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One Year After The Palisades Fire: Has Anything Changed, What Have We Learned? We need to let operators operate.
Wednesday, 7 January, 2026
On Today's Show: To support and subscribe 👇https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/It’s one year after the deadly Palisades Fire. What have we learned from this horrible event, and more importantly, what can we do to prevent it from happening again?It’s clear that major mistakes were made, some long before the fire even started. It’s never been more important to let the operators on the ground operate, without having their hands tied by bad policy and poor decisions.What needs to change? Will we see that change?Also, nearly all Western states saw record-breaking temperatures in December, setting the stage for a very receptive fire environment this spring. THE HOTSHOT WAKE UP — Thank you to all of our paid subscribers. Your support allows us to donate generously to firefighter charities and supports all of our content. You also receive all of our article archives, more podcast episodes, Monday morning workouts, and also entered into our giveaways, plus more.
