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Texas Division of Emergency Management @TDEM

almost 2 years ago

🔥Fire Weather Conditions Continue to Threaten Texas🔥 Local officials know your community best— heed their guidance!📢 What To Do Before, During, & After A Wildfire: https://t.co/SdbfrLiAvt #txfires

TDEM's tweet photo. 🔥Fire Weather Conditions Continue to Threaten Texas🔥

Local officials know your community best— heed their guidance!📢

What To Do Before, During, & After A Wildfire: https://t.co/SdbfrLiAvt

#txfires https://t.co/F6I2rf5Kb3

Warrior Transition 501(c)3 (John Trujillo)

@helpusawarriors

over 2 years ago

#tx #txfires #dontmesswithtx #thankyou

C.W. @CamWhisman

over 2 years ago

Hubs is on the way to Texas. One thing about ag is that we all pitch in and help when others are in need. Drive safe, fellas, thanks for doing what you do. #AgTwitter #CanadianTX #TX

CamWhisman's tweet photo. Hubs is on the way to Texas. One thing about ag is that we all pitch in and help when others are in need. Drive safe, fellas, thanks for doing what you do. #AgTwitter #CanadianTX #TX https://t.co/oB6fioV72f

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NWS IMET Operations @NWS_IMET_OPS

over 2 years ago

. @NWSLittleRock IMET en route to #2024InitialAttack Support near College Station, TX #TXwx #TXFires @NWSHouston @TXForestService

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The Hotshot Wake Up

@HotshotWake

over 2 years ago

A view of scoopers working north of Amarillo, Texas this week. #wildfire #txfires As of today the Smokehouse Creek Fire is 1,058,570 acres and 87% contained, the Windy Deuce Fire is 144,206 acres and 92% contained, and the Grape Vine Creek Fire is 34,883 acres, 96% contained. Thanks to the subscriber that shared this 📷

