Spencer Pratt unloaded on Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Monday as firefighters battled the explosive Sandy Hearth burning by way of elements of Simi Valley and Ventura County, accusing metropolis leaders of repeating the identical failures he says worsened final 12 months’s catastrophic Palisades Hearth.
The wildfire ignited close to Sandy Avenue in Simi Valley earlier than roaring throughout dry brush amid fierce Santa Ana winds, sending thick smoke billowing throughout the area and forcing evacuation orders for 1000’s of residents.
As firefighters raced to defend properties from the advancing flames, Pratt took to X and blasted Bass in a collection of livid posts.
“Whereas Karen Bass is fearful about getting meth-heads new grills, the LAFD has 3 dozen LESS firefighters than we had when the Palisades Hearth hit,” the previous star of “The Hills” wrote.
“People, it is advisable vote like your life relies on it, as a result of it does.”
Pratt then zeroed in on aerial firefighting operations, citing Ventura County Hearth Division feedback on the vital want for fast helicopter entry to water sources when battling wind-driven fires.
“VCFD PIO says how a fast reflex time for copters to a water supply is so vital within the firefight,” Pratt wrote.
“That is what went flawed within the Palisades: Karen Bass drained our reservoir, and as a substitute of 30-second load-and-returns, copters needed to fly miles away for water, & the hearth escaped.”
The previous actuality TV persona escalated his criticism even additional, declaring his disdain for Bass.
“Karen Bass is the worst chief I’ve ever seen. No one knew she was overseas in the course of the Palisades Hearth,” he wrote.
“No one may order air tankers as a result of her deputy mayor was beneath home arrest. Her LADWP chief didn’t know our reservoir was empty.”
“Karen Bass is operating an absolute CLOWN SHOW. Vote like your life relies on it! Cuz it does!”
For the reason that lethal Palisades Hearth that ravaged Los Angeles, Pratt has grow to be one in every of Bass’s most outspoken movie star critics, fueling debate over the town’s readiness for wildfires and its emergency response.
Pratt and his spouse Heidi Montag misplaced their residence to the Palisades Hearth in 2025.
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