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<blockquote data-quote="tonyexpress" data-source="post: 4254283" data-attributes="member: 1940"><p>That is part of the problem...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/08/03/lack-of-controlled-burns-contributing-to-california-wildfires/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Lack Of Controlled Burns Contributing To California Wildfires</strong></span></a></p><p></p><p>California’s devastating wildfires have been fueled by drought, heat and what Calfire calls missed opportunities to clear overgrown forests.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckdevore/2018/07/30/californias-devastating-fires-are-man-caused-but-not-in-the-way-they-tell-us/#21cc0fba70af" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 15px">California's Devastating Fires Are Man-Caused -- But Not In The Way They Tell Us</span></a></strong></span></p><p></p><p>As timber harvesting permit fees went up and environmental challenges multiplied, the people who earned a living felling and planting trees looked for other lines of work. The combustible fuel load in the forest predictably soared. No longer were forest management professionals clearing brush and thinning trees.</p><p></p><p>Another preventable source...</p><p>We import poverty and invite the homeless here:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/LA-Homeless-Encampment-Fires-Insurance-Rates-Tents-Homelessness-561145811.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Your Insurance Is Canceled Because of Homeless Tent Fires</strong></span></a></p><p></p><p>Los Angeles property owners are starting to pay a significant price due to the risk of fires that start at nearby <a href="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/streets-of-shame-500523141.html" target="_blank">homeless encampments</a> in the city.</p><p></p><p>Some property owners with buildings near the encampments tell the NBC4 I-Team that they've been dropped by insurance companies or seen their rates skyrocket.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and don't forget the power companies like PGE... </p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/03/18/business/pge-california-wildfires.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>How PG&E Ignored Fire Risks in Favor of Profits</strong></span></a></p><p></p><p>Five of the 10 <a href="http://www.fire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/fact_sheets/Top20_Destruction.pdf" target="_blank">most destructive fires in</a> California since 2015 have been linked to PG&E’s electrical network. Regulators have found that in many fires, PG&E violated state law or could have done more to make its equipment safer.</p><p></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tonyexpress, post: 4254283, member: 1940"] That is part of the problem... [URL='https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/08/03/lack-of-controlled-burns-contributing-to-california-wildfires/'][SIZE=4][B]Lack Of Controlled Burns Contributing To California Wildfires[/B][/SIZE][/URL] California’s devastating wildfires have been fueled by drought, heat and what Calfire calls missed opportunities to clear overgrown forests. [SIZE=6][B][URL='https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckdevore/2018/07/30/californias-devastating-fires-are-man-caused-but-not-in-the-way-they-tell-us/#21cc0fba70af'][SIZE=4]California's Devastating Fires Are Man-Caused -- But Not In The Way They Tell Us[/SIZE][/URL][/B][/SIZE] As timber harvesting permit fees went up and environmental challenges multiplied, the people who earned a living felling and planting trees looked for other lines of work. The combustible fuel load in the forest predictably soared. No longer were forest management professionals clearing brush and thinning trees. Another preventable source... We import poverty and invite the homeless here: [URL='https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/LA-Homeless-Encampment-Fires-Insurance-Rates-Tents-Homelessness-561145811.html'][SIZE=4][B]Your Insurance Is Canceled Because of Homeless Tent Fires[/B][/SIZE][/URL] Los Angeles property owners are starting to pay a significant price due to the risk of fires that start at nearby [URL='https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/streets-of-shame-500523141.html']homeless encampments[/URL] in the city. Some property owners with buildings near the encampments tell the NBC4 I-Team that they've been dropped by insurance companies or seen their rates skyrocket. Oh, and don't forget the power companies like PGE... [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/03/18/business/pge-california-wildfires.html'][SIZE=4][B]How PG&E Ignored Fire Risks in Favor of Profits[/B][/SIZE][/URL] Five of the 10 [URL='http://www.fire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/fact_sheets/Top20_Destruction.pdf']most destructive fires in[/URL] California since 2015 have been linked to PG&E’s electrical network. Regulators have found that in many fires, PG&E violated state law or could have done more to make its equipment safer. [SIZE=6][B] [/B][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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