L.A. Fires Memo: Save the Weeds!

When the small brushfire that would go on to consume Pacific Palisades (and kill 12 people) was just one hour old, an urgent request for bulldozers to create a firebreak to contain it was met with this response from the Los Angeles Fire Department: “Heck no! That area is filled with endangered plants!” The fire went on to consume 6,837 structures and burned for 24 days.