LA-GBTQ Fire Chief: The $17M Budget Cut Negatively Impacted Department's Ability To Respond To Fires

Posted • January 16, 2025: There’s going to be hearings about the Los Angeles County fires. Some investigation must be conducted to expose the shambolic response and maybe draft a new plan of attack concerning wildfires in the area before they become massive infernos. This fire is likely to become the costliest natural disaster in American history. It was preventable, but climate change loons and the overall strangeness of California residents prevented the state from enacting common fire prevention protocols; one is clearing brush and dry vegetation in fire-prone areas like under the power lines. The Santa Ynez reservoir hasn’t been full since last February; this could have been a crucial water source in the still raging and out-of-control Palisades fire. Tens of millions of dollars were cut from the Los Angeles Fire Department despite warnings and its impact on emergency response. LA Mayor Karen Bass’ office also scrubbed a memo about the lack of manpower and deficient training.

The funding cuts had to be done because the state is addicted to coddling the homeless, illegal aliens, and climate change. And everyone is now paying for that gross incompetence. […] This is the 'fall of Rome' stage in Sacramento and California. Too many years of de facto single-party rule led to this catastrophe. Feelings and moral superiority complex antics also contributed to the mayhem. The LAFD also engaged in DEI nonsense and bias training when they should have been vetting people who wanted to join the department regardless of their race, religion, or ethnicity. No one cares what you are as long as you save their homes and lives from wildfires. There’s no bonus if a black lesbian does it. The fact that most fires put out by LAFD, around half, are started by homeless people might be a clue as to how and why these latest fires keep popping up in the county. It should be investigated but won’t because the media is afraid to say so.

No one is arguing that if everything was funded, and then some, the current LA fires would’ve been prevented. That’s silly, but the blazes raging out of control as they are likely wouldn’t have happened. There would have been enough personnel, resources like water, and, hopefully, an evacuation plan. The latter is dubious, but resources and enough manpower have plagued the department for years. And enough with the wind, too. Local officials claim they were well prepared—they won’t—but the high winds made things go off the rails because they’ve never seen 100 mph winds before. There were 97 mph gusts recorded in the area in 2011. Stop lying.

Townhall: California Politicians Cut Fire Department Funding Because of These Three Things
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2025/01/16/you-could-probably-guess-where-ca-diverted-the-funds-they-cut-from-the-fire-department-n2650630
Public: California Governor And L.A. Mayor Diverted Billions From Fire-Fighting To Migrant, Homeless, And Climate Subsidies
https://www.public.news/p/california-governor-and-la-mayor
Rumble: It Took The LA Fire Department 45 Minutes To Respond To The Pacific Palisades Fire
https://rumble.com/v6a0hgm-it-took-the-la-fire-department-45-minutes-to-respond-to-the-pacific-palisad.html