Dan Munsey

How do you increase the diameter of the pipes? We're talking billions of dollars in infrastructure that would be required. Now, the state of California did a good thing. They sent a lot of water tenders into the fire. But let's talk about that. A water tender is a truck that's going to carry 2,500 gallons or larger is what the state requested.

How do you increase the diameter of the pipes? We're talking billions of dollars in infrastructure that would be required. Now, the state of California did a good thing. They sent a lot of water tenders into the fire. But let's talk about that. A water tender is a truck that's going to carry 2,500 gallons or larger is what the state requested.

They're going to have to go find a water hydrant that has water and then drive back and supply these fire trucks. And then they're going to turn around again and they're going to go find water. At times, they might find a static water source like a pool or a lake, generally fresh water, and they'll draw water from that. But it's very time consuming.

They're going to have to go find a water hydrant that has water and then drive back and supply these fire trucks. And then they're going to turn around again and they're going to go find water. At times, they might find a static water source like a pool or a lake, generally fresh water, and they'll draw water from that. But it's very time consuming.

So one of the best things we can start doing is restoring the water system. Utilities as a whole is going to be very impactful in these particular areas until they're able to do that.

So one of the best things we can start doing is restoring the water system. Utilities as a whole is going to be very impactful in these particular areas until they're able to do that.

Yeah, storm drainage. I'm not a water manager. I spent a couple of years elected in our water districts. I think you're right. There is a lot of water that we allow to return to the sea. There's a wide variety of reasons of why that's occurring. Having that water that's available that we can use for firefighting is always going to be beneficial.

Yeah, storm drainage. I'm not a water manager. I spent a couple of years elected in our water districts. I think you're right. There is a lot of water that we allow to return to the sea. There's a wide variety of reasons of why that's occurring. Having that water that's available that we can use for firefighting is always going to be beneficial.

But in reality, too, I'm going to go back to the scale of this fire. You can only put so much water on the fire. There's only so many firefighters. Having an uninterrupted supply of water isn't going to stop this fire. It may save more structures, definitely. It may save human lives, definitely. But we're talking about an absolute natural disaster. We're talking about high wind speeds.

But in reality, too, I'm going to go back to the scale of this fire. You can only put so much water on the fire. There's only so many firefighters. Having an uninterrupted supply of water isn't going to stop this fire. It may save more structures, definitely. It may save human lives, definitely. But we're talking about an absolute natural disaster. We're talking about high wind speeds.

We're talking about ember casts. There was a video earlier of embers just being blown by the wind. Those embers are traveling at times up to two miles. They're catching vegetation on fire. They're getting up underneath the eaves of houses. They're starting spot fires. As a firefighter, you're chasing the fire at this point.

We're talking about ember casts. There was a video earlier of embers just being blown by the wind. Those embers are traveling at times up to two miles. They're catching vegetation on fire. They're getting up underneath the eaves of houses. They're starting spot fires. As a firefighter, you're chasing the fire at this point.

You're not making a defensive stand and stopping the fire with any kind of control breaks.

You're not making a defensive stand and stopping the fire with any kind of control breaks.

As an industry, I think we do pretty well knowing that conditions have been hot and dry. We've been putting out the signage. We've been doing radio announcements. We literally in San Bernardino, we fly our helicopters over the homeless areas and announce to them when danger is going to occur.

As an industry, I think we do pretty well knowing that conditions have been hot and dry. We've been putting out the signage. We've been doing radio announcements. We literally in San Bernardino, we fly our helicopters over the homeless areas and announce to them when danger is going to occur.

At the end of the day, unfortunately, a lot of the fire service is in business because people tend to do unsmart things. They're negligent. There are several fires that are caused each year in our jurisdiction, other jurisdictions by homelessness. There's a wide variety of why the homelessness have fires.

At the end of the day, unfortunately, a lot of the fire service is in business because people tend to do unsmart things. They're negligent. There are several fires that are caused each year in our jurisdiction, other jurisdictions by homelessness. There's a wide variety of why the homelessness have fires.

And in the case of this January, it's just simply cold and they have warming fires or they may be cooking food or cooking other things. They are using it to sometimes make money if theft, for instance, if they're stealing copper wires, they'll strip the coverings of the copper wires. All of these fires have the chance of getting out of control. But we also have citizens doing things like this.

And in the case of this January, it's just simply cold and they have warming fires or they may be cooking food or cooking other things. They are using it to sometimes make money if theft, for instance, if they're stealing copper wires, they'll strip the coverings of the copper wires. All of these fires have the chance of getting out of control. But we also have citizens doing things like this.