I blame democrats for those fires. Poor water management, poor dead wood clearing. If I was in the insurance business
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Are there two versions of CO2, one for fires and one for floods?
So Goddamned stupid of a post. Have you no comprehension of the size of the forests in the West? Or the fact that the conditions have changed? Over fifty years ago I worked for the Forest Service in Eastern Oregon. And fought several fires. At that time, most fires in the Malheur were measured in acres. And once in a while we would have high winds, but that was usually in the winter and spring. A 50 mile an hour wind, and mismanagement of the beginning of the fire allowed a burn that exceeded over 172 square miles. Failure to hit the fire early on before the high wind allowed it to explode. However, as there was another fire in the same area, it may have only slowed down the spread. Once the fire entered the Canyon Creek area, with it's very steep terrain, there was no stopping it. And this is the case in many areas. We are seeing huge fires from the extended dry periods, and a much more energetic atmosphere, which translates into high winds. 100,000 acre fires are no longer unusual. You want to manage the West's forests? How many 100 billions are you willing to spend? And where are you going to get the manpower? Especially now that we are running all the undocumented workers that used to do much of that kind of work out of the nation. Hell, we have crops rotting in the fields right now thanks to the bigotry of the braindead far right.I blame democrats for those fires. Poor water management, poor dead wood clearing. If I was in the insurance business
I clear out too with that kind of political environment.
California, the most-taxed state in the nation, boasts unparalleled financial resources. Yet, despite its wealth, the state continues to fail its residents by neglecting the most basic measures needed to protect them from devastating wildfires. Poor water management, bureaucratic resistance to wildfire remediation efforts, and misplaced spending priorities have left Californians vulnerable to disasters that are both predictable and preventable.
With the largest economy of any U.S. state, California has no shortage of financial resources. In 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom announced an unexpected $16.5 billion budget surplus. Yet, instead of prioritizing wildfire prevention, the administration cut the CAL FIRE resource management budget by 50%, reducing funding for critical forest and wildfire resilience programs. This shortfall forces firefighters to contend with overgrown forests and unchecked underbrush that act as kindling for the state’s now-annual infernos.
California’s Wildfire Crisis: A Failure of Priorities - American Legislative Exchange Council
California, the most-taxed state in the nation, boasts unparalleled financial resources. Yet, despite its wealth, the state continues to fail its residents by neglecting the most basic measures needed to protect them from devastating wildfires. Poor water management, bureaucratic resistance to...
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No, they are losing their insurance because leftist cities are making it impossible to fight fires.
Correct. Thus making insuring anyone in California a losing proposition.
Holy shit he linked ALEC.I blame democrats for those fires. Poor water management, poor dead wood clearing. If I was in the insurance business
I clear out too with that kind of political environment.
California, the most-taxed state in the nation, boasts unparalleled financial resources. Yet, despite its wealth, the state continues to fail its residents by neglecting the most basic measures needed to protect them from devastating wildfires. Poor water management, bureaucratic resistance to wildfire remediation efforts, and misplaced spending priorities have left Californians vulnerable to disasters that are both predictable and preventable.
With the largest economy of any U.S. state, California has no shortage of financial resources. In 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom announced an unexpected $16.5 billion budget surplus. Yet, instead of prioritizing wildfire prevention, the administration cut the CAL FIRE resource management budget by 50%, reducing funding for critical forest and wildfire resilience programs. This shortfall forces firefighters to contend with overgrown forests and unchecked underbrush that act as kindling for the state’s now-annual infernos.
California’s Wildfire Crisis: A Failure of Priorities - American Legislative Exchange Council
California, the most-taxed state in the nation, boasts unparalleled financial resources. Yet, despite its wealth, the state continues to fail its residents by neglecting the most basic measures needed to protect them from devastating wildfires. Poor water management, bureaucratic resistance to...
