Mismanagement of Resources

The mismanagement of firefighting resources in California has significantly contributed to the severity of wildfires. Reports indicate that the Los Angeles Fire Department deployed only a small fraction of its available resources during critical moments of a recent fire, allowing it to escalate uncontrollably. Experts highlight that better initial deployment of firefighters and equipment could have minimized the fire's impact. This failure to act promptly has been characterized as a series of missteps by officials, raising questions about the overall effectiveness of fire management in the region.