January 31, 2025 — American Fires and North Carolina Updates 1/24/2025
Deadly Eaton and Palisades fires 100% contained after 24 days
The deadly, wind-fueled Palisades and Eaton fires, which broke out 3½ weeks ago in Southern California, were declared fully contained Friday by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
The expansive Palisades Fire erupted the morning of Jan. 7 in Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood east of Malibu, as a brush fire and was quickly exploded in Southern California’s dry weather conditions.
Later that evening, the Eaton Fire started in Los Angeles County in the foothills of Angeles National Forest. It feasted on seven months of rain-free brush as hurricane-force winds spread it into the neighborhoods of Altadena.
Containment denotes how much of a perimeter has been established around a fire to halt its growth.
At least 29 people were killed in the two fires — 17 in the Eaton Fire and 12 in the Palisades Fire, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
The official cause of the fires is under investigation, according to Cal Fire.
The Palisades Fire covered 23,448 acres, destroyed 6,837 structures and damaged an additional 1,017, according to Cal Fire.
The Eaton Fire fed on a San Gabriel Valley foothills enclave nestled against the vast, mountainous Angeles National Forest as heavy winds pushed flames downhill and into the urban population. More
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Mexico and China need to be held accountable for the countless deaths and suffering homeless people overdosing daily from fentanyl
nationwide in America
Mexico Refuses to Accept Trump Deportation Flight
Trump Will Waive Federal Permitting Requirements for L.A. Rebuild
Breitbart’s Joel Pollak Advises Trump to Hire Fire Oversight Czar…
…Trump Thinks ’Good Idea… Breitbart Is Fantastic’
Once you see the mindset there’s no going back…
Approximately 2 BILLION Appropriated To FEMA 2024
How much American taxpayer money went to fund Ukraine war in all? About 200 billion dollars went from America to Ukraine since onset of war with Russia. Does this clarify why FEMA has little money? The rest of the American tax payer money goes to the far left extreme financiers buying people and the movement of the people, almost 20 million in the last decade or so.
How does the government get money on the American taxpayer dime? By raiding Social Security to the nubbins and every other program that is required to be functional and operational for the American people. The Veterans Affairs has also been gutted and robbed blind by the same unscrupulous persons. There used to be protections for Social Security not very long ago until the lawless lawmakers and fruitless administrations decided they could tear into the funds for themselves for their pet projects like Ukraine and the mass movement of humanity in the millions and millions…soon to be billions and billions unless the NWO New World Order is stopped.
The sacred trust given to Social Security and the Veterans Affairs has also become a gambling center to take these funds and gamble them on the stock market to enrich themselves not the people. As well the funds from Social Security and the Veterans Affairs has been used to the point of leaving poor to zero services and farmed out services using multi-national and multi-personnel used to push jobs instead of needed help for the people in America. Service just isn’t there and the doctors and help is decreasing on purpose because the far extreme left detest funds for the people.
Has anyone questioned the narrative of ten years in 2035 until Social Security is out of funds? Has anyone noticed that the far left extremers have noted to the American people that Ukraine will be at war with Russia for ten years—2035? This ten year period through 2035 is essential for the extreme NWO to take America down once and for all and make Americans stay on their knees begging for bread and water to just live in nothingness as the equity based preferred illegal immigrant humans from 150 countries around the world receive prize citizen status receiving the good life they were promised when they were purchased by the New World Order and Biden-Harris-Obama-Bush-Bush-Clinton Administrations and complicit Pentagon and other notorious entities and persons involved in such schemery. Let’s not forget how the lawless extreme far left lawmakers and administration and others are brilliantly wealthy beyond wealthy while doing nothing to show how they achieved such volumes of wealth, not including the illegal stock market trading and business they routinely conduct on behalf of themselves.
DHS Announces Funding Allocations for Fiscal Year 2024 Preparedness Grants
Release Date:August 23, 2024WASHINGTON -- Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced final allocations of nearly $724 million in six Fiscal Year 2024 competitive preparedness grant programs. This includes $454.5 million in funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, an increase of $149.5 million from Fiscal Year 2023, which will provide critical funding for faith-based groups and others to prevent and protect themselves from the heightened threat environment we face today.
