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According to some politicians and influencers, a small fish called the Delta smelt is to blame for the wildfires that have devastated the Los Angeles area this week. ), but didn’t care about the people of California,” Trump wrote. “The way that firefighting has traditionally been, there are wildland firefighters and agencies, and then there are urban firefighters and agencies,” she said. And sometimes the approaches are really different.”The “blame game” ignores the nuances of addressing urban fires, experts said, but it also spreads misinformation. Scoville added that the Delta smelt, in particular, has repeatedly been blamed by politicians, including Trump, for environmental problems in California.

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The Summary Demand for water to fight the Palisades Fire led the community’s water tanks to temporarily dry up. Immense demand for water to fight the fast-moving Palisades Fire led all three of the community’s water tanks — and some fire hydrants — to temporarily dry up in the last 24 hours or so. Janisse Quiñones, chief engineer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, said the Palisades water system sustained four times its usual demand for 15 hours straight. According to the water department, crews trying to reroute water at one point had to evacuate because of the fire’s intensity. “We have three large water tanks, about a million gallons each.

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☆ How can LA put out its hellish wildfires? Until the weather turns, it's 'essentially impossible.'
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-09 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Firefighters confronting the Los Angeles wildfires face hurdles to many tactics in their arsenal as they try to tame some 27,000 burning acres. Satellite image @2025 Maxar TechnologiesHis conclusion: Until the winds fanning the blazes die down, "putting out a fire like this is essentially impossible." This can be really effective — but with the strong winds in LA, it risks making things even worse, Doerr said. "In reality, most fires of such extremity tend to be stopped by a change in weather," he added. Until then, Doerr said, "putting out a fire like this is essentially impossible."

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☆ Los Angeles wildfires are still burning across the area — ripping through homes and lives: Latest updates
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-09 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Wildfires are rampaging across Los Angeles County this week. Wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles — and could become the costliest blazes in US history, according to a JPMorgan research note. The Los Angeles downtown skyline in the distance was surrounded by smoke and haze on Thursday morning. AP Photo/Damian DovarganesMeanwhile, 20 people have been arrested on suspicion of looting in areas affected by the fires, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said at Thursday's briefing. ADHurst FireThe Hurst fire burned in the hills above the Sylmar area of Los Angeles on Wednesday.

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