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Aerial view of wildfire destroyed homes in Pacific Palisades, California, with Malibu house of David Steiner intact far left.




Steiner, a lawyer and former head of Waste Management, Inc., in Houston, said he believes that his property’s ultra-sturdy construction — likely designed to protect it from earthquakes — saved it from the Palisades Fire that destroyed the homes all around it.

“It’s stucco and stone with a fireproof roof,’’ he said, adding that it also includes pilings “like 50 feet into the bedrock’’ to keep it steady when powerful waves crash into the seawall below it.

“To be totally honest with you, I never in a million years thought a wildfire would jump to the Pacific Coast Highway and start a fire,’’ Steiner said.

“I thought, ‘If we ever have an earthquake, this would be the last thing to go.’ I honestly didn’t think that if we had a fire, this would be the last thing to go,” he said of the 4,200-square-foot, four-bedroom home, which he bought from a producer. “And it was.

“The architecture is pretty nice. But the stucco and fireproof roof are real nice,’’ Steiner said.


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The owner of a nearly $9 million Malibu mansion miraculously spared being leveled by the raging Los Angeles wildfires told The Post on Friday he was stunned to learn that when the smoke cleared, it…
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GURPS said:
Aerial view of wildfire destroyed homes in Pacific Palisades, California, with Malibu house of David Steiner intact far left.




Steiner, a lawyer and former head of Waste Management, Inc., in Houston, said he believes that his property’s ultra-sturdy construction — likely designed to protect it from earthquakes — saved it from the Palisades Fire that destroyed the homes all around it.

“It’s stucco and stone with a fireproof roof,’’ he said, adding that it also includes pilings “like 50 feet into the bedrock’’ to keep it steady when powerful waves crash into the seawall below it.

“To be totally honest with you, I never in a million years thought a wildfire would jump to the Pacific Coast Highway and start a fire,’’ Steiner said.

“I thought, ‘If we ever have an earthquake, this would be the last thing to go.’ I honestly didn’t think that if we had a fire, this would be the last thing to go,” he said of the 4,200-square-foot, four-bedroom home, which he bought from a producer. “And it was.

“The architecture is pretty nice. But the stucco and fireproof roof are real nice,’’ Steiner said.


nypost.com

Exclusive | Owner of ‘miracle’ Malibu mansion reveals why he thinks house survived raging fire

The owner of a nearly $9 million Malibu mansion miraculously spared being leveled by the raging Los Angeles wildfires told The Post on Friday he was stunned to learn that when the smoke cleared, it…
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Let the conspiracy theories begin.
 
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Firefighter reveals two men were caught on camera lighting fire just before Palisades blaze erupted in LA​


Two men are said to have been caught on camera dumping gasoline and setting it alight immediately before the devastating Palisades fire broke out, DailyMail.com has learned exclusively.

A resident of the ritzy celeb-packed area reported the video to a senior firefighter once the flames had started consuming the area.
'By then we were too busy,' the firefighter told DailyMail.com. 'We told him to take the video to the police.'

But what happened to the footage remains a mystery as cops have not confirmed that the uncontrollable blaze, which has caused damage in the billions of dollars, was set deliberately.

News of the video comes amid growing suspicions of arson or foul play after one person was arrested for allegedly starting another blaze, the Kenneth Fire, on Thursday, police said. The man has not been charged.

Two days before that incident, a senior firefighter was one of the first on the scene battling the original Palisades blaze with his crew on North Piedra Morada Drive at the top of the Highlands Palisades neighborhood, when a resident approached him with a shocking claim.
'We had a resident come to us and said he got a video of two men dumping gas and lighting it off,' said the LAFD official, who asked to remain anonymous.

The subsequent fire grew to almost 20,000 acres and wiped out most of the elite Pacific Palisades neighborhood.
 
GURPS

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Pacific Palisades Reservoir Found Empty and Offline During Firestorm Catastrophe – 117 Million Gallons Could Have Saved the Day​



Outrage is boiling over after revelations that the Santa Ynez Reservoir, a critical water source in Pacific Palisades, was empty and offline when a devastating wildfire ripped through the area.