These allocations, together with the more than $1.25 billion in non-competitive grant funding announced earlier this year, total almost $1.98 billion in Fiscal Year 2024 to help prepare our nation against threats and natural disasters.
The grant programs provide funding to state, local, tribal and territorial governments, nonprofit agencies and the private sector to build and sustain capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to and recover from acts of terrorism and other disasters. The total amount for each grant program is set by Congress and the allocations are made by the department through a competitive process.
“The Department of Homeland Security is proud to work together with our federal, state, local, tribal, territorial and other partners to increase our nation’s resilience in a constantly evolving threat environment,” said Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas. “The funds announced today will provide communities across the country with vital resources necessary to strengthen their security and guard against terrorism and other threats. The impact of these grants will be measured in lives saved and tragedies averted.”
WASHINGTON -- Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced final allocations of nearly $724 million in six Fiscal Year 2024 competitive preparedness grant programs. This includes $454.5 million in funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, an increase of $149.5 million from Fiscal Year 2023, which will provide critical funding for faith-based groups and others to prevent and protect themselves from the heightened threat environment we face today.
These allocations, together with the more than $1.25 billion in non-competitive grant funding announced earlier this year, total almost $1.98 billion in Fiscal Year 2024 to help prepare our nation against threats and natural disasters.
The grant programs provide funding to state, local, tribal and territorial governments, nonprofit agencies and the private sector to build and sustain capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to and recover from acts of terrorism and other disasters. The total amount for each grant program is set by Congress and the allocations are made by the department through a competitive process.
“The Department of Homeland Security is proud to work together with our federal, state, local, tribal, territorial and other partners to increase our nation’s resilience in a constantly evolving threat environment,” said Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas. “The funds announced today will provide communities across the country with vital resources necessary to strengthen their security and guard against terrorism and other threats. The impact of these grants will be measured in lives saved and tragedies averted.”
Preparedness Grant Program Allocations for Fiscal Year 2024
The following grants are competitive, with allocations announced today:
Operation Stonegarden: Provides $81 million to enhance cooperation and coordination among state, local, tribal, territorial and federal law enforcement agencies to jointly enhance security along the United States land and water borders.
Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program: Provides $13.5 million to eligible Tribal Nations to implement preparedness initiatives to help strengthen the nation against risk associated with potential terrorist attacks and other hazards.
Nonprofit Security Grant Program: Provides $454.5 million to support target hardening and other physical security enhancements for nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist attack. This year, $227.25 million is provided to nonprofits in Urban Area Security Initiative-designated areas and $227.25 million is provided to nonprofits outside those designated urban areas located in any state or territory.
Port Security Grant Program: Provides $90 million to help protect critical port infrastructure from terrorism, enhance maritime domain awareness, improve port-wide maritime security risk management and maintain or re-establish maritime security mitigation protocols that support port recovery and resiliency capabilities.
Transit Security Grant Program: Provides $83.7 million to owners and operators of public transit systems to protect critical surface transportation and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and to increase the resilience of transit infrastructure.
Intercity Bus Security Grant Program: Provides $1.8 million to owners and operators of intercity bus systems to protect surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and to increase the resilience of transit infrastructure. Eligible applicants receiving approval for funding requested only $1,214,968 of the $1.8 million made available this fiscal year.
The following non-competitive grants were announced earlier this year to recipients based on a number of factors:
State Homeland Security Program: Provides $373.5 million to support the implementation of risk-driven, capabilities-based state homeland security strategies to address capability targets. Awards are based on statutory minimums and relative risk as determined by DHS/FEMA’s risk methodology.
Urban Area Security Initiative: Provides $553.5 million to enhance regional preparedness and capabilities in 31 high-threat, high-density areas. Awards are based on relative risk as determined by the department’s risk methodology.
Emergency Management Performance Grant: Provides $319.55 million to assist state, local, tribal and territorial emergency management agencies in obtaining the resources required to support the National Preparedness Goal’s associated mission areas and core capabilities to build a culture of preparedness.
Intercity Passenger Rail: Provides $9 million to Amtrak to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and increase the resilience of the Amtrak rail system. Award made per congressional direction.
