Wildfires are breaking out all around the Los Angeles area. It’s horrifying.
But why is it happening?
According to the L.A. County fire chief, they have no idea how all of this happened. It’s possible the winds are to blame; it’s also possible that it’s copycats. That has happened many times in California recently. Homeless people living in these areas have used open flames. It’s possible that somebody threw a cigarette out.
We really have no idea at this point.
If you look at the pictures, firefighters are not there because there’s nothing they can do.
The big question is why California didn’t mitigate this.
Natural disasters can happen anywhere at any time. There are earthquakes, wildfires, and hurricanes, but the difference with wildfires is that public policy matters a great deal.
With every natural disaster situation, public policy can mitigate the effects of the natural…