The Los Angeles Times reported that despite the reservoir’s critical role in the city’s water infrastructure, it had been offline for nearly a year.

The Santa Ynez Reservoir, with a capacity of 117 million gallons, could have played a critical role in providing water pressure to firefighters battling the devastating fire that destroyed thousands of homes and buildings in Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and Malibu.

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s (DWP) officials claim the reservoir had been offline for “a while” due to a tear in its cover.


 
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Fire and Fury: Overpaid Bureaucrat Responsible for Filling Up Fire Hydrants in LA County Rakes in $750K Per Year — The City’s Highest Paid Employee​



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On the ground, firefighters have reported that several hydrants in the area have run dry, severely hampering their efforts to control the inferno.

“There’s no water in the fire hydrants,” Rick Caruso, owner of the Palisades Village shopping center, told The Times. “The firefighters are there, and there’s nothing they can do — we’ve got neighborhoods burning, homes burning, and businesses burning. … It should never happen.”

The recent failure of fire hydrants in Los Angeles County to provide water during a critical fire-fighting effort raises serious questions about the competence and priorities of local officials.

How is it possible that in one of the wealthiest regions in the country, essential infrastructure such as fire hydrants is not adequately maintained or inspected?

Reports have surfaced that a Los Angeles County official responsible for this simple task of overseeing fire hydrant maintenance is raking in an astonishing $750,000 annually.

In April 2024, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) nominated Janisse Quiñones as the new head of the Department of Water and Power (DWP), with an approved annual salary of $750,000.

This is nearly double the salary of her predecessor, Marty Adams, who only made $447,082 annually.

LA Times reported at the time:

The Board of Water and Power Commissioners on Tuesday voted to approve a salary for Bass nominee Janisse Quiñones that is significantly higher than the $447,082 currently earned by General Manager Marty Adams.
Quiñones, former senior vice president of electric operations at Pacific Gas & Electric Co., was picked by Bass after a nationwide search. Adams is retiring in June after four decades at the head of the troubled agency, where turnover is particularly high in the top ranks.
The City Council last year approved a new salary range — $435,034.80 to $751,011.84 — for the general managers of the city’s utility, port and airport, which went into effect in December after Adams announced his retirement.
Top executives at investor-owned utilities, such as PG&E, typically earn multimillion-dollar salaries, while those at public utilities take home much less.
Quiñones’ salary is in line with top executives’ salaries at the Omaha Public Power District in Nebraska and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, according to public records.
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Of course, the DEI CEO and chief engineer of the LADWP, Janisse Quiñones, attributed the issue to an unprecedented strain on the water system.

“Four times the normal demand was seen for 15 hours straight, which lowered our water pressure,” Quiñones continued.
 
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Pacific Palisades Reservoir Found Empty and Offline During Firestorm Catastrophe – 117 Million Gallons Could Have Saved the Day​



Outrage is boiling over after revelations that the Santa Ynez Reservoir, a critical water source in Pacific Palisades, was empty and offline when a devastating wildfire ripped through the area.

The Los Angeles Times reported that despite the reservoir’s critical role in the city’s water infrastructure, it had been offline for nearly a year.

The Santa Ynez Reservoir, with a capacity of 117 million gallons, could have played a critical role in providing water pressure to firefighters battling the devastating fire that destroyed thousands of homes and buildings in Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and Malibu.

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s (DWP) officials claim the reservoir had been offline for “a while” due to a tear in its cover.


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Translation: he's calling for someone to fall on their sword, so to speak. Because swords are weapons, and the left wants us to be deathly afraid of weapons. They're only afraid of weapons when the right has weapons, mainly because the left gets up to sh*t for which those weapons ought to be used on them.
 
Grumpy

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Sure, sure, Pocahonas..have those folks donate to actblue, that will get the money to the ravaged communities..Gawd damn she is trash.

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BOP

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The WORST Takes On The Los Angeles Fires​




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I just watched Pepe's Towing on youtube. They're out of L.A. and operate all over L.A. county, from the Inland Empire to the coast; from Long Beach/San Pedro north to the San Fernando Valley and east to Ontario and Riverside.

Dude said "I don't care what you've heard, this is affecting all of us; rich, poor, everybody."
 
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