Further information on preparedness grant programs is available at www.dhs.govand www.fema.gov/grants.
The following grants are competitive, with allocations announced today:
Operation Stonegarden: Provides $81 million to enhance cooperation and coordination among state, local, tribal, territorial and federal law enforcement agencies to jointly enhance security along the United States land and water borders.
Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program: Provides $13.5 million to eligible Tribal Nations to implement preparedness initiatives to help strengthen the nation against risk associated with potential terrorist attacks and other hazards.
Nonprofit Security Grant Program: Provides $454.5 million to support target hardening and other physical security enhancements for nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist attack. This year, $227.25 million is provided to nonprofits in Urban Area Security Initiative-designated areas and $227.25 million is provided to nonprofits outside those designated urban areas located in any state or territory.
Port Security Grant Program: Provides $90 million to help protect critical port infrastructure from terrorism, enhance maritime domain awareness, improve port-wide maritime security risk management and maintain or re-establish maritime security mitigation protocols that support port recovery and resiliency capabilities.
Transit Security Grant Program: Provides $83.7 million to owners and operators of public transit systems to protect critical surface transportation and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and to increase the resilience of transit infrastructure.
Intercity Bus Security Grant Program: Provides $1.8 million to owners and operators of intercity bus systems to protect surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and to increase the resilience of transit infrastructure. Eligible applicants receiving approval for funding requested only $1,214,968 of the $1.8 million made available this fiscal year.
The following non-competitive grants were announced earlier this year to recipients based on a number of factors:
State Homeland Security Program: Provides $373.5 million to support the implementation of risk-driven, capabilities-based state homeland security strategies to address capability targets. Awards are based on statutory minimums and relative risk as determined by DHS/FEMA’s risk methodology.
Urban Area Security Initiative: Provides $553.5 million to enhance regional preparedness and capabilities in 31 high-threat, high-density areas. Awards are based on relative risk as determined by the department’s risk methodology.
Emergency Management Performance Grant: Provides $319.55 million to assist state, local, tribal and territorial emergency management agencies in obtaining the resources required to support the National Preparedness Goal’s associated mission areas and core capabilities to build a culture of preparedness.
Intercity Passenger Rail: Provides $9 million to Amtrak to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and increase the resilience of the Amtrak rail system. Award made per congressional direction.
Further information on preparedness grant programs is available at www.dhs.govand www.fema.gov/grants.
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'Put Americans First!': Critics Blast Lack Of Funds For Hurricane Helene Victims After FEMA Spent $1.4 Billion On Migrants Since 2022.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas are facing significant backlash following statements about the agency's lack of funds to respond to the remainder of the Atlantic hurricane season. According to Mayorkas, FEMA "does not have the funds" to continue relief efforts. This statement has ignited criticism from prominent conservative figures, including Texas Governor Greg Abbott and billionaire Elon Musk.
FEMA Struggles to Cover Hurricane Relief Amid Criticism
During a press briefing on Air Force One, as the New York Post reported, Mayorkas admitted that FEMA is operating with limited funds as the Atlantic hurricane season continues. "We are meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have," he said, warning that FEMA does not have enough resources to cover the season's upcoming hurricanes. "FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the season and what is imminent," Mayorkas added.
Hurricane Helene, which devastated the southeastern United States, claimed the lives of at least 202 people and caused severe flooding across multiple states. This raised concerns about FEMA's ability to manage the rest of the hurricane season. The situation became even more contentious when it was revealed that $640.9 million of FEMA-administered funds had been allocated this year to assist state and local governments in dealing with the influx of migrants, rather than being used for disaster relief, according to the New York Post. In total, it has been reported that over $1 billion was spent since 2022 on the migrant crisis.
The question to be asked of FEMA is —Where did all FEMA funds go during Biden-Harris entire reign?
Gavin Newsom Being SERVED With Recall Papers as Trump Heads to California : This is round three to remove Newsome as Californian’s try ousting him again.
Now California voters be sure to closely monitor this vote count by not relying on the California state lawmakers to do so. Count the recall votes yourselves with trusty monitors where needed —every time you have any election and recall.
Prior Los Angeles Fires Update ๐ฅ
January 25th 2025
Go Trump!
