Yup. You watch this video and you instantly understand that all the retardant in all the tankers on Earth would be like pointing a leaf blower at Superstorm Sandy.

This is not a lack of water or firefighters. It's quite simply beyond human power to stop. The fire will stop when the winds do.
Reposted from David Burbach
What the heck does anyone do about this? Really, it doesn't get much worse than SoCal: dry vegetation impregnated with its own accelerant where you also get sustained hurricane force winds of zero humidity

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