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Massive wildfires in California force over 50,000 people to evacuate:
In Los Angeles, a state of emergency has been declared, schools have been closed, tens of thousands of residents have been evacuated, and power outages have affected approximately 100,000 people.
The wildfires were triggered by a severe windstorm that ignited multiple fires, which have spread rapidly.
Over 4,000 acres have now been burned across three separate wildfires: Hurst, Palisades, and Eaton.
Vital LA Firefighting Equipment Was Handed To Ukraine
Hundreds of thousands of residential and commercial locations have been left without power in the LA area as the natural disaster has become so large in proportion that it has captured the nation's attention. Many have been naturally focused on 'thoughts and prayers' for heroic LA and California firefighters, and their hoped-for ability to push back the raging inferno. But several local headlines from prior years make clear that area firefighters could have had more resources to draw from, if significant emergency response supplies and items weren't sent to Zelensky
"Los Angeles County fire crews are sending some of their extra equipment to firefighters in Ukraine," a local March 2022 story reads. "The plane carrying that much-needed surplus equipment, such as hoses, nozzles, turnouts, helmets, body armor and other personal protective gear, is expected to take off Friday."
While supporters of such programs argue that this was all surplus and 'retired' and extra equipment, we are quite sure that in these current dire circumstances surrounding Los Angeles any such 'surplus' could have been used and is still badly needed.
The Sunset Fire is causing large embers to fall onto rooftops in the Hollywood Hills, intensifying the danger for residents.
Traffic gridlock is blocking evacuation routes as people attempt to flee the area. Los Angeles firefighters report that “little to no” fire hydrants are operational, further complicating efforts to contain the blaze.