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J. D. Vance: “Did the state parks ignore signs of unextinguished smoke…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 55:50

So they failed to follow basic processes that are pretty standard across the industry. Is that fair? Absolutely. Just quick yes or no. Absolute failure. All right, the next one is Did the state parks ignore signs of unextinguished smoke embers after the LA Fire Department left the Lacham fire site and fail to monitor it proactively? Well, let's just look at this. The responsibility is not what the state parks. I understand they're protecting particular territory, but the, but the responsibility for extinguishment lies with the Los Angeles Fire Department. (55:50–56:00)

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