The Hotshot Wake Up

@HotshotWake

over 2 years ago

A Vicious Cycle: A Wildfire Starts, Power Company Sued, Insurance Canceled, State Bailouts. Texas is no exception after power company blamed for Smokehouse Creek Fire. #wildfire #txfires THE HOTSHOT WAKE UP MAR 6, 2024 Original Article link in my bio: It’s no surprise that Xcel, a publicly traded power company, is being sued in the aftermath of the Smokehouse Creek Fire. This is a clear-cut trend around the nation that has no end in sight. I know everyone was hoping that a super secret clandestine Deep State owned space laser platform was used, but as I reported the day after the fire, it’s likely a wooden power pole that tipped over in the 60mph wind gusts. This Texas lawsuit comes on the heels of another wildfire ruling in Oregon this week against PacifiCorp, the largest grid operator in the western United States, according to the company. On Tuesday, a court awarded class-action victims $42M for damages, saying the power company should have cut power to 600,000 people during red flag days across the state. More lawsuits are still pending in this wildfire\power company trial, with damages exceeding $1B. Similar trials are still pending in Hawaii, California, and Colorado. Hawaii Electric Company has admitted a power pole fell in Lahaina, Maui, sparking the fire, but blames firefighters for not completely mopping up the fire before leaving. The Colorado lawsuit also alleges that Xcel was negligent in power pole maintenance, making the Texas fire another wildfire lawsuit against the Minnesota-based company. It’s clear that it’s becoming a national problem as the cycle continues after each large wildfire, and insurance companies raise rates or pull out altogether due to “climate-sensitive” concerns. This leaves homeowners high and dry, wondering what will happen to their livelihoods and families’ futures. So a few questions need to be asked. Should power companies shut down the grid on windy Red Flag Days? This is the basis for a lot of the litigation that is happening. Lawyers are saying these fires could have been prevented if the power was off. But if we look at just the last week, I believe we have seen 6\7 days with Red Flags across multiple states. Sometimes an entire state for multiple days. Is it realistic to cut power to all these customers on these days? What if someone dies because the power is off? What if the power companies cannot afford to be down for that long? I can imagine the anger and confusion this would cause if power is affected for multiple days at a time in fire-prone areas. Is shutting the power off a realistic solution? Who should pay for it? It’s pretty evident who will pay for it: the consumer. Power rates have skyrocketed in California and Oregon and are now likely in Texas and Hawaii. If the power companies go bankrupt, you can expect the taxpayers to bail them out. In the Oregon case against PacifiCorp, even the feds are suing the power company for $1B in potential losses and firefighting costs. So either way, the citizens pay for that one. These are multi-billion dollar multinational corporations with the best teams of lawyers on the planet. They are very good at getting their clients off and passing the buck. PacifCorp is owned by Berkshire Hathaway, one of the largest companies on the planet, and run by Warren Buffet, one of the richest people on the planet. But insurance will cover most of the losses, right? Well, at an increasing rate, people are losing coverage and assuming all liability unless they take a state-run “insurance of last resort plan.” But that still puts the end all costs on the residents of that state. 3. Should insurance companies be required to provide coverage? This is one of the downstream effects of these types of wildfires, and more so in the past 4 years than at any other time. Insurance companies are pulling out of policies and states at record speed across the Nation. Countless people in California and Oregon have told me they have received cancelation notices on their policies heading into the 2024 fire season. Insurance companies have publically stated they are reducing their exposure and risk in States that are “climate sensitive.” So if your state has weather, you are on the chopping block. In doing so, these states, including California and Florida, have