Trump cites voter ID, water flow as conditions for LA wildfire aid…Let It Be The Beginning of the Bargaining Table For California and Let Every State Be On Notice That Being In The Wrong Such As Far Extreme Left Soros and Son Mentality (which is that of corrupt evil Pope Francis to upturn families one and all in the name of equity injustice): Biden-Harris, Obama’s, Clinton’s
New World Order Hell must end permanently... Trump is right and not only this but Trump needs to mandate that California conform to the demands of ICE and the removal of illegal immigrants that tax the economy and make America a wreck with the outpouring of financial aid and benefits for being a crime family, one big crime family which is what the illegal immigrants are. Plus the criminal illegal immigrants are the chattel of the Obama’s, Clinton’s, Bush’s, Pope Francis and syndicates, Biden-Harris Administration, NWO New World Order, EU European Union and other partners in crime who have purchased people in the number of tens of millions thus far —the tip of the iceberg because these criminal governing bodies including the Pentagon, have hopes of bringing in through nefarious means billions of people to America from 150 plus countries worldwide. The criminal cartel NWO is working behind closed doors to buy and sell people like commodities, and that’s what is happening against the will of the American people. The illegal immigrants are pawns in the NWO scheme to replace Americans, to tax Americans to pay for all illegal immigrant perks, homes, food, living expenses until they run out the American people from house and home and the country that belongs to them One Nation Under God YHWH! Every American is about one paycheck away from homelessness. Giving equity dollars to criminal immigrants is the pin that broke the camels back.
President Trump on Friday said he wanted to see two actions taken in California before he offered federal support for Los Angeles as it grapples with wildfires.
“I want to see two things in Los Angeles. Voter ID, so that the people have a chance to vote, and I want to see the water be released and come down into Los Angeles and throughout the state,” Trump told reporters in North Carolina, where he was touring hurricane recovery efforts.
“Those are the two things. After that, I will be the greatest president that California has ever seen,” he added.
Trump is slated to visit Los Angeles later Friday to view damage from the fires and meet with local officials.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) office responded to Trump’s comments with a fact-check about its voting laws, noting several other states do not require voter ID. Newsom’s office also said it is currently able to pump as much water as it could under Trump’s first-term policies.
“Conditioning aid for American citizens is wrong,” the governor’s office posted on social media. Republicans have floated tying aid to a debt ceiling increase or changes to California’s fire-mitigation policies. Democrats have vehemently opposed placing conditions on federal assistance to Los Angeles, arguing it would set a dangerous precedent.
Trump has fixated on the claim that California officials could provide additional water flow to Los Angeles from the northern part of the state by simply switching on a valve. But experts have pushed back, arguing the state’s water supply issues are not that simple, and that fire hydrants ran dry in recent weeks because of a surge in demand.
The president has also for years pushed for the implementation of voter identification laws amid unproven claims of widespread fraud in elections.
California passed legislation that would take effect in 2026 that blocks municipalities from requiring voter ID in elections, a move made in response to one city passing a voter ID requirement.
Updated at 1:06 p.m.
GAVIN NEWSOM
Gavin Newsom Being SERVED With Recall Papers as Trump Heads to California
January 24th 2025: Update! The same things happened regarding security in Hawaii, in Helene stricken zones, in Paradise, and other places where storm and fires become devastated.
The National Fire Who’s At Fault Blame Almost Always Comes Down To Power Companies And Now The Los Angeles Fires Have Exacerbated Nature By Spreading Electrical Faults of Bursts or Sparks Like a power Surges Numbering Almost 400 Just Before the 1/2025 Pacific Palisades Fire. Normal Power Surges Range About 3 Daily In Pacific Palisades. Who Will Ever Forget Seeing Three Measly Fire Trucks
๐ ๐ ๐ Winding Up The Pacific Palisades Road To Fight The Fires? With Fierce Wind Warnings In Place And Only Three ๐๐๐ Fire Trucks First Responders! Mayor Bass in Ghana soliciting the newly elect president there for purchase of humans to be trafficked to America and particularly California right under the radar and complicit with then President Biden prior to the inauguration of President Trump! Guess who’s up for pay raises as California Fires rage on? LAFD Los Angeles Fire Department—The most highly paid firemen in America!
