Former NASCAR star Danica Patrick wondered why water was an issue for firefighters and first responders working to extinguish wildfires raging in California this week.
Several wildfires broke out across the Los Angeles area between Tuesday and Wednesday, sparked by strong winds that battered the area. The widespread fire immediately strained the city's water system, according to the report. fox weather.
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Firefighters work as the Palisades Fire burns a house on the hill next to the Getty Villa on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) CEO and Chief Engineer Janice Quiñones said Wednesday that teams are struggling to maintain water pressure on the system used to push water into hydrants used by firefighters. He said he is doing so.
“The strain this fire placed on water systems and fire hydrants that were designed for 15 consecutive hours of that type of use at a time,” Lt. Sheila Kelliher-Barcoe of the Los Angeles County Fire Department told FOX Weather. There just isn’t one.”
Patrick looked confused.
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Danica Patrick during the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 27, 2018 in Indianapolis. (Mark J. Revillas-USA TODAY Sports)
“California has 1,340 miles of coastline and 3,000 lakes and reservoirs. Why isn't there enough water to repair every fire?” she wrote to X.
“At some point, you have to imagine that for hardcore potash enthusiasts, it becomes difficult to accept the state of affairs and the way it is being managed.”
She also wrote that it was time for Gov. Gavin Newsom to resign, using only the word “newscam,” as President-elect Donald Trump did in a jab at the California governor.
By Wednesday night, another fire had broken out in the Hollywood Hills near the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Sheila Kelliher described the scorched hillside as “dramatic and apocalyptic” in an interview with Fox News.
A house burns during the Eaton Fire on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. (AP Photo/Nick Cooley)
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Kelliher said he witnessed winds “reaching 70, 80 and even 160 miles per hour,” further fanning the flames.
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