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Post by hoosier on Oct 29, 2007 18:03:23 GMT -5
Don't get me wrong, I am all for doing things to help the environment but, if it were me, I would clear the brush far far away from my house! In the fire-prone areas, there are brush clearing requirements which provide what firefighters call "defensible space" around houses and other structures. Unfortunately, the winds were so strong last weekend that even "defensible space" often wasn't enough, because the winds blew burning embers considerable distances. The Witch Creek Fire jumped across a major freeway, I-15, which is 8 or 10 lanes wide in the fire area. I recently saw where some insurance company is urging their policy holders in California to spray flame retardant on their houses and surrounding foliage. The county where I live is 445 square miles so its hard to imagine one thats 4500 square miles! What works here would definitely not work there! |
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Post by mlm828 on Oct 29, 2007 18:46:37 GMT -5
I recently saw where some insurance company is urging their policy holders in California to spray flame retardant on their houses and surrounding foliage. I saw a story (maybe the same one) about an insurance company which sent out crews to spray fire-retardant gel around properties they insured in Rancho Santa Fe, where the extremely wealthy reside. Apparently the gel worked. I suppose that was less expensive than paying a claim on a million-dollar or multi-million-dollar mansion. On a lighter note, I am happy to report that San Diegans have not lost their sense of humor. Yesterday evening's local news ran a story on a couple who returned to their burned-out home and put up a sign reading, "Finally -- No More Termites!" I also saw a photo of a sign welcoming people back to Ramona, where the fire knocked out the local water system. Under the "welcome" sign was a smaller, hand-written sign, saying, "Don't drink water -- drink wine." |
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