There is 2400 acres burning in Malibu and some 15,000 in Orange. I know there is money in Malibu but it should be about people and danger to them not homes.
2007-10-22 11:47:41 · 7 answers · asked by RJ W 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Coragryph is correct. I just spoke with my brother-in-law in the area and my father-in-law, now retired, was battalion chief of the L.A. County fire dept and stationed in Malibu. They lived in Carbon Canyon. The Malibu area is more densely populated so the number of firefighters, as stated in your question, is concentrated in the area of the greater population. It really is not about saving the homes of the wealthy--that's just the circumstances of the population concentration. Also, people like my family are not wealthy. They're public servants who live in a wealthy area.
2007-10-22 12:08:14 · answer #1 · answered by David M 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
— Canyon Fire: 2,400 acres in coastal community of Malibu. Out of control. About 200 homes evacuated. Five homes destroyed as well as two commercial buildings, including a church. Ten homes damaged. No injuries reported.
—Orange County Fire: 8,800 acres in Orange County east of Irvine. Thirty percent contained. No homes destroyed. Four minor injuries to firefighters.
2007-10-22 11:58:55 · answer #2 · answered by wyldfyr 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-05 20:15:26 · answer #3 · answered by bernau 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of the different characteristics of the fires -- it's not just raw acreage -- it's homes and businesses and people's lives that are at risk.
A huge fire burning in open scrub land is much easier to start controlling -- and takes less people -- than one that is dancing in and out of canyons and jumping between homes and buildings.
2007-10-22 11:55:52 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
They know who pays the bills. One of the few benefits of progressive taxation.
I'm glad SOMEBODY finally gave me a thumbs down. I was getting worried.
2007-10-22 12:12:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They're trying to save Mel Gibson.
2007-10-22 11:53:58 · answer #6 · answered by Zardoz 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I don't know, you would think with all the rich caring kind Liberals living in Malibu, they would want a more equitable allocation.
2007-10-22 11:51:30 · answer #7 · answered by Yo it's Me 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