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20260618 Equipment purchases made after the Palisades Fire.rtf
20260702 (first few minutes) Pratt says X hundred million dollars were raised after the Palisades fire and all but a few gift cards’ worth was given to NGOs.rtf
20260702 In the context of a water utility, "skid infrastructure" = ?: pre-engineered, factory-assembled process systems mounted on a structural steel frame (a "skid") and delivered to site as nearly complete unit.rtf
20260702 LADWP offered to Palisades residents up to $10k in home electrification incentives including all-electric HVAC, water heating, cooking and clothes drying and $5k in bonus incentives for a whole home battery.rtf
20260702 They buy all these services and devices and hire new people when just staying at the site of the Lachman Fire for a few days, pre-positioning tankers, etc would’ve prevented or diminished most problems.rtf
20260712 Failure mindset at LADWP - “It is normal for reservoirs to go offline for inspections or repairs, and the system continues to be compliant ... It would not be possible to keep all of LADWP reservoirs operational all the time”.rtf
20260712 Gemini could find no links to documents detailing staffing or progress on the “climate science meteorology team” referenced in the LADWP Palisades one-year anniversary report.rtf
20260712 Gemini summarizes LADWP update from June 25, 2026.rtf
20260712 LADWP says that municipal water systems, including its own, are not built to combat large-scale wildfires. [Questions following this statement].rtf
20260712 The Santa Ynez heli-hydrant is not supplied by the Santa Ynez Reservoir but by the “general LADWP water system”. It was used to fight the Palisades Fire, so it is not a new addition.rtf
20260712 The mayor has a lot of leverage over LAFD and LADWP.rtf
20260712 Watch Duty is probably not a big cost for LADWP.rtf
20260712 flexible hose as a contingency plan for loss of service from Westgate Trunk Line sounds like it’s ripe for vandalism.rtf
20260712 pump ∕ regulator station upgrades.rtf
20260712 water tender: (aka water tanker), firefighting apparatus that specializes in the transport of water from a water source to a fire scene. Water tenders are capable of drafting water from a stream, lake or hydrant.rtf
20260713 It should not be hard to have a robotic tractor routinely maintain firebreaks.rtf