Trump visits N.C. and Calif. as aid risks becoming political
In the first trip of his second administration, President Trump today will visit North Carolina, which is still rebuilding after Hurricane Helene, and California, where wildfires continue to devastate the L.A. area.
In N.C.: Earlier this week, Trump said he’s visiting North Carolina first “to get things straightened out.” He claimed the state had been “abandoned” by Democrats and criticized the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response. [CNN]
In California: The wildfires, which have already burned 50,000 acres and destroyed 16,000 homes, are far from over. Gov. Gavin Newsom has defended criticisms from Trump over the state’s water management as lawmakers consider conditions for federal aid. [USA Today]
FEMA aid: Trump has recently spoken about overhauling FEMA, and his allies have proposed reducing how much states are reimbursed for preventing and responding to disasters. This week, he said he’d “rather see states take care of their problems.” [AP]
Biden-Harris State of the Union Address 2023 excerpt…
We're building 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations installed across the country by tens of thousands of IBEW workers.
Great News For Decreased EVS! Trump Declares No EVS Mandates By 2035! US LIVE: Trump's Huge Assassination Bombshell In First Speech To World After Presidential Oath
Those interested in learning what the CEO’s earn in the high bracket, when policies are denied, know that the business conglomerates are involved in stocks and trading to the greatest degree in history. Companies exist not for the people doing business with them but for the people doing business off the business earnings gained by the people served by the business. This leads to super exaggerated inflationary prices extracted by companies burdening the people to the worst degree. When they say no way no service even though you pay for it…
Insurance CEO salary: How much do executives of the top insurers earn? | Insurance Business America. Did you say your insurance just went up about 30% in the last year? It did much to the shock of the nation, nobody was spared. Trickle down effect in reverse, double speak trickle effect.
๐ 286 Fire Trucks Sit Idle In Disrepair Los Angeles Days Before Fire Breaks Out!
One Week into Los Angeles January Fire below
Americans are less than 1 paycheck away from homelessness and Los Angeles fires are straining the system.
California isn’t the only place where insurers are dropping homeowners
Todd C. Frankel, (c) 2025 , The Washington Post Sat, January 18, 2025, 10:31 AM PST
A growing number of homeowners nationwide are being dropped by insurance companies as firms and regulators struggle to deal with the unpredictable and costly risks of climate disasters.
Nonrenewal notices surged by nearly 30 percent from 2018 to 2022 to more than 620,000 a year, according to a Treasury report released Thursday that examined 246 million policies nationwide. Nonrenewal rates were nearly 80 percent higher in Zip codes that faced the highest risk from insurance perils such as strong winds and wildfires compared with the lowest risk areas.
The rise of nonrenewal notices, as they are called, has attracted attention and criticism during the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, where some major insurance companies had said last year they were dropping thousands of homes that ended up burning down in the raging fires.
But it’s not just a California thing. Florida, Louisiana and North Carolina all posted nonrenewal rates higher than the Golden State in 2023, according to a Senate report released in December. Florida’s rate was nearly 3 percent, compared with California’s rate of about 1.8 percent. That report also found an increased rate of nonrenewals nationwide.
The spike in nonrenewals is being driven by the increasing severity of extreme weather events, higher inflation pushing up the cost of rebuilding and stiff regulations that make it harder for insurance companies to raise prices to cover their costs, according to industry officials and consumer advocates.
“If you’re getting a nonrenewal, you have a really high level of risk,” said Jeremy Porter, head of climate implications research at First Street Foundation, a nonprofit research firm that compiles climate risk data.
Insurers also have struggled to accurately price in the risk of promising to rebuild homes in the many parts of the country vulnerable to wildfires, hurricanes and wind storms. The computer models used to identify the riskiest areas, built on historical weather patterns, have been upended by climate change. Porter said he’s heard of hail models that are largely outdated because today’s storms can be so much bigger than in the past.
“I think we’re getting to a point where insurance could be unaffordable in some places,” Porter said.
Homeowners have seen insurance premiums soar - up 33 percent from 2020 to 2023, according to a National Bureau of Economic Research report. Insurance is required in most cases on properties with mortgages.
