Apparently, it wasn't just the empty reservoir - some of the fire trucks were not ready to go because they had not done proper maintenance (despite a very generous budget). The thinking probably goes like "hey when we want to virtue signal we can donate our surplus equipment to Ukraine, but if you cut our budget we'll make sure you feel the pain by not doing maintenance for the fire trucks".
Being prepared is management 101. Empty tanks not being ready. Nobody held to account in our current society. Where are our minders checks exams?
Fire. Santa Anna wind. Seems routine. Aided perhaps by arson craziness. But preparing ought to be routine.
Ignorance has always been a voluntary misfortune. The ways of a demoCRAP I never cease to wonder.
Apparently, it wasn't just the empty reservoir - some of the fire trucks were not ready to go because they had not done proper maintenance (despite a very generous budget). The thinking probably goes like "hey when we want to virtue signal we can donate our surplus equipment to Ukraine, but if you cut our budget we'll make sure you feel the pain by not doing maintenance for the fire trucks".