“The Los Angeles Times is reporting that firefighters were ordered to leave a smoldering brush fire days before it reignited into the deadly Pacific Palisades inferno and that firefighters sent text messages warning their superiors that the ground was still hot and could easily reignite, but were told to pull out anyway.
Jimmy criticizes city officials and the Los Angeles Fire Department for negligence, citing the failure to refill a 113-million-gallon reservoir meant for fire emergencies and the apparent ignorance of “holdover fires” among fire chiefs. He also suggests that the blame placed on a single arson suspect may be a cover for government incompetence or ulterior development motives tied to new high-density housing plans.