It takes a number of factors for a fire to get out of control, an abundance of fuel is one of them. The factor you are conveniently choosing to leave out of the equation. Wind doesn’t burn smart guy.
If you don't get rain, you are going to have a lot of fuel. Removing it isn't a realistic option. Might as well blame Newsom for allowing there to be too much oxygen in the air. Nitrogen doesn't burn smart guy. barfo
You need to do controlled burns of a few houses on each block in order to reduce the fuel load. It's just bad urban management to neglect that. barfo
unfortunately houses, signs, cars with gas tanks, electrical wiring etc...are pretty volatile sources of fuel and in abundance...LA is full of swimming pools and sprinkler systems..one of the most manicured and landscaped suburban sprawls in the country but it's in a bowl and walled in...add embers and 100mph winds and there you go...firestorm..urban firestorm. it was virtually unstoppable by all fire fighters standards. As it is, they did a hell of a job saving what little was salvageable. Wind can carry propane fumes and gas fumes and burn but mostly it carries endless embers that are too numerous to stamp out . This coulda shoulda woulda shit doesn't stop fires, earthquakes, volcanos, floods, typhoons or landslides....it's not political currency it's a fucking natural disaster. Jesus. I have empathy for all those folks and I hate LA. Yeah, I'm sure they could have done things better throughout that vast area in pockets but people are not always at their best under life threatening conditions. Good thing the Labrea Tar Pits didn't catch fire or they'd burn for a couple of hundred years. How many people had a 5 gallon gas can in the garage? I'm guessing some even had lawn mowers and motorcycles! Kaboom city! Yeah...more raking would've made a big difference I'll bet.
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All these men talking about how women are supposed to feel about sexual assault in a thread supposedly about fires on Southern California. Where I have friends and would like to keep up with what is going on.
Andalusian lives near my daughter around North County San Diego and I’ve yet to hear back from her about her house. Hoping he is also out of harms way
Nothing really nearby here. There was something in Poway / Rancho Bernardo but that's about 20 miles away. There was/is something in Valley Center which is 15 miles away or so. We are basically right out of the red-flag zone (which of course does not mean much if a fire gets started and we do live near a canyon) - but the wind here is in the 15MPH range which is not horrible. So far so good. Thanks...
