They do the same when they come here.... confirmed by the north lakes fire district captain.... it's sop in all wild fires for out of state equipment and goes quickly. But go on.
Wealthy leftards are fine with armed private security and gated communities. Now private firefighting services? Seems like a smart move. A smarter move would be to demand that public services were run competently and being held responsible and accountable. But, that's just white systemic institutional racism. Or as Ern puts its, "That's just getting into the weeds" and anyone holding public officials accountable should be banned on X.
As [Miley Cyrus’ manager Adam Leber] rushed his family to safety amid a broader firestorm engulfing wide swaths of Los Angeles County, a private firefighting service arrived to ensure his 6,000-square-foot home — once owned by filmmaker Preston Sturges and “rumored to be the site of Charlie Chaplin’s first wedding,” according to an old real estate listing — remained standing.
Leber is one of a growing number of Californians who, faced with the growing threat of wildfires in populated areas, have turned to private firefighting teams as an added layer of protection. Supporters of private firefighting teams argue they can augment the work of government-run efforts, stepping in to fill the cracks caused by depleted city and state budgets and an ever-worsening climate crisis.
But not everyone is a fan of private firefighters, particularly those that contract directly with homeowners outside of insurance, like the company Leber hired. Critics contend that when wealthy individuals hire their own firefighters, they compete with public teams for precious resources such as water, and could potentially interfere with those teams’ efforts by, for example, blocking or crowding narrow access points.
Moreover, they say, private firefighters widen the already-vast chasm between rich and poor, safeguarding the interests of the former at the expense of the latter.
“The rich suffer zero consequences of anything, even cataclysmic natural disasters,” one user wrote on X, responding to a video the Chronicle posted showing private firefighters saving Leber’s house. “Private and firefighter should not be in the same sentence,” wrote another.
As Jon Levine of the New York Posttweets, “Imagine paying into one of the highest tax cities in the nation, and then none of the municipal services you pay for are there for you when you need them and so you have to resort to private services — and then are shamed for doing so!”
They do the same when they come here.... confirmed by the north lakes fire district captain.... it's sop in all wild fires for out of state equipment and goes quickly. But go on.
JFC, the complaint isn’t that they are doing it, the question is why it can’t be waived for emergencies. How can you possibly support any delays in getting the equipment to Los Angeles? I’d assume the fire engines coming from the Northwest are operational and don’t need to pass any inspection.
As has been discussed before, I work in ICS, this is absolutely a failure of planning & logistics sections. Yes, trucks need checked and checked in, this can easily be done at staging and not take precious time sitting in lines in Sacramento.
This is basic shit. It's not hard. The people running this response are both incompetent and evil for prioritizing their optics and politics over public safety.
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IT'S STANDARD PROCEDURE they shout.
Yeah, that's part of the massive overreach of government in California.
Nothing to say of creating a variance with a phone call. That would take leadership that gives a shit though.
Doing a heck of a job Brownie
They do the same when they come here.... confirmed by the north lakes fire district captain.... it's sop in all wild fires for out of state equipment and goes quickly. But go on.
Wealthy leftards are fine with armed private security and gated communities. Now private firefighting services? Seems like a smart move. A smarter move would be to demand that public services were run competently and being held responsible and accountable. But, that's just white systemic institutional racism. Or as Ern puts its, "That's just getting into the weeds" and anyone holding public officials accountable should be banned on X.
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SF CHRONICLE: Private firefighters protected a Hollywood talent manager’s home. Why are some people so mad?
As Jon Levine of the New York Post tweets, “Imagine paying into one of the highest tax cities in the nation, and then none of the municipal services you pay for are there for you when you need them and so you have to resort to private services — and then are shamed for doing so!”
Yup.... not his pet project
Just nothing that could have been done differently.
They do the same when they come here.... confirmed by the north lakes fire district captain.... it's sop in all wild fires for out of state equipment and goes quickly. But go on.
JFC, the complaint isn’t that they are doing it, the question is why it can’t be waived for emergencies. How can you possibly support any delays in getting the equipment to Los Angeles? I’d assume the fire engines coming from the Northwest are operational and don’t need to pass any inspection.
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As has been discussed before, I work in ICS, this is absolutely a failure of planning & logistics sections. Yes, trucks need checked and checked in, this can easily be done at staging and not take precious time sitting in lines in Sacramento.
This is basic shit. It's not hard. The people running this response are both incompetent and evil for prioritizing their optics and politics over public safety.
Fire fighting equipment clearly functional in other states hung up getting 'inspected'. For what? Apple maggots?
Get the fucking trucks to Cali and write them a goddamned ticket if that makes them feel any better.
These fucks will complain and want to be hung with a new rope.
This guy should watch his back. Government doesn’t like people who defy orders and accomplish things on their own.
Probably walked in the sun and took ivermectin during Covid, too.
Fucking horse paste eater.
Did his own research probably. The worst kind of person.
I'm hearing there was just nothing that could have been done by the experts and professionals with billions of dollars.
Meanwhile, one old man with a hose saved millions of dollars of homes.
People will die from the misinformation in this thread
Weird how in about 5 days this is all teed up and ready to go.
Big if true.
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