S8 Ep110: PREVIEW Pacific Palisades Fire Controversy: State Orders Firefighters to Stand Down Jeff Bliss A fire in Pacific Palisades became a major disaster after a previously burned, smoldering area was allowed to reignite. Video evidence reportedly shows a state
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🗓️ 22 November 2025
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Pacific Palisades Fire Controversy: State Orders Firefighters to Stand Down
Jeff Bliss
A fire in Pacific Palisades became a major disaster after a previously burned, smoldering area was allowed to reignite. Video evidence reportedly shows a state worker ordering the LA Fire Department to leave the scene and not extinguish the smoldering underbrush. The stated reason for the order was to protect endangered plants. This response, involving state regulations, is described as "unbelievable foolishness."
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| 0:30.8 | This is John Batchel, a conversation with my good colleague, Jeff Bliss, Pacific Watch, about the Pacific Palisades Fire. |
| 0:38.6 | We're told now there is video showing a state worker ordering the firemen to leave the scene |
| 0:45.0 | despite the smoldering underbrush. |
| 0:47.7 | Why? |
| 0:49.6 | That's the amazing part. |
| 0:51.3 | This involves Sacramento, the governor, regulations, plants, |
| 0:58.8 | and what you'd have to say is unbelievable foolishness. |
| 1:03.8 | Unbelievable. |
| 1:05.5 | Pacific Palisades fire. |
| 1:08.1 | How did it start? |
| 1:09.8 | Why wasn't something done earlier about the smoldering hillside? |
| 1:15.3 | Much more of this in coming week. |
| 1:17.1 | Well, orders came from, we now know that orders came from the state for the fire department to back off and leave the previously burned area alone. |
| 1:26.1 | The burned area that rekindled, reignited, began the huge fire |
| 1:29.3 | that turned into the major disaster out there. The governor said, no, we didn't do that. Yet, |
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