Upnorthjoe: "Trump and MAGA are either so freaking stupid and they believe the bs they spout, or they just willingly spew BS knowing that it's a lie. One things for sure, the MAGA base will believe anything spewing out of Trump's mouth, no matter how juvenile or idiotic."

Ain't it the sorry truth? Sigh.

Quip: We have 4 seasons in California: Fire, Flood, Earthquake, and Mud.

It defies logic that people build in areas that are indefensible in dry santa ana wind conditions...same as building in coastal zones regularly smashed by hurricanes. Yet, they do it over and over and over.

I was evacuated from elementary school in '61 and watched it burn to the ground. My high school, Palisades burned to the ground Tuesday night as did my aunt's house a half mile from PaliHi. She lived in that 1300 sq ft wood sided house for nearly 60 years.

Two of my uncles got burned out over the years; one in Malibu, the other at the base of Mt Baldy.

As people populate Texas, their wildfires will cause greater and greater loss to structures. That's the nature of fires and development. If you build it, it will burn.

Between Jan. 1, 2005, and Dec. 31, 2022, 231,253 wildfires burned more than 12.4 million acres across the state. Most of these wildfires, some 85%, ignited within 2 miles of a community.
Once primarily a rural concern, wildfires are now a statewide threat that impact communities across the state and have the potential to damage thousands of homes and other critical infrastructure.