The American Taxpayer should not pay for California's self made disaster

[SassyIrishLass]

Not one cent until North Carolina is taken care of

 

[konradv]

So, no fire hydrants went dry? What is your source for this claim?

My claim? Fire hydrants have water. YOU’RE making a claim that they didn’t.

 

[konradv]

Not one cent until North Carolina is taken care of

Why, when they obviously lived in a flood zone? Why should we pay for their mistake?

 

[DonGlock26]

My claim? Fire hydrants have water. YOU’RE making a claim that they didn’t.

Yes. Your claim. Do you have a source to back up your claim?

 

[konradv]

Yes. Your claim. Do you have a source to back up your claim?

The claim that fire hydrants have water? That’s normally a given. You claimed they didn’t. That’s the claim that needs to be substantiated.

 

[DonGlock26]

The claim that fire hydrants have water? That’s normally a given. You claimed they didn’t. That’s the claim that needs to be substantiated.

Was that the case during the LA wildfires? What is your source?

 

[konradv]

Was that the case during the LA wildfires? What is your source?

Fire hydrants have water, yes. Give me evidence they didn’t.

 

[DonGlock26]

Fire hydrants have water, yes. Give me evidence they didn’t.

According to LADWP, the tanks’ water supply needed to be replenished in order to provide enough pressure for the water to flow through fire hydrants uphill. But officials said as firefighters drew more and more water from the trunk line, or main supply, they used water that would have refilled the tanks, eventually depleting them.

Fact check: What really happened with the Pacific Palisades water hydrants?

Why did water hydrants run dry in the midst of a conflagration? City officials stressed that the shortage was due to low water pressure, not a complete lack of water. But what caused it, and can it be prevented?

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