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What Caused the L.A. Fires?
What caused the L.A. fires? As of this writing (January, 12th 2025) the investigation has not determined the cause, but there is one probable cause: uninsulated power lines.
California has thousands of miles uninsulated power lines. (Note: low power lines as shown in the picture above.) During the summer of 2020, I witnessed several fires caused by dry leaves touching uninsulated power lines, sparking, causing the brush under the lines to ignite. In dry, hot, and windy conditions, uninsulated power lines are very dangerous. Old and improperly maintained power and distribution equipment many also be at fault. The state’s most deadly fire, the 2018 Camp Fire was caused by the electric company’s, PG&E, electrical systems. It destroyed the town of Paradise and killed 85 people.
We should have learned from this fire, but California politicians did not.
Instead, they doubled down on false narratives of climate change. If climate change is real, we shouldn’t focus solutions on reducing carbon emissions, net-zero energy, electric cars, and environmental protections. We should first protect human life, property, and resources. The priority should be urban infrastructure and rural agriculture. Net-zero energy narratives by California politicians is, at best, value-signaling.
