Former NASCAR star Danica Patrick wondered why water was an issue for firefighters and first responders who were called to battle the devastating California wildfires this week.
Several wildfires broke out in the Los Angeles area on Tuesday and into Wednesday, which were fueled by strong winds that hit the region. The widespread flames immediately put a strain on the city’s water system, according to FOX Weather.
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A firefighter works as the Palisades Fire burns a home on the hill next to the Getty Villa on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Pacific Palisades, California. (AP Photo/Étienne Laurent)
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Executive Director and Chief Engineer Janisse Quiñones said Wednesday that crews have had difficulty maintaining water pressure in the system, allowing water to be pushed into the system. fire hydrants used by firefighters.
“The strain that this fire has put on the water system and the hydrants is that they are simply not designed for that type of use at the same time for 15 hours straight,” Los County Fire Department captain told FOX Weather. Angeles, Sheila Kelliher Berkoh.
Patrick looked bewildered.
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Danica Patrick during the 102nd Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis on May 27, 2018. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)
“California has 840 miles of coastline and 3,000 lakes and reservoirs. Why don’t they have enough water to handle each and every fire?” she wrote in X.
“At some point I have to imagine it’s becoming difficult for hardcore Cali lovers to accept the state of their state and how it’s handled.”
He then wrote that it would be time for Gov. Gavin Newsom to resign, using only the term “Newscum” as President-elect Donald Trump has done in his attacks on the California leader.
On Wednesday night, another fire had broken out in the Hollywood Hills, near the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Los Angeles Fire Department Captain Sheila Kelliher described the burned hillsides as “dramatic and apocalyptic” in an interview with Pak Gazette.
A house burns in the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
Kelliher said he saw winds “whip up to 70, 80, even 100 miles per hour,” further fanning the flames.