taken on insurance of last resort policies. I’ve been reporting on these programs for some time now, and they are wildly more expensive than traditional policies. Some states have seen a 10x increase in applications for these policies in the last 4 years. But if a disaster does happen, current policy liabilities just for California and Florida exceed $1 trillion. How would that be covered? States say they would have to raise taxes or incur massive debt to cover those liabilities. Not good. Folks… it’s a mess that’s increasing in pace, size, and scale. After every catastrophic wildfire, this only becomes more of a problem. So what’s the solution? Many people have provided some sort of solution, but each has its own setbacks. Many environmental groups would like to reduce and limit populations in rural areas where wildfires occur. Building codes and zoning are being changed, insurance companies are pulling out, and even $575M was allocated by the Infrastructure Act for family planning and reproductive health in rural areas “where population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species.” To put that in perspective, that’s about eight times the amount that the Forest Service was asking for last year to keep wildland firefighter wages where they are. New developments in the Wildland Urban Interface are facing litigation, new wildfire risk maps are climate zoning people’s properties, and increasing costs. Insurance is at risk unless they hire folks to mitigate the hazards on the property, and people are losing their homes. In some cases, they lose insurance no matter what. Less people = less fires is the argument. This has been debated and discussed in congressional hearings. Another solution is to bury all the power lines. If there are no power poles to fall over, then they can’t start fires, right? The pushback here is the cost of burying all the lines. PG&E has expressed multiple times the challenges it faces when it comes to costs and shareholder value when burying lines. You also have groups who sue when these projects are proposed. The power companies are “evil” for not burying their lines and are also “evil” for trying to bury them because it disturbs topsoil and possible waterways. So lawyers get involved, it gets drawn out for years, more fires start, and the money that was supposed to be used to bury lines goes toward fighting more lawsuits. The lawyers seem to win in every scenario… and the citizen seems to lose more and more every time it happens. Maybe we need an affordable, full-coverage insurance policy backed by our tax dollars? The politicians say this is too expensive, and we can’t afford it. In the meantime, they pass legislation to fully back insurance policies and rebuild claims in other countries to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars. But we can’t afford it. Folks, the people of Lahaina, Maui, got $700… and the governor is now saying homeowners should sell their properties so the city can rebuild. I bet the insurance and power rates will go up as well… I am all ears when it comes to solutions to this increasing problem. People who have never seen wildfires are losing their homes because they can’t afford to get wildfire insurance. People are being put in “climate zones” and seeing 100x+ increases in policy rates. Power companies are getting sued after every fire but say they can’t afford to bury the lines. Legislative bodies are asking them to turn off power on red flag days; this last week, 27% of the country would have lost power… And when disaster does strike, the feds offer $700 checks to families that lost everything while spending trillions of dollars to bomb families in different areas on our planet. Make it make sense. Is this spiraling trend of litigation going to slowly destroy the power infrastructure, insurance market, and rural housing market all in one fell swoop? One thing is for sure: It’s only March, and we have our first large class action against a power company. It likely won’t be the last this year. I am all ears to the solutions the community has to correct this reactionary slip-and-slide that’s headed for a hypothetical lake of fire. THE HOTSHOT WAKE UP - Thank you to all of our paid subscribers. It allows us to donate generously to firefighter charities and supports all the content we provide.

