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How would his legal status be ascertained? Or just assume that he's here illegally and 2 scenarios come to mind: 1. If he's here illegally, then he might flee without payment (but the client may be blacklisted on provider forums). 2. If he's here legally, then pay him extra so that he leaves peacefully (and doesn't have the client blacklisted on provider forums).

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Here is an interesting thread on the history, causes, and mitigation measures. Key points: 1) These areas have experienced fires for a long time, but prescribed burns (which residents and environmentalists dislike) have largely been replaced with active fire suppression, which does not reduce fuel. Also, buildings built before 2007 when new regulations went into effect are not as fire resilient. 2) Contrary to those who say that reducing fuel cannot make a significant difference in these type of fires, her case study interprets the Thomas Fire as a success because it significantly limited the potential damage: "Despite the extreme wind conditions and interviewee estimates of potentially hundreds of homes being consumed, only seven primary residences were destroyed by the Thomas Fire, and firefighters indicated that pre-fire mitigation activities played a clear, central role in the outcomes observed." Conclusion: As I said above, people need to hire more goats. @pyrogeog.bsky.social on Bluesky BSKY.APP Here's the reality about the #LAFires this week: this isn't the first time ANY of these places have burned. Not even...