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Fitness expert and television personality Jillian Michaels has emerged as one of the most prominent critics. In a passionate statement, she highlights the failures of California's government, particularly focusing on the prior budget cuts to firefighting resources. Michaels points out that the fire department’s budget was slashed by over $17 million, revealing alarming statistics about broken fire hydrants and empty reservoirs—conditions that should never occur in a state regularly affected by wildfires.