There were too many houses to protect, and not enough engines,” one fire captain in Los Angeles said. Though fire officials say they were well-prepared and simply overwhelmed by the elements, questions are being raised about whether the intensity of modern fires requires a new playbook.