This Fire Didn’t Have to Happen The Palisades Fire in Los Angeles destroyed nearly 17,000 homes, making it one of the most destructive fire events in the region’s history and displacing thousands of families who fled with nothing but the clothes on their backs. According to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) and subsequent analyses, tens of thousands of structures were destroyed or damaged across the Palisades and Eaton fires combined, and federal disaster aid requests topped $33.9 billion amid the staggering toll of lost homes and livelihoods. People died. Families fled. But the kicker? The whole thing could’ve been stopped cold—if the government hadn’t tied the hands of firefighters with eco‑radical nonsense. This tragic outcome is a…
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