As prices rise, some have turned to state-run insurance pools as a last resort to find coverage. But others have opted to drop insurance entirely - what’s known in the industry as “going bare.” The number of homes without insurance has nearly tripled since before the pandemic, according to survey estimates.
In some states, insurers say regulators have made it harder for insurers to raise rates sufficiently to cover the growing threat from hurricanes, wildfires and severe storms. Rate hikes are especially difficult in states such as California, where regulators must sign off on changes. So some companies say they feel forced to abandon policyholders, as a wave of insurers did in recent years. Regulators say they are trying to protect homeowners.
Insurers have been hit with big losses in their homeowners policies in recent years. The U.S. homeowner’s insurance market paid out $15.2 billion more in claims and costs than it collected from policyholders in 2023, the worst result this century and double the loss in 2022, according to AM Best, a credit-rating agency focused on the insurance industry.
The numbers for 2024 are not expected to look any better, said Karen Collins, property and environmental vice president at American Property Casualty Insurance Association, a trade group.
“There’s a higher frequency of higher severity events, and people are moving to riskier areas,” Collins said, pointing to rapid population growth in states such as Florida.
Nonrenewal notices are a sign of “either pricing pressure or risk pressure,” said Dave Jones, the California insurance commissioner from 2011 to 2018 who now runs the Climate Risk Initiative at the University of California at Berkeley’s School of Law.
Last year, California’s largest homeowners insurance company, State Farm, announced it would not renew thousands of policies. The company said it needed to reduce its exposure in high-risk areas and restore its “financial strength” after it had already stopped selling new home policies in the state.
The nonrenewals were the next step, such as dropping almost 70 percent of its policies - representing about 1,600 homes - in the Zip code that includes Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighborhood, among the hardest hit areas during the ongoing L.A. wildfires. It is not known how many of these homes burned down, but State Farm’s action was criticized by some people who accused it of abandoning customers, even though the insurer gave several months’ warning. Many found coverage with the state-backed “insurer of last resort” known as the Fair Plan, according to state regulators.
But nonrenewal rates are even higher in states such as Florida, where the price for homeowners insurance is high and rules have been changed to entice insurers to do business, Jones said.
“Climate change in the long term will outrun whatever is being done on the regulatory side,” he said. “We’re not going to rate increase our way out of the problem.”
The insurance industry has pushed for more flexibility from regulators to account for the new reality. It also has asked for help with other obstacles it says leads to dropped policies, such as fraudulent claims.
California was in the middle of updating its insurance regulations when the wildfires hit last week. The state’s homeowners pay among the lowest insurance premiums in the country, despite the state’s abundant risks, said Mark Friedlander, director of corporate communications at the Insurance Information Institute, a nonprofit funded by insurers.
On the other end of the country, Florida’s problems are “a man-made crisis, not a natural disaster crisis” fueled by fraud, Friedlander said. New state laws have helped address that, he said.
Florida’s Glades County had the highest nonrenewal rate in the country in 2023, with insurers dropping 16 percent of the roughly 2,900 homeowners there, according to the Senate report. The rural county in the state’s south-central region saw widespread destruction during Hurricane Milton in October.
In 2023, Mike Chaney, Mississippi’s insurance commissioner, heard Nationwide planned to cancel thousands of homeowners’ policies along the Gulf Coast. He was not happy. The insurance company was targeting a number that fell just below the threshold where it would need to report the changes to regulators, right after it had pushed to write more policies along the Gulf Coast, he said. Mississippi posted the sixth highest nonrenewal rate that year, according to the Senate report.
Chaney started calling regulators in other states to see if he was alone. “They don’t always tell you what you need to know,” Chaney said of insurance companies.
He called up Mike Causey, the North Carolina insurance commissioner, and discovered that Nationwide was looking at dropping about 10,000 home policies there. Causey said insurers seemed to be getting pickier about who they would insure than 10 or 20 years ago. “And that’s because of the higher risk,” he said. North Carolina had the third highest rate of nonrenewals in 2023.
Nationwide’s nonrenewal notices were part of a broader “rebalancing” of its insurance lines to deal with “increasingly severe catastrophic losses,” the company said in a statement.
