Thought I’d chime in on the small but sincere help Canada is offering for fire fighting in California.
Canada aid in CA wildfires
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That's awesome that Canada is helping out the people in the United States and California. Many blessings and thank you!
There is also a group from Mexico supporting fire fighting efforts.
People near and far are sending help. Washington is sending an elite firefighting team. There is so much more!
Gratitude!
Gratitude!
Mexico sent 72 firefighters. (Photo from @CAgoverner X account post)
I don’t recall US firefighters standing in military formation.
US firefighters have very bright non-nature uniform colors, and highly heat resistant. Mexico: not so much.
I don’t recall US firefighters standing in military formation.
US firefighters have very bright non-nature uniform colors, and highly heat resistant. Mexico: not so much.
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Those must be military firefighters, the uniform may not represent their outfits when they are actually engaged fighting fires.
The stars and stripes is a good touch
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Long-established international cooperation.
SDFD and LAFD have more than 30 years and agreement with Quebec, and every year, they lease each 2 CL-415s.
It seems a lot of people suddenly got stunned by the fact that countries help each other and work every day for something like this to happen when there is a need:
https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/international-support
https://www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/mexico-sends-a-fourth-team-to-fight-wildfires-in-canada?idiom=en
https://workingonfire.org/south-afr...ully-complete-mission-in-canada-returns-home/
etc, etc, etc.
SDFD and LAFD have more than 30 years and agreement with Quebec, and every year, they lease each 2 CL-415s.
It seems a lot of people suddenly got stunned by the fact that countries help each other and work every day for something like this to happen when there is a need:
https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/international-support
https://www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/mexico-sends-a-fourth-team-to-fight-wildfires-in-canada?idiom=en
https://workingonfire.org/south-afr...ully-complete-mission-in-canada-returns-home/
etc, etc, etc.
I wish I could be more positive but read this:
<<The LA Department of Water and Power is sticking to its narrative that all hydrants in Pacific Palisades were working just fine before the fires — even though a major reservoir was taken offline beforehand.
“Any assertion that fire hydrants in the Pacific Palisades were broken before the Palisades fire is misleading and false," the department said in a statement. "L.A. Department of Water & Power was required to take the Santa Ynez Reservoir out of service to meet safe drinking water regulations. To commission the support and resources to implement repairs to Santa Ynez, L.A.D.W.P is subject to the city charter’s competitive bidding process which requires time."
Now the organization is facing further scrutiny after the county's $750,000-a-year water chief, Janisse Quinones, said her work is guided by an "equity" lens.
Quinones said in a July interview with KBLA radio that the importance of putting an "equity lens" to the DWP was "the number one thing that attracted me to this role."
"It's important to me that everything we do, it's with an equity lens and social justice and making sure that right the wrongs that we've done in the past from an infrastructure perspective, and we involve the community in that process," she said. >>
For lack of a plastic cover only, that reservoir (117M gallons) in Pacific Palisades, has been empty since Feb 2024.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/worl...-ynez-reservoir/ar-BB1rivtD?ocid=BingNewsSerp
<<The LA Department of Water and Power is sticking to its narrative that all hydrants in Pacific Palisades were working just fine before the fires — even though a major reservoir was taken offline beforehand.
“Any assertion that fire hydrants in the Pacific Palisades were broken before the Palisades fire is misleading and false," the department said in a statement. "L.A. Department of Water & Power was required to take the Santa Ynez Reservoir out of service to meet safe drinking water regulations. To commission the support and resources to implement repairs to Santa Ynez, L.A.D.W.P is subject to the city charter’s competitive bidding process which requires time."
Now the organization is facing further scrutiny after the county's $750,000-a-year water chief, Janisse Quinones, said her work is guided by an "equity" lens.
Quinones said in a July interview with KBLA radio that the importance of putting an "equity lens" to the DWP was "the number one thing that attracted me to this role."
"It's important to me that everything we do, it's with an equity lens and social justice and making sure that right the wrongs that we've done in the past from an infrastructure perspective, and we involve the community in that process," she said. >>
For lack of a plastic cover only, that reservoir (117M gallons) in Pacific Palisades, has been empty since Feb 2024.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/worl...-ynez-reservoir/ar-BB1rivtD?ocid=BingNewsSerp
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I'm thinking this is going to get locked like the last topic on these fires.
Can’t find a link but eastern states and Quebec have a power line cooperative agreement to share power line workers across the region down to (I think) Maryland. Hurricanes, Ice storms and other weather events can take down a lot of lines.
Whenever you see the crews they look happy, as they are making overtime!
Whenever you see the crews they look happy, as they are making overtime!
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Fire hydrants are checked regularly by the fire department. All fire departments in the country do that on regular basis.
Maintenance of reservoirs is also something done regularly. I mean, if problem was with water contamination bcs. lack of maintenance, than it would be also a problem.
To me, reading comments on social media, it seems people really have astonishing lack of knowledge what it takes to provide all these services to people living in city, especially such complex city as LA.
My neighbor was a lineman for Duke Energy and it's interesting how they operate before/during/after disasters, usually hurricanes based on Duke's primary region. It all comes down to FEMA funding. If a Duke area was likely to be affected, they would stage Duke workers ahead of time, just outside of the area, so they could roll in immediately to help. If it wasn't a Duke area, they waited at home or went to work like normal. Until their aid was requested, they didn't move in to help and then only if state or federal aid kicked in. Without that, the help fell back on "mutual aid" agreements and they tried to keep that to a minimum.
Bar none!
Is there a decent site to check fire status?
US in the PNW, even though many moons ago I was born in CA, - January does not seem like fire season at all.
US in the PNW, even though many moons ago I was born in CA, - January does not seem like fire season at all.
I suggest you stick to Cal Fire and your local new stations. There is a lotta false information on the Internet and elsewhere.
Historically our fire Season was May - Oct. It is fair to say recurring draughts have extended those months; there are those who say the fire Season could be considered year round. Things are changing.
I think the big thing with these January fires is the wind. Even if the brush and grass isn't tinder dry, it's fueling the fire and making it spread.
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