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Haley to address wildfire in Carolina Forest which destroyed hom - Live5News.com | Charleston, SC | News, Weather, Sports
The Tea Party experiment that has turned to a disaster- Gov Nikki Haley of SC- is seeing yet another major negative event. The most recent was the state's DOR letting over 4 million SC residents get their personal and banking info hacked, due to Gov Haley refusing to raise the pay for cyber-security, and thus, leaving the position vacant for a year; AND refusing to pay for up to date cyber security software, failing to pay to encrypt taxpayer info; and the result was a mega cyber hacking disaster.
Well NOW we see a huge fire in Horry County (Myrtle Beach). What started out as a brush fire ended up destroying 26 apartment buildings- yes, you read right, a brush fire destroyed 26 buildings. Why? Well, when the economy tanked, Myrtle Beach suffered a lot due to it's reliance on tourism. And when things like that happen, tourist areas tend to get some aid from the state until the economy recovers.
But not from the Tea Party Queen. No no, she slashed all those assistance funds to local county and city governments. As a result, the coastal cities of Myrtle Beach and Charleston had to make drastic cutbacks on services- including Fire Dept services.
So, this fire got out of hand quick due to the dry and warm conditions and windy weather. Usually, that means more trucks. Or help from neighboring jurisdictions. But, without the staffing and number of trucks they used to have, they got overwhelmed a little bit. Help had to come from farther away. And as we all know, in a fire, time is critical.
What would've been a brush fire and maybe a 2-3 building fire......turned into a 26 building fire. The pure result of a smaller, understaffed fire deptartment. Thank God the injuries were few.
If you owned a home in one of those 26 buildings, well, thank the Tea Party Queen. Her austerity measures have ensured that you didnt pay a dime more in taxes. BUT, if a fire hits, well, you better have bought a lot of hoses and water bottles.
The Tea Party experiment that has turned to a disaster- Gov Nikki Haley of SC- is seeing yet another major negative event. The most recent was the state's DOR letting over 4 million SC residents get their personal and banking info hacked, due to Gov Haley refusing to raise the pay for cyber-security, and thus, leaving the position vacant for a year; AND refusing to pay for up to date cyber security software, failing to pay to encrypt taxpayer info; and the result was a mega cyber hacking disaster.
Well NOW we see a huge fire in Horry County (Myrtle Beach). What started out as a brush fire ended up destroying 26 apartment buildings- yes, you read right, a brush fire destroyed 26 buildings. Why? Well, when the economy tanked, Myrtle Beach suffered a lot due to it's reliance on tourism. And when things like that happen, tourist areas tend to get some aid from the state until the economy recovers.
But not from the Tea Party Queen. No no, she slashed all those assistance funds to local county and city governments. As a result, the coastal cities of Myrtle Beach and Charleston had to make drastic cutbacks on services- including Fire Dept services.
So, this fire got out of hand quick due to the dry and warm conditions and windy weather. Usually, that means more trucks. Or help from neighboring jurisdictions. But, without the staffing and number of trucks they used to have, they got overwhelmed a little bit. Help had to come from farther away. And as we all know, in a fire, time is critical.
What would've been a brush fire and maybe a 2-3 building fire......turned into a 26 building fire. The pure result of a smaller, understaffed fire deptartment. Thank God the injuries were few.
If you owned a home in one of those 26 buildings, well, thank the Tea Party Queen. Her austerity measures have ensured that you didnt pay a dime more in taxes. BUT, if a fire hits, well, you better have bought a lot of hoses and water bottles.