Chaney said he convinced Nationwide to drop only about 3,200 policies. Residents were rattled, but he said he worked to get some homeowners into the state’s insurance pool, and he reached out to other insurance companies to encourage them to pick up some of the dropped policies, too.
“We were able to place them all,” he said.
Now, he is looking out at what’s happening with the L.A. wildfires, certain that it will affect rates even in Mississippi.
Insurance companies buy policies to protect themselves, too. And the reinsurance market is a national and even global one. So the cost of reinsurance could spike to cover claims in California, leading to higher rates for customers in Mississippi.
“Reinsurance is the issue,” Chaney said.
The problems for homeowners are expected to continue. The cost of insurance will continue to rise as companies try to price in the risk from a rising number of climate threats - potentially leading to some homes and locations becoming unaffordable.
“We are marching steadily to an uninsurable future,” said Davis, the former California regulator.
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Kevin Crowe contributed to this report.
Is it time to recalculate the fatal attraction to EVS and the lithium batteries? There’s feasible hydrogen fuel packs, still highly flammable, but they put out water instead of fuel and don’t require nuclear waste backbones to fuel the job. And hydrogen fueled vehicles emissions of water are much safer than lithium battery powered EVS.
Fire at PG&E’s Tesla battery in California is now under control~ World’s largest lithium battery storage facility!
Fire first week: Lithium battery exposure is toxic and injury causes death, burns that may continue to burn the skin after contact, and death from flying lithium battery packs and parts bursting out of burning lithium batteries.
Vistra's battery storage facility goes up in flames, spurs evacuation orders
(Reuters) - One of the world's largest battery storage facilities is being consumed by flames near San Francisco on Friday, and officials say the best solution is to let the factory continue to burn, even as it releases toxic fumes into the air.
Vistra Corp's 3000-megawatt Moss Landing energy storage facility went up in flames on Thursday, in a blaze that is expected to remain contained to the building. The company's shares dropped about 6% in premarket activity.
The fire is nowhere near the Los Angeles-area wildfires.
About 40% of the building has been consumed in the fire, whose cause remains under investigation.
"There are no active fire suppression efforts going on, as the best approach, according to fire staff, is to allow the building and batteries to burn," according to a Monterey Sheriff official.
Both Vistra and the county official said that all site personnel had been evacuated and no injuries were reported. The fire had also prompted evacuation of places nearby.
LAFD Wages To Escalate!
(Reuters) - One of the world's largest battery storage facilities is being consumed by flames near San Francisco on Friday, and officials say the best solution is to let the factory continue to burn, even as it releases toxic fumes into the air.
Vistra Corp's 3000-megawatt Moss Landing energy storage facility went up in flames on Thursday, in a blaze that is expected to remain contained to the building. The company's shares dropped about 6% in premarket activity.
The fire is nowhere near the Los Angeles-area wildfires.
About 40% of the building has been consumed in the fire, whose cause remains under investigation.
"There are no active fire suppression efforts going on, as the best approach, according to fire staff, is to allow the building and batteries to burn," according to a Monterey Sheriff official.
Fire broke out in a battery energy storage facility housing a 182.5 MW Tesla Megapack system, where at least one of the battery units caught on fire. The facility is operated by utility PG&E and is located in Monterey County, California, in the United States.
“There have been no injuries to onsite personnel, and there are no electrical outages for customers at this time due to the incident,” Jeff Smith, operations and communications manager at PG&E, told pv magazine.
The fire started at 1:30 am Pacific Time (PT) on the morning of September 21, and was fully controlled by firefighters at the North Country Fire Department by 7:00 pm PT. It caused California’s Highway 1 to shut down. The County Sherriff's Office lifted its twelve-hour long shelter-in-place advisory at 7 pm PT and reopened the roads. Residents had been asked to shut all windows and turn off ventilation systems due to the hazardous material emitted by lithium-ion battery fires. The County Office advised via Twitter that smoke may still occur in the area for several days despite the fire being fully controlled.
According to local media reports, firefighters let the initial megapack burn out and worked to prevent flames from spreading to adjoining batteries and structures in the large-scale system, as per protocols recommended by PG&E and Tesla to the fire department. The cause of the fire is still unknown, and a joint investigation will be carried out by PG&E and Tesla.
