ICYMI - Investigative report re Maui (Lahaina) fires was released in three parts in 2024.
The parts can be downloaded here:
https://fsri.org/research-update/lahaina-fire-forward-looking-report-released-attorney-general-hawaii
L.A. Mayor Bass said this same nonprofit will be investigating the recent L.A. fires (hired by Newscum):
https://twitter.com/i/status/1892128581939351819 (at 2:22 in the video)
BUT Anon's admittedly superficial internet search couldn't confirm that assertion.
>L.A. Mayor Bass said this same nonprofit will be investigating the recent L.A. fires (hired by Newscum):
>https://twitter.com/i/status/1892128581939351819 (at 2:22 in the video)
>BUT Anon's admittedly superficial internet search couldn't confirm that assertion.
Update: Found it. Newscum has hired the same nonprofit group that investigated the Maui fires to also investigate 2025 L.A. fires:
"An independent broad-based analysis conducted at the request of the Office of the Governor of California.
"Overview
"In January 2025, a series of fires spread through communities in Southern California, forcing evacuations, burning through thousands of acres, damaging 2,047 structures and destroying 16,255 residential and commercial buildings. This tragedy underscores the urgent threat of wildfires and wildfire-initiated urban conflagrations to both the wilderness and society.
"Shortly after the California fires, the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom selected the Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI), part of UL Research Institutes, to conduct an independent analysis of the windstorm event and significant fires in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. FSRI will conduct the analysis in two phases and each phase’s timing will be shared with the public.
"Phase One Report: Fact-Finding About How the California Fire Incident Unfolded
"FSRI will collect a comprehensive array of data using the best available science in fire dynamics to document fire progression, state and local officials’ actions, weather conditions, evacuation activities, emergency response, and fire suppression. From this data, we will build a comprehensive timeline of events to serve as the foundation for our independent analysis. This data will be published in the California Fires Incident Timeline Report.
"Phase Two Report: Analysis of the Data
During the second phase, FSRI will produce the California Fires Incident Analysis Report to provide detail on the effectiveness of prevention and alerting efforts, conditions influencing the original fire situation, attempts to stop its rapid progression, and evacuation efforts. Investigation into the causes of the fires is not within the scope of this research. This phase leverages science and evidence-based analyses with information from FSRI’s fire dynamics research, subject matter experts, industry standards and best practices, and the collective experiences of FSRI’s team. It also includes a review and analysis of state and local policies.
"Recent years have brought a surge of catastrophic wildland urban interface (WUI) fires that have overwhelmed communities and emergency responders. Understanding the complex interactions between buildings, vegetation and infrastructure during WUI fire events is critical to reducing the burden these fires pose to communities and resources – especially as communities continue to expand. Continued research into fire behavior and response strategies in the WUI is vital to protecting property and life.
"This independent analysis of the California fires comes at a crucial time as communities seek to enhance preparedness and response capabilities following the Lahaina fire on Maui that occurred in August of 2023 (read about FSRI’s Maui Wildfire Analysis).
"Learning from this tragedy will require FSRI to engage stakeholders and experts who can share data and perspectives for this analysis. Integrating diverse datasets and expert observations, FSRI’s research will expand our collective understanding of WUI incidents, inform scientific advancement through the lens of real-world incidents, and confirm the efficacy of mitigation and response strategies."
https://fsri.org/research/california-fires-independent-analysis
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So many billions sent on so many directions by Newscum. And back to DC to get "money for victims" and additional (unlawful, in this Anon's opinion) extortion from all responsible insured homeowners in CA (through their homeowners' insurance) to replenish the "emergency fund" ==when CA officials' sat twiddling their thumbs while CA burned for years=.
Class action, anyone, on behalf of CA homeowners being asked to subsidize the emergency fund????
>Class action, anyone, on behalf of CA homeowners being asked to subsidize the emergency fund????
Sauce forunfair treatment of responsible, insured CA homeowners under the opposite-named "FAIR Act":
California homeowners will have to fund half of high-risk insurer’s $1 billion ‘bailout’
by Levi Sumagaysay
February 11, 2025
Updated February 19, 2025
"After saying it would run out of funds by March, California’s last-resort fire insurance provider will impose 'a special charge of $1 billion on insurance companies — which will in turn pass the costs along to [insured] homeowners — the first such move in more than three decades.
"The state Insurance Department today approved a request from the provider, the FAIR Plan, to impose the charge and ensure it stays solvent as it covers claims from victims of the Los Angeles County fires, the department said in an order by Commissioner Ricardo Lara.
"Most California home and fire insurance customers will see temporary fees added to their insurance bills as part of the charge, known as an assessment —marking the first time insurance companies will have imposed an assessment directly on [responsible, insured, homeowner] customers.
"The FAIR Plan is a pool of insurersrequired by lawto provide fire insurance to property owners who can’t find insurance elsewhere. Its customer base has grown dramatically in the past several years as insurance companies have increasingly refused to write or renew policies in the state, citing increased risk of wildfires. It now has more than 451,000 policies.
"Many LA fire victims have insurance through the FAIR Plan. Residents of thePacific Palisades, where thousands of structures burned last month, held 85% more FAIR Plan policies in September than they had a year prior.
"The FAIR Plan assessment is the latest insurance fallout from the LA fires. State Farm, California’s largest property insurance provider, recently asked for permission to temporarily raise its premiums an average of 22% because of the claims it is facing from the fires. The insurance department is still considering that request.
"The FAIR Plan’s president, Victoria Roach, had been warning about its ability to pay claims in case of catastrophe, telling a state Assembly committee last year that the plan “one event away from a large assessment.”
…moar…
https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/02/homeowners-insurance-costs-rising-in-california-fair-plan/