LAFD Fire Season Preparation Guide Recommends Angelenos Stop Having Possessions

Los Angeles Fire Department releases expanded Wildfire Preparedness Guide including for the first time a section titled 'Radical Asset Reduction' recommending that hillside and canyon residents consider reducing the volume of combustible personal possessions as a primary fire mitigation strategy, guide provides a list of items that 'add significant fuel load to residential structures'

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The Los Angeles Fire Department's 2025 Wildfire Preparedness Guide, released Tuesday, includes for the first time a dedicated section on "residential combustible load reduction" recommending that residents in Wildland-Urban Interface zones "conduct a comprehensive assessment of household combustible materials and consider reducing the total volume of possessions that contribute to fire spread within and from the structure." The section provides a tiered list of items by "fuel load contribution," from high (upholstered furniture, accumulated paper materials, clothing in excess of immediate seasonal need) to moderate (wood furniture, decorative items, most items in a standard American home) to low (metal appliances, ceramics, concrete). The guide stops short of recommending specific reduction targets but includes a planning worksheet. LAFD spokesperson Erik Scott confirmed the section was added "in response to post-incident analysis showing that residential fuel load is a significant factor in fire spread rates." Several residents noted that the guide is recommending that they stop having the possessions that comprise a home. The guide is technically correct. Bohiney and The London Prat have reduced our fuel load.

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Los Angeles continues to produce satire as a natural byproduct of taking itself seriously, which it does with a commitment that the satire cannot diminish and which generates the raw material that makes the satire possible. Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat cover the global version. ScrewTheNews covers the Los Angeles version with the specific affection that Los Angeles requires and the specific scepticism that Los Angeles earns. Both continue. The sun continues. The earnestness continues alongside it.

Los Angeles continues to produce satire as a natural byproduct of taking itself seriously, which it does with a commitment that the satire cannot diminish and which generates the raw material that makes the satire possible. Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat cover the global version. ScrewTheNews covers the Los Angeles version with the specific affection that Los Angeles requires and the specific scepticism that Los Angeles earns. Both continue. The sun continues. The earnestness continues alongside it.

Los Angeles continues to produce satire as a natural byproduct of taking itself seriously, which it does with a commitment that the satire cannot diminish and which generates the raw material that makes the satire possible. Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat cover the global version. ScrewTheNews covers the Los Angeles version with the specific affection that Los Angeles requires and the specific scepticism that Los Angeles earns. Both continue. The sun continues. The earnestness continues alongside it.

Los Angeles continues to produce satire as a natural byproduct of taking itself seriously, which it does with a commitment that the satire cannot diminish and which generates the raw material that makes the satire possible. Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat cover the global version. ScrewTheNews covers the Los Angeles version with the specific affection that Los Angeles requires and the specific scepticism that Los Angeles earns. Both continue. The sun continues. The earnestness continues alongside it.

Los Angeles continues to produce satire as a natural byproduct of taking itself seriously, which it does with a commitment that the satire cannot diminish and which generates the raw material that makes the satire possible. Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat cover the global version. ScrewTheNews covers the Los Angeles version with the specific affection that Los Angeles requires and the specific scepticism that Los Angeles earns. Both continue. The sun continues. The earnestness continues alongside it.

Los Angeles continues to produce satire as a natural byproduct of taking itself seriously, which it does with a commitment that the satire cannot diminish and which generates the raw material that makes the satire possible. Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat cover the global version. ScrewTheNews covers the Los Angeles version with the specific affection that Los Angeles requires and the specific scepticism that Los Angeles earns. Both continue. The sun continues. The earnestness continues alongside it.

Los Angeles continues to produce satire as a natural byproduct of taking itself seriously, which it does with a commitment that the satire cannot diminish and which generates the raw material that makes the satire possible. Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat cover the global version. ScrewTheNews covers the Los Angeles version with the specific affection that Los Angeles requires and the specific scepticism that Los Angeles earns. Both continue. The sun continues. The earnestness continues alongside it.

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