Actor Kelsey Grammer slammed Los Angeles lawmakers, claiming that ‘someone took their eye off the ball’ when it came to managing the city’s devastating fires. 

The Frasier star believes that LA is experiencing a political shift related to what sees as poor management of fire prevention by state and local governments. 

The actor told Fox News that he had always been politically ‘a little bit more on the conservative side,’ and attributed the shift he sees ‘unfolding’ to ‘I guess you’d call it malfeasance in office.’ 

‘I mean, I don’t really know what else to say, but somebody took their eye off the ball, and there’s probably going to be some accountability for that,’ he continued. 

‘But you never know in California.’ 

Grammer, who said his grandfather used to volunteer to fight forest fires outside of Fresno, added: ‘Now, if my grandfather knew that fighting a fire was important and being prepared for it, we never should have stopped being prepared for it. And that’s obviously what happened.

‘Political expediency or whatever, you lose sight of things. But we live in a desert, we basically have really hazardous fire conditions all the time, and we stopped doing stuff to remediate it. So, you know, you just got to use your head.’  

The star said his house has been ‘full of refugees’ since the fires broke out, and he is ‘devastated’ by losses in the city. 

Actor Kelsey Grammer slammed Los Angeles lawmakers, claiming that ‘someone took their eye off the ball’ when it came to managing the city’s devastating fires 

Grammer, whose grandfather used to volunteer to fight forest fires outside of Fresno, said: ‘Now, if my grandfather knew that fighting a fire was important and being prepared for it, we never should have stopped being prepared for it – and that’s obviously what happened’

The star said his house has been ‘full of refugees’ since the fires broke out, and he is ‘devastated’ by losses in the city 

‘When you lose everything you have, and that’s happened to me a couple of times in my lifetime, it’s just [like], ok, that’s [when] you pick up, and you figure out what’s going to happen next, one foot in front of the other. That’s how it has to be,’ he said. 

The fires, which began on January 7, devastated the Los Angeles area and have scorched nearly 40,000 acres. 

Over 100,000 Los Angeles residents were forced to flee their homes, and dozens were confirmed dead. 

Many have blamed local and state politicians for their management of the fire and criticized the lack of water supply for firefighters. 

‘This was an unprecedented hurricane wind-driven wildfire in an urban area. Our crews and our system were prepared but overwhelmed by the massive demand as firefighting continued,’ the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said in a statement.

The department further stated that the Santa Ynez Reservoir was ‘out of service to meet safe drinking water regulations.’ 

The 117-gallon water storage complex had been out of action for almost a year when the fires began, Daily Mail previously reported.  

‘The water system serving the Pacific Palisades area and all of Los Angeles meets all federal and state fire codes for urban development and housing,’ the release said. 

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power stated in a press release that the Santa Ynez Reservoir was ‘out of service to meet safe drinking water regulations.’ The 117-gallon water storage complex had been out of action for almost a year when the fires began

President Donald Trump said at a press conference that ‘Los Angeles has massive amounts of water available to it’ and ‘all they have to do is turn the valve’

California Governor Gavin Newsom responded by telling DailyMail.com that ‘Trump is either unaware of how water is stored in California or is deliberately misleading the public’

 ‘As we face the impacts of climate change and build climate resilience, we welcome a review and update of these codes and requirements if city water systems will be used to fight extreme wildfires.’

President Donald Trump also criticized the response, calling out California Governor Gavin Newsom for the fire response. 

The president announced last week at a press conference that ‘Los Angeles has massive amounts of water available to it’ and ‘all they have to do is turn the valve.’

‘Why aren’t they doing it? They either have a death wish, they’re stupid or there’s something else going on that we don’t understand,’ he added.

‘They throw water into the Pacific Ocean – these people are crazy. So, we’re going to be issuing an executive order demanding that they immediately let that water come down through California.’ 

Newsom responded by telling DailyMail.com that ‘Trump is either unaware of how water is stored in California or is deliberately misleading the public.’

‘There is no imaginary spigot to magically make water appear at a wildfire, despite what Trump claims.’ 

Although investigators have yet to determine the cause of the fires, faults along the Los Angeles power grid alarmingly soared in the same areas where major wildfires raged, sparking theories that the faults could also have catalyzed the crisis.

The Palisades Fire, which has so far razed more than 23,400 acres, is 95 percent contained, according to CalFire 

‘When you lose everything you have, and that’s happened to me a couple of times in my lifetime, it’s just [like], ok, that’s [when] you pick up, and you figure out what’s going to happen next, one foot in front of the other. That’s how it has to be,’ Grammer said 

The damaged structures include dozens of multimillion-dollar mega-mansions owned by celebrities including Sir Anthony Hopkins, Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Bella Hadid and Mel Gibson.

The Palisades Fire, which has so far razed more than 23,400 acres, was 95 percent contained as of Tuesday morning, according to CalFire. 

In Altadena, the Eaton Fire has burned through more than 14,000 acres and was 99 percent contained by Tuesday morning.