hjmick
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California fires: At least 23 dead as hundreds reported missing - CNN
The whole world has been watching these fires for DAYS. How can you not know it's time to GET THE FUCK OUT when you're only miles from the fires. Meanwhile I'm sitting in the heartland and even I know if you're near that shit it's time to go.
I don't mean to seem insensitive but WTF??? These deaths are just mind bogglingly senseless to me.
The officials who run the emergency alert system declined to broadcast an alert as they were afraid it would cause a panic. Thus when the fires got to the neighborhoods it was mainly neighbors waking neighbors. Add to that the fact that the fire was blitzing along at 100 yards a second and it is easy to see why there are so many who were killed.
I'm more afraid of fire than almost anything. Give me an earthquake any day.
Once I knew my family was safe, earthquakes were the best...