pucho812
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:'(
and we have another large fire here in california. Luckily I am safe but I can't say the same for others.
and we have another large fire here in california. Luckily I am safe but I can't say the same for others.
scott2000 said:
Man be safe!!! My son is in the San Fran area and he said his weather app just said "smoke" yesterday.......
Not a bad idea to reduce avenues of ingress, but my understanding is the wind carries those embers far and wide.100yds back
I was thinking more about escape routes and not having trees so close to housing, Embers might be doused, but 800C temperatures close to houses probably causes them to self-combust, Temperature reduces as the inverse square of the distance.but my understanding is the wind carries those embers far and wide.
Avoid simple answers, when the santa anna winds are blowing (like now), the embers can easily jump roads and modest fire breaks due to 40 MPH winds.DaveP said:Thinking of both you and CJ at the moment.
Would it make sense to cut back trees say 100yds back from vital roads and also around towns ?
As this seems like a recurring theme for California it might make sense to take these measures rather than keep suffering these incredible losses?
Correct me if this makes no sense. :-\
DaveP
I expect the political spinners to blame this on climate change.
JohnRoberts said:Avoid simple answers, when the santa anna winds are blowing (like now), the embers can easily jump roads and modest fire breaks due to 40 MPH winds.
POTUS has already blamed this on forest mismanagement (like not clearing flammable underbrush), but CA has suffered from a several year drought that doesn't help.
My brother (the smart one) lives in socal and so far has avoided tragedy (I think there were some evacuations near him earlier this year).
I expect the political spinners to blame this on climate change. If it was simple even CA could resolve it, maybe they will pass a law against it?
JR
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