LATimes Endangers Firefighters with Bad Advice to Public

Trash Dispatch:
"LATimes Endangers Firefighters with Bad Advice to Public"

Incredible, but True!

The LATimes, on October 24, 2007, in a story by Mary Engel an Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, advised California residents fleeing the California Wildfires to,

* Use a garden hose to wet the roof. Wet the ground within 15 feet of the home.

* Leave lawn sprinklers on. If possible, set sprinklers on the roof or near above-ground propane tanks.

The is "BAD ADVICE", said one fire expert.
Leaving sprinklers on, and wetting down lawns, and roofs, does nothing more than rob firefighters of the BADLY NEEDED WATER AND PRESSURE, they need to fight the fires. And when your on a hilltop, with Wildfires Raging all around you, you don't want to run short of either.

Leaving sprinklers on as the LATimes advises causes the firefighters to move in closer to the fires in order to fight them and need i say, that a sudden drop in pressure or loss of water is both Frightening, and Terrifying!

The advice of the LATimes is SO BAD,
that they have now posted the following on their website;
"FOR THE RECORD:
Fire protection: An article in Wednesday's Section A about preparing for a fire evacuation advised leaving lawn sprinklers on and using a garden hose to wet the roof or the area around your house. In fact, sprinklers should be turned off to preserve water for firefighters, and wetting a roof or area around your house is not effective in Santa Ana winds, fire experts say. —".

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[link] Michelle Malkin- "Free advice: Don’t take LATimes’ fire advice"

[link] LATimes article- "SAFETY TIPS
What you can do to prepare for a fire evacuation
By Mary Engel, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 24, 2007 "