"The Mayor Karen Bass says that a thousand firefighters were available, but there was no engines for them because of the $17 million that Chief Crowley had asked the mayor for nine weeks before, and Mayor Karen Bass denied it, Pratt said during the debate. So they may have been available, but they didn't have the equipment they needed."
"Bass responded, He's saying several things that are completely inaccurate. First of all, there was one reservoir that was out of commission. He is correct, a million years ago it was used for wildfires, but over the last 30, 40 years it's been for drinking water. He talked about the winds, that is just completely inaccurate."
"After Pratt shot back, She's an incredible liar. Everyone on their phones, Google it. 40 weather stations in the Pacific Palisades, it never went above 40 miles per hour. She is referencing the Altadena fire, he was stopped by the debate's moderator, who scolded him for name-calling."
During a Los Angeles mayoral debate, Republican candidate Spencer Pratt and incumbent Mayor Karen Bass disputed the city's response to the Pacific Palisades fire that destroyed Pratt's home. Pratt alleged that Bass denied funding requests for firefighting equipment and that LADWP official Janisse Quinones mismanaged water reservoirs needed for firefighting. Bass countered that Pratt's claims were inaccurate, clarifying that only one reservoir was out of commission and that wind conditions did not prevent aerial firefighting efforts. When Pratt called Bass an incredible liar and urged viewers to verify his claims about wind speeds, the debate moderator intervened to prohibit name-calling.
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