Firefighters reportedly took 20 minutes to respond to the Palisades fire on January 7th. new york timesconfirmed sources have told Breitbart News over the past two weeks about the city's poor response.
Breitbart News heard from a local neighbor that a fire engine was located near the source of the fire, but a traffic accident forced a helicopter to land on a ridge above the Pacific Palisades where the fire occurred. It took 20 to 25 minutes to arrive. began, and it took 44 minutes for the Los Angeles Fire Department to fully respond.
Firefighters told Breitbart News that despite severe wind warnings, they were unable to fight ahead of the fire due to budget cuts by Mayor Karen Bass and the City Council, which curtailed the use of overtime pay for pre-deployment. He said he did not pre-deploy.
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of [Times‘] The investigation showed that efforts to limit the spread were hampered by a series of planning failures, evacuation delays, and severe firefighting personnel shortages.
Fire department communications suggest firefighters did not arrive on scene until about 20 minutes after the first 911 call in Pacific Palisades, missing an opportunity to extinguish the fire while it was still small. The research report showed that this is possible.
Residents are still gathering evidence about how the fire started. Many believe the cause was a flare-up of burn scars caused by fireworks set off by climbers on New Year's Eve, but there is also the possibility of arson.
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