$HotshotWake's tweet photo. A Vicious Cycle: A Wildfire Starts, Power Company Sued, Insurance Canceled, State Bailouts. Texas is no exception after power company blamed for Smokehouse Creek Fire. #wildfire #txfires THE HOTSHOT WAKE UP MAR 6, 2024 Original Article link in my bio: It’s no surprise that Xcel, a publicly traded power company, is being sued in the aftermath of the Smokehouse Creek Fire. This is a clear-cut trend around the nation that has no end in sight. I know everyone was hoping that a super secret clandestine Deep State owned space laser platform was used, but as I reported the day after the fire, it’s likely a wooden power pole that tipped over in the 60mph wind gusts. This Texas lawsuit comes on the heels of another wildfire ruling in Oregon this week against PacifiCorp, the largest grid operator in the western United States, according to the company. On Tuesday, a court awarded class-action victims $42M for damages, saying the power company should have cut power to 600,000 people during red flag days across the state. More lawsuits are still pending in this wildfire\power company trial, with damages exceeding $1B. Similar trials are still pending in Hawaii, California, and Colorado. Hawaii Electric Company has admitted a power pole fell in Lahaina, Maui, sparking the fire, but blames firefighters for not completely mopping up the fire before leaving. The Colorado lawsuit also alleges that Xcel was negligent in power pole maintenance, making the Texas fire another wildfire lawsuit against the Minnesota-based company. It’s clear that it’s becoming a national problem as the cycle continues after each large wildfire, and insurance companies raise rates or pull out altogether due to “climate-sensitive” concerns. This leaves homeowners high and dry, wondering what will happen to their livelihoods and families’ futures. So a few questions need to be asked. Should power companies shut down the grid on windy Red Flag Days? This is the basis for a lot of the litigation that is happening. Lawyers are saying these fires could have been prevented if the power was off. But if we look at just the last week, I believe we have seen 6\7 days with Red Flags across multiple states. Sometimes an entire state for multiple days. Is it realistic to cut power to all these customers on these days? What if someone dies because the power is off? What if the power companies cannot afford to be down for that long? I can imagine the anger and confusion this would cause if power is affected for multiple days at a time in fire-prone areas. Is shutting the power off a realistic solution? Who should pay for it? It’s pretty evident who will pay for it: the consumer. Power rates have skyrocketed in California and Oregon and are now likely in Texas and Hawaii. If the power companies go bankrupt, you can expect the taxpayers to bail them out. In the Oregon case against PacifiCorp, even the feds are suing the power company for $1B in potential losses and firefighting costs. So either way, the citizens pay for that one. These are multi-billion dollar multinational corporations with the best teams of lawyers on the planet. They are very good at getting their clients off and passing the buck. PacifCorp is owned by Berkshire Hathaway, one of the largest companies on the planet, and run by Warren Buffet, one of the richest people on the planet. But insurance will cover most of the losses, right? Well, at an increasing rate, people are losing coverage and assuming all liability unless they take a state-run “insurance of last resort plan.” But that still puts the end all costs on the residents of that state. 3. Should insurance companies be required to provide coverage? This is one of the downstream effects of these types of wildfires, and more so in the past 4 years than at any other time. Insurance companies are pulling out of policies and states at record speed across the Nation. Countless people in California and Oregon have told me they have received cancelation notices on their policies heading into the 2024 fire season. Insurance companies have publically stated they are reducing their exposure and risk in States that are “climate sensitive.” So if your state has weather, you are on the chopping block. In doing so, these states, including California and Florida, have taken on insurance of last resort policies. I’ve been reporting on these programs for some time now, and they are wildly more expensive than traditional policies. Some states have seen a 10x increase in applications for these policies in the last 4 years. But if a disaster does happen, current policy liabilities just for California and Florida exceed $1 trillion. How would that be covered? States say they would have to raise taxes or incur massive debt to cover those liabilities. Not good. Folks… it’s a mess that’s increasing in pace, size, and scale. After every catastrophic wildfire, this only becomes more of a problem. So what’s the solution? Many people have provided some sort of solution, but each has its own setbacks. Many environmental groups would like to reduce and limit populations in rural areas where wildfires occur. Building codes and zoning are being changed, insurance companies are pulling out, and even $575M was allocated by the Infrastructure Act for family planning and reproductive health in rural areas “where population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species.” To put that in perspective, that’s about eight times the amount that the Forest Service was asking for last year to keep wildland firefighter wages where they are. New developments in the Wildland Urban Interface are facing litigation, new wildfire risk maps are climate zoning people’s properties, and increasing costs. Insurance is at risk unless they hire folks to mitigate the hazards on the property, and people are losing their homes. In some cases, they lose insurance no matter what. Less people = less fires is the argument. This has been debated and discussed in congressional hearings. Another solution is to bury all the power lines. If there are no power poles to fall over, then they can’t start fires, right? The pushback here is the cost of burying all the lines. PG&E has expressed multiple times the challenges it faces when it comes to costs and shareholder value when burying lines. You also have groups who sue when these projects are proposed. The power companies are “evil” for not burying their lines and are also “evil” for trying to bury them because it disturbs topsoil and possible waterways. So lawyers get involved, it gets drawn out for years, more fires start, and the money that was supposed to be used to bury lines goes toward fighting more lawsuits. The lawyers seem to win in every scenario… and the citizen seems to lose more and more every time it happens. Maybe we need an affordable, full-coverage insurance policy backed by our tax dollars? The politicians say this is too expensive, and we can’t afford it. In the meantime, they pass legislation to fully back insurance policies and rebuild claims in other countries to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars. But we can’t afford it. Folks, the people of Lahaina, Maui, got $700… and the governor is now saying homeowners should sell their properties so the city can rebuild. I bet the insurance and power rates will go up as well… I am all ears when it comes to solutions to this increasing problem. People who have never seen wildfires are losing their homes because they can’t afford to get wildfire insurance. People are being put in “climate zones” and seeing 100x+ increases in policy rates. Power companies are getting sued after every fire but say they can’t afford to bury the lines. Legislative bodies are asking them to turn off power on red flag days; this last week, 27% of the country would have lost power… And when disaster does strike, the feds offer $700 checks to families that lost everything while spending trillions of dollars to bomb families in different areas on our planet. Make it make sense. Is this spiraling trend of litigation going to slowly destroy the power infrastructure, insurance market, and rural housing market all in one fell swoop? One thing is for sure: It’s only March, and we have our first large class action against a power company. It likely won’t be the last this year. I am all ears to the solutions the community has to correct this reactionary slip-and-slide that’s headed for a hypothetical lake of fire. THE HOTSHOT WAKE UP - Thank you to all of our paid subscribers. It allows us to donate generously to firefighter charities and supports all the content we provide.$

