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I think this is going to get a lot worse before it gets better. I feel for those folks. Losing everything they own has gotta be tough, even if they are rich.Comment -
It is hard to watch on the news. Caught some of it this morning - so sad for so many families.Comment -
0% contained as of last night...Agreed it will get worse before they get a handle on it.Comment -
Our guy Batt33 is a fire fighter battalion chief in Calif.
Those guys are heroes in my book.
Stay safe my friend.Comment -
Originally posted by VeggieDog
Newsom needs to grow a set and tighten those looting laws.Comment -
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They really are, and their backs are up against the wall. It is so devastating, and still 0% contained as of this afternoon!Originally posted by str
I feel so sick when I think of all the displaced people and lives completely uprooted.
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What the hell is the moratorium on insurance policies about?Originally posted by stevenashComment -
Yes indeed, cheers batt33 and stay safe out there!! If you run into Newsome, tell him to fukk off!!Originally posted by str
Absolutely. He won't take an ounce of accountability either blaming the local govt as he clearly had nothing to do with it!!Originally posted by stevenashComment -
I honestly do not understand nor am I well educated on why Insurance companies left California. But my understanding is '' due to the poor leadership and unwillingness of the leaders of California to safeguard the people, the insurance industry just left the area ''. This was not done yesterday. But in some cases, it was done over a year ago. So the Govt. and everyone else knew the consequences .Originally posted by veriableodds
The state's largest homeowners insurance carrier, State Farm, announced in March of last year that it would not renew some 72,000 home and apartment policies in the summer. The company cited inflation, regulatory costs and increasing risk of catastrophes for its decision and had previously stopped accepting new applications in the state.
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES COULD COST INSURERS $20B, HIGHEST IN STATE'S HISTORY
Several other leading insurers, including All State, Farmers and USAA, have also in recent years curbed new policy applications in California as part of an effort to limit their exposure to policies that carry what they see as undue risk given what the state's regulators have allowed them to charge policyholders. Similar reasons of escalating risk, high repair costs and rising reinsurance premiums have been cited in those decisions.
While it is illegal for insurance companies to cancel policies before they expire in California, many homeowners whose policies were not renewed have struggled to obtain or afford coverage, as the number of carriers in the state continues to shrink.Comment -
I don't think we have ever seen anything as bad as this through residential streets ever before.Originally posted by slewfan
Even coming from a country where bushfires are common, this level of devastation blows me away. Feel sick for the people every time I see a new image like this one.
I saw one video where it looked like winds were making a blast furnace in the open and taking out a McDonalds that looked more like the apocalypse had arrived than a wild fire..Comment -
A drought and 100mph winds will do that. I seen a vid that said it was so dry and fire prone that a moving car could start a fire.Originally posted by Optional
The winds start in Colardo and build speed as they are funneled through mountains. It was like a fire Hurricane with embers from fires blowing up to two miles away from there start point.Comment -
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Insane! but I'm sure if the fire chief wasn't gay we could have put it out no problem. Just ask Dwight.Originally posted by OptionalThis the one I was talking about
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I guess the Rich and Famous are paying their dues along with everyone else.
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In LA fire horror, California elites face the consequences of blue misrule
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