“Safety systems at the facility worked as designed and automatically disconnected the battery from the electrical grid,” Smith said. Property damage to the battery is expected to exceed $50,000, according to preliminary information shared by PG&E.
The Californian facility is one of the biggest utility-owned, lithium-ion battery energy storage systems in the world. A Tesla Megapack also caught fire last year in the Victorian Big Battery in Moorabool, Australia.
CALIFORNIA FIRES UPDATE 1/19/2025 ~ THE DOGE CZAR AND BIDEN HARRIS ADMINISTRATION AND PENTAGON HAVE SOME EXPLAINING TO DO TO AMERICANS NOW
All EVS Power Stations Need To Be Removed Due To Environmental Imminent Catastrophe Toxic And Fire Emergency Dangers!
And Make no mistake about EVS, they are least effective and safe on the environment and people because of two major flaws:
1. EVS electric vehicles ๐ rely on the expansion of toxic nuclear power which is toxic to earth and the environment wherever it is and wherever it is used
2. Lithium salts are mined to a fault ruining pristine nature in Goliath swaths of land universally destroying the land, water, ecosystems and lives of everyone and everything with zero cost returns to nature
Tesla Owned World’s Largest EVS Lithium Battery storage facility in pristine Monterey is burning out of control and Over 2,000 people have been evacuated so far!
Massive fire at California battery plant forces evacuations, raises safety concerns for green energy pushhttps://www.naturalnews.com/2025-01-18-massive-fire-california-battery-plant-forces-evacuations.html
Unbelievable! EVS Power Stations Have Lithium Batteries Powering Them Up!
Energy Storage Batteries in Electric Vehicle Charging Stations! Guess What’s Burning ๐ฅ In Pristine Monterey At Miss Landing Power Storage Facility Housing World’s Largest Lithium Batteries Now!
Electric vehicles (EVs) are no longer a futuristic concept; they are part of our present reality. With the increasing adoption of EVs, there's a growing need for efficient and reliable charging infrastructure. This is where energy storage battery, specifically rack-mounted batteries, come into play. In this blog post, we'll explore how integrating these batteries into EV charging stations can revolutionize the industry, offering numerous benefits and paving the way for future advancements.
Enhancing EV Charging Infrastructure with Rack Mounted Batteries
Key Benefits of Integrating Energy Storage with EV Chargers
Real-Life Examples: EV Charging Stations Powered by Advanced Batteries
Comparing Energy Storage Solutions for EV Charging
Future Trends in EV Charging and Energy Storage Integration
Enhancing EV Charging Infrastructure with Rack Mounted Batteries
The integration of rack mounted battery in EV charging stations is transforming the landscape of electric vehicle infrastructure. These batteries offer a reliable and efficient solution for managing power demands and ensuring consistent energy availability. By storing excess energy during off-peak hours and releasing it during peak times, they help alleviate the strain on the grid and ensure that EV drivers always have access to a fully charged vehicle. The 51.2V 100Ah LiFePO4 battery, for example, is designed for optimal performance and can be easily integrated into existing energy systems, making it a versatile choice for both residential and commercial settings.
Key Benefits of Integrating Energy Storage with EV Chargers
Integrating energy storage batteries with EV chargers offers several significant benefits. Firstly, it enhances the reliability of charging stations by providing a consistent power supply, even during grid fluctuations. Secondly, it reduces energy costs by storing excess energy during off-peak hours when electricity rates are lower and using it during peak times. Thirdly, it supports the use of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power, ensuring that EV charging is as green as possible. Lastly, it can improve the overall user experience by reducing wait times and ensuring that charging stations are always operational.
Integrating energy storage batteries with EV chargers offers several significant benefits. Firstly, it enhances the reliability of charging stations by providing a consistent power supply, even during grid fluctuations. Secondly, it reduces energy costs by storing excess energy during off-peak hours when electricity rates are lower and using it during peak times. Thirdly, it supports the use of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power, ensuring that EV charging is as green as possible. Lastly, it can improve the overall user experience by reducing wait times and ensuring that charging stations are always operational.
