Catastrophic Fires in CA

Killed 31 and many people injured .

8000 firefighters battling fires . Malibu area 6000 homes destroyed.

So Terrible !

CBS tv "The Talk"

Well.. When California outlawed the
clearing of deadfall and underbrush,
they set the stage for catastrophic fires.

many of these fires are set by irresponsible people failing to thoroughly put out a campfire, tossing a still-lit cigarette butt, etc. and not to lightning or other natural causes. I feel particularly sad for all the birds and wildlife that die in these fires. People are able to evacuate, or at least are SUPPOSED to be able to evaluate the situation and save themselves. What is the loss of a house vs. the life of a person or animal? I don't think enough kudos are ever given to the many men and women out there fighting the fires on the ground or flyovers.

Kanye West & Kim had a Fire truck waiting by outside their home in case the Fires got close!



For those who don't know the Couple they are Huge Stars !!


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This was reported on ," The Talk" tv program today!

Paradise CA was completely destroyed . As of today 600 people are Reported Missing where fire was.

Northern California is only 55% controoled by firefighters

1500 still unaccounted for. Hopefully many got to shelters.

ABC news this morning

Findland and other Countries take care of their Forests and do maintenance often so they don't have massive fires.

California democrat Senator blames Trump for his comments.

Actually, no, this is incorrect.

First, California did NOT "outlaw the clearing of deadfall and underbrush." Quite the opposite, in fact. Clearing large enough amounts of such on public land especially, was and is, however, far too expensive to accomplish.

In addition, it has been well established that the leading cause of LARGE forest fires, is too much suppression of the smaller ones, which ARE the only way that underbrush is kept in relative check. This is why for many decades, not all forest fires are fought to elimination.

It is not yet known what the PRIMARY cause of these large fires are, however, it is more likely that climate change, and a large increase in tree die-off provided more of the fuel for this fire than anything else.