FALSE: State Parks caught lying about Lachman Fire, did nothing to stop it from becoming Palisades Fire
Claim
State Parks was aware of the Lachman Fire and it was on their property, making it their responsibility.
Fact
The area in question lies within Los Angeles city limits — making it the responsibility of the Los Angeles City Fire Department.
- State Parks never said, in court or otherwise, that the department did not have a representative at the Lachman Fire burn scar on Jan. 1.
- LAFD declared the fire fully contained a few hours after it started by an arsonist. To be clear: State Parks was not aware that there was a fire continuing to burn underground.
- State Parks never hinders an active firefighting response, and firefighting decisions are up to the responding agency.
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California did NOT cut firefighting budgets months before LA wildfires
The number of CalFIRE personnel has nearly doubled since 2019 and their budget has nearly doubled since 2019
False Claim: California isn’t ‘raking the forest’ to control wildfires
The state has now invested $2 billion in managing the forest (AKA “raking the forest”) in addition to the $200 million annual budget.
No, California’s smelt fish policy did not lead to the LA wildfires.
This is an outlandish connection to make. The policy is not about water availability in Southern California.