November 24, 2025 | California’s Catastrophic Wildfire Mismanagement
California’s recent wildfire tragedies reveal far more than natural disaster—they expose deep failures in federal oversight, intelligence integration, emergency preparedness, and state-level accountability. In this episode, retired Marine Intelligence Officer Hal Kempfer examines why California continues to suffer catastrophic losses despite receiving substantial federal resources for prevention, mitigation, and consequence-management intelligence. Using the deadly Palisades fire as a case study, we break down allegations of state interference with firefighting operations, incomplete…
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