Photos of parts the Pacific Palisades, Altadena and Malibu look
like Hiroshima after the A-Bomb had been dropped by the Enola Gay
Structure after structure burnt to the ground leaving nothing
but rubble of any building that stood in the raging wildfires’ way
Hurricane force winds, low humidity and high temps
Hindered and overwhelmed the outnumbered firefighters’
containment attempts
Planes and helicopters used to drop fire retardant chemicals
from the sky
Due to safety concerns caused by the CAT 1 hurricane gusts
meant they could not fly
With burning embers flying over firefighters’ heads meant
new fires would be quickly found
Next to impossible to fight a quick windblown moving fire
with only fire equipment on the ground
But another factor came into play that brought firefighting efforts almost to a
halt
In many areas the fire hydrants would not deliver enough
water to the fires successfully assault
As the fires remained uncontained and through expensive
neighborhoods raged
Newsom was blasted by Trump and the L.A. Mayor
In Africa was castigated while L.A. was in flames for her
being there
Trump railed against Newsom for diverting water in the North for the smelt and Chinook
But Newsom’s Achilles Heel is despite a voter approved proposition
in 2014 to build more reservoirs any construction he has forsook
The worst fires in Los Angeles County we have ever endured
As we have a “residential water system” that prevents
adequate water in times of massive fires to be procured
Before the next big So Cal fire we may have time to complete
the Sites Reservoir after a decade of delay
For California the destructive results of wildfires and
earthquakes are here to stay
Politicians should heed and act on this advice—end the
finger pointing blame
And come up with solutions to prevent the occurrence of
another uncontainable wildfire’s flames
© 1/10/2025 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
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