The NFPA and Uniform Fire and Building codes are recognized nation wide and to my knowledge have been strictly enforced in CA for many years, at least by non corrupt city and county fire departments.
There’s much blame for everyone involved in this and no doubt there’ll be lawsuits, criminal charges are warranted in my view but probably won’t happen.
“The NFPA and Uniform Fire and Building codes are recognized nation wide and to my knowledge have been strictly enforced in CA for many years, at least by non corrupt city and county fire departments.
There’s much blame for everyone involved in this and no doubt there’ll be lawsuits, criminal charges are warranted in my view but probably won’t happen.”
For over 20 years, I have served as board member and officer, of a non-profit which provides meeting space.
We have always made health and safety number one priority.
We get our annual fire department inspections, for example. If they say something needs attention, we deal with it.
I do NOT like a totalitarian government, BUT we pay them to help with public safety.
A reasonable person entering a public place has an expectation they are NOT entering a fire trap.
The mayor, department heads and fire chief in Oakland are paid HUNDREDS of thousands of dollars. And they have VERY plush retirement circumstances.
Citizen/taxpayers of Oakland are very poorly served, when they expose the city to negligence lawsuits.
I would LOVE a successful lawsuit against a municipality for negligence in public safety matters.