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Good article. So many reasons why this is such a tragedy.🙏

Bottom line, This problem started decades ago when the science community began warning about Climate Changes and no one listened. The solutions now are so expensive, politicians will never approve the funding. These are the consequences for ignoring experts. JMHO

Yep

It’s called science.

Exactly, these hydrants weren't trying to put out one fire, the were trying to put out fires on thousands of homes. It's common sense.

Who are the billionaires that are hoarding Californias water?

Someone posted earlier "If James Woods did not live there, MAGA would not believe the fires were even happening." There is a certain amount of truth to that.

The supply of water was finite. The demand was enormous and immediate. What else is there to explain to the low-IQ shitheads?

I think an interesting story would be how the fires will effect Prop 13 for people like Jeff Bridges who lost a home where new construction triggers a market rate assessment on historically low property taxes.

Call me stupid but wouldn’t hydrants in any city anywhere even in Red States have trouble keeping up with the magnitude of this crisis.

Municipal water supplies can only supply so much water to pressure at the hydrants. If you are drawing on multiple hydrants in an area, you can hit a point where there is no water pressure, then no supply. As extensive as the fire was and with multiple pumpers it’s no wonder.

We are going to find out the hard way, that government meddling in our lives by providing and funding social services is good for us. Like keeping our food safe, schools, and to keep our houses from burning down. Policing is important, but not more. Equity, and balance, let's entertain that.

Cheaper to let It burn and rebuild

There isn’t a community in the world that could prevent this kind of destruction in these conditions, people want to believe that we are safe from this kind of devastation but we aren’t. There is no way to put out that many wind driven fires at once.

Oh god found another one

Just say the people claiming water shortage are batshit crazy in the headline.

the chief executive officer and chief engineer of Los Angeles' Department of Water and Power, said there has been "tremendous demand on our [water] system in the Palisades and elsewhere” resulting in tanks being emptied three times in less than 24 hours. This seems likely and logical.

Good report. Thank you.

Water shortage is not an issue in a firestorm situation.

What could've been done? WE COULD HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTING THE KYOTO PROTOCOLS ALREADY. I mean it's fucking climate change, innit?

Well, how long before each So Cal neighborhood is required to have its own 50,000 gal water tower and volunteer fire department?

Do people not know how water pressure works for places with hills???