The Hotshot Wake Up

@HotshotWake

over 2 years ago

Red Flags in Texas: #wildfire #weather #txfires

The Hotshot Wake Up

@HotshotWake

over 2 years ago

Texas quieted down some today. Here is a great look at a Large Air Tanker dropping retardant on the Rough Neck Fire. Crews have the fire 85% contained. Fire weather is expected to return in parts of the country this week. Thanks to the subscriber for the 📷#wildfire #txfires

The Hotshot Wake Up

@HotshotWake

over 2 years ago

Scoopers making rainbows over Moore County, Texas. You gotta love it. The Windy Deuce Fire was mapped at 144,000+ acres and is 55% contained. Thanks to the subscriber who shared this 📷. #txfires #aviation #earth #wildfire #WindyDeuceFire

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SAMU Foundation @samu_usa

over 2 years ago

Amidst the relentless Texas Panhandle wildfires SAMU teams up with @WCKitchen to deliver food during this emergency crisis. Our team is delivering essential aid to both first responders and displaced communities. #wildfires #texas #txfires #SmokehouseCreekFire #ChefsForTexas

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Nicole Osei @NicOseiNews

over 2 years ago

#ListenUp: Fatal shooting in #FortWorth's West 7th district #TXFires still raging in the #Panhandle #SmokeHouseCreekFire Missing UTD student dead Major SCOTUS ruling? North Texans gearing up for #SuperTuesday #AmericanAirlines flight attendant protest https://t.co/o5k5CPahxV

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Nicole Osei @NicOseiNews

over 2 years ago

The City of #Borger says it’s in need of shovels, rakes, gloves and heavy duty trash bags as crews continue to battle the #Panhandle wildfires and cleanup is underway. Cash donations are being accepted. More details 👇🏿. Stories on @WBAP247NEWS. #txfires https://t.co/q1e7aMel1Q

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@HotshotWake

over 2 years ago

Mopping up in Texas. #txfires #wildfires

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DailyBuzzToday @dailytodaybuzz

over 2 years ago

🔥 Incredible footage from Mclean Volunteer Fire Department's Debbie McDonald, bravely holding a crucial road while battling the Texas wildfires on Monday. #txfires #wildfires 🚒

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@HotshotWake

over 2 years ago

Scoopers starting the season off early down in Texas. They are scooping out of Lake Meredith to work the Windy Deuce Fire. Great to see them out working. #wildfire #aviation #txfires

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@HotshotWake

over 2 years ago

Incredible footage from Mclean Volunteer Fire Department’s Debbie McDonald, trying to hold a crucial road while fighting the Texas fires on Monday. #txfires #wildfires

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🇵🇹Common Raven🇺🇸

@Bewickwren

over 2 years ago

#txfires #KSFire #COFire #OKFire #NMFire 🔥🔥🔥

NWS Storm Prediction Center @NWSSPC

over 2 years ago

10:04am CST #SPC Day1 #FireWX Critical: portions of the central into southern high plains https://t.co/Sz3kci5V5F

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@HotshotWake

over 2 years ago

New Article Out: (link in my bio) It's Not A Head Fire... Until It Is. Emotions on the line and in the comment section. #smokehousecreekfire #txfires #wildfire

HotshotWake's tweet photo. New Article Out: (link in my bio)

It's Not A Head Fire... Until It Is.

Emotions on the line and in the comment section.
#smokehousecreekfire #txfires #wildfire https://t.co/R8OIdlTlTl

NWS IMET Operations @NWS_IMET_OPS

over 2 years ago

. @NWSLittleRock IMET en route to #WindyDeuceFire located 6 miles E of Masterson, TX #TXwx #TXFires @NWSAmarillo @TXForestService https://t.co/YaNJFq9bwg

NWS_IMET_OPS's tweet photo. . @NWSLittleRock IMET en route to #WindyDeuceFire located 6 miles E of Masterson, TX #TXwx #TXFires @NWSAmarillo @TXForestService https://t.co/YaNJFq9bwg https://t.co/sD1mARqfop

The Hotshot Wake Up

@HotshotWake

over 2 years ago

This is one of the hottest pump and rolls I have ever seen. The balls on these firefighters. Incredible work from the Wheeler Volunteer Fire Department. And Congress can’t decide if they want to fund wildland firefighters or not… #wildfire #txfires

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epic fail

@wiseman1csaid

over 2 years ago

Interesting, they burn Texas pasture lands about the same time this baloney starts. Almost like #Wendys knew. #TXFire #txfires #dontmesswithTX Short Wendy’s immediately. Hold my beer #budlight

Ramp Capital

@RampCapitalLLC

over 2 years ago

Had to see it for myself. Unbelievable.

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