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2025-01-11 09:39:17 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
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Fire or fuel breaks are substantially less effective in dry, windy conditions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firebreak#Effectiveness https://www.fs.usda.gov/rm/pubs_journals/2023/rmrs_2023_gannon_b001.pdf The state permit process for tree-thinning was streamlined in 2019: https://apnews.com/general-news-48fbb2bfa48d599a61dcf673ab962718 Water supply tanks in the Pacific Palisades were drained faster than the trunk line could refill them. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fire-hydrants-ran-dry-extreme-demand-pacific-palisades/
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