Surprise: Camp Fire Wildfire Not Caused By Your Use Of A Fossil Fueled Vehicle

The devastating, deadly wildfire was most likely (meaning, yeah, this is what happened) caused by a down power line. So, still mankind related, but, not because you ate a burger last week

(Mercury News)  Downed PG&E power lines, amid high winds, may have sparked the deadly Camp Fire that has destroyed the town of Paradise and killed at least nine people, according to hours of firefighter radio transmissions reviewed by Bay Area News Group.

At about 6:33 a.m. Thursday, firefighters were dispatched to a vegetation fire “under the high tension power lines” across the Feather River from Poe Dam, where Cal Fire officials have pinpointed the fire’s origin, according to the transmissions. The first firefighters arrived there at 6:43 a.m and noted the fire was being buttressed by 35 mph winds.

“We’ve got eyes on the vegetation fire. It’s going to be very difficult to access, Camp Creek Road is nearly inaccessible,” one firefighter told dispatch. “It is on the west side of the river underneath the transmission lines.”

As firefighters rushed to Poe Dam early Thursday morning, each truck acknowledged over the radio, “Copy, power lines down,” as part of safety protocol for firefighters.

Many other of the wildfires over the past few years have been caused by the same thing.

Of course, we are getting this stuff

Fire chief: climate change helped make California wildfires more devastating

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As Los Angeles fire chief Daryl Osby took the podium, strong gusts swirled smoke, ash and dust through grey skies. Along with updates on progress in fighting the fire, he said this blaze signified a shift: fire crews are now facing the most erratic and challenging fight of their lives.

Climate change, Osby said, was undeniably a part of why the fires burning in northern and southern California were more devastating and destructive than in years past.

The death toll stood at 25: two in the LA-area fires, 23 around the destroyed town of Paradise 500 miles to the north. The total was expected to rise.

“The fact of the matter is if you look at the state of California, climate challenge is happening statewide,” Osby said, adding that “it is going to be here for the foreseeable future”.

So, state which is very dry in a lot of areas. Environmentalists won’t allow clearing of brush and controlled burns. Tons of people with growing population and infrastructure, and some of the latter is getting old. A state prone to high speed dry winds. So, yeah, let’s make it all about ‘climate change.’ They make everything about it, especially tragedies. Because this is a sick cult.