“The National Fire Protection Association, meanwhile, recommends that cities like Los Angeles employ some 1.51 to 1.81 firefighters per 1,000 residents. But Los Angeles, Crowley wrote, only staffs 0.91 firefighters per 1,000 people.”
Now, of course, over 12,000 buildings have burned to the ground and 40,000 acres have burned. Over 150,000 residents are under evacuation orders, and 24 have died as of Monday, according to The Wall Street Journal.
So what has Bass’ Los Angeles done? Delete the document, naturally.