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Michaels detailed the current threat posed by wildfires, recalling her urgent need to evacuate her mother from Brentwood amidst the chaos. Despite the state’s ongoing struggles with wildfires over the years, she noted that nothing significant has changed to mitigate these disasters. She highlighted the recurring nature of these events, emphasizing that Northern Malibu faced destruction just months prior, illustrating the alarming consistency of California's wildfire crisis.
Her sense of outrage stemmed primarily from the insufficient state response and preparedness in handling such disasters. Michaels lamented that the situation can no longer be brushed off as a rare occurrence, urging that it has now become an annual crisis.