LA Fire Department did NOT have to recruit from the general public to fight wildfires
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California had over 15,000 firefighters and public safety officers on the ground battling these blazes and keeping impacted areas safe. There was no recruitment of the general public.
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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.