[techweenie]

"no water in the hydrants"

Here we go again. 3 million gallons were poured on the Pacific Palisades before the three dedicated tanks were exhaused and water pressure was unavailable under 3000 feet. Below that level, the hydrants continued working.

Per the streaming interview on X, it takes approximately 1,000 gallons *per house* to extinguish a fire under more normal circumstances.

These were not normal circumstances. Embers were reported to have traveled up to 2 miles in the wind. That means had firefighters been in the highest elevations, they could have had their exit routes blocked and we'd be looking a firefighter death toll...

Would 117,000,000 gallons from Santa Ynez reservoir have stopped the firestorm? Maybe. Maybe not.

Sadly I have to agree that the "post mortem" on procedures and preparedness is almost certain to be colored by political self-interest.