LA fires: California dad who tried to save home from wildfires slams leadership
access to even basic insurance?\” Mallen questioned.
Mallen is now calling for significant changes in leadership in California, saying that the systems in place failed residents like himself in a time of crisis. He believes that more resources need to be allocated to firefighting efforts, including ensuring that fire trucks have enough water to combat wildfires effectively.
\”There\’s a part of me that\’s just let down, disappointed, pissed off, that I was failed by leadership in a system that I worked my whole life doing what was right to get to a point that everybody\’s supposed to get to,\” Mallen said.
He also emphasized the need for better communication and coordination between residents and first responders during emergencies like wildfires. Mallen noted that he had to search for firefighters in the middle of the night out of desperation when his neighborhood was engulfed in flames.
Despite the loss of his home, Mallen expressed gratitude for the firefighters who tried to save his property with the limited resources they had available. He described their efforts as heroic and inspiring, even though they were ultimately unable to stop the fire from reaching his attic.
As Mallen and his family navigate the difficult process of rebuilding their lives after losing everything, he hopes that his story will serve as a wake-up call for California leaders to take action and prevent similar tragedies in the future.
\”Had that hydrant had water, my house would have been saved. Had the trucks had water, the house, the street never would\’ve caught fire,\” Mallen said. \”We need to do better for our communities. We need to do better for our families.\”
