Makes you wonder if other buildings around it had also been constructed similarly if there would have been as much of a push into the city or whether the firefighters would have been able to contain the fire as there would be less fuel.
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Makes you wonder if other buildings around it had also been constructed similarly if there would have been as much of a push into the city or whether the firefighters would have been able to contain the fire as there would be less fuel.
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
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- Hexleybeef
I suspect the fire would have stopped once it was out of the forest.
The really nice houses in the hills would have been burned, but once in the suburbs there would be nothing to burn.
I think it would have still got some way into the city just through the intensity, but the structures would certainly have been more intact and the spread would have been slower so it might have been easier to build up some containment.
It will be interesting to see what the outcome of this is.
MontyVeda
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Similar latitude to Morocco and Algeria. It always surprises me how far south the USA actually is.
MontyVeda
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Marchrider
Senior Member
lovely climate, thats why the rich and famous live there, not many choose Scotland which is often the very opposite of warm and dry
but are tradition stone / slate UK type houses that safe? there was a grass fire near London a few years back that took quite a few houses
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66148110
"damaging 17 houses, five garages, 12 stables, a car repair workshop and several vehicles, as well as numerous sheds and outbuildings."
As I said upthread this subject is of some concern to me, we have a small woodland that is quite close to the house, and in hot summer weather folk have barbeques on the other side of it - how best to protect your house?
Ajax Bay
Guru
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- East Devon
We've heard harrowing stories about people leaving their house with just what they can fit in their car.
And old ladies got out by relatives in similar fashion, having lived in their house for decades: they have lost all their memories.
I do find it slightly surprising that people are not making prudent preparations in case the fires get closer, by shuttling a car load or two of stuff to friends in a safe area. Have these people no friends or is this head in the sand / denial of threat behaviour?
And old ladies got out by relatives in similar fashion, having lived in their house for decades: they have lost all their memories.
I do find it slightly surprising that people are not making prudent preparations in case the fires get closer, by shuttling a car load or two of stuff to friends in a safe area. Have these people no friends or is this head in the sand / denial of threat behaviour?
The lack of preparation is astonishing given the risk. Even 24hrs is enough to bury something in the garden, take photos of everything, pack a Go Bag and secure digital backups
LA is also an earthquake zone , so bricks and tiles may not be so safe.
Jameshow
Veteran
Indeed
Ajax Bay
Guru
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In case you missed it (there is no causative link to your implied cause) (and no apostrophe)
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/california-wild-fires.300915/#post-7338837
"Wildfires are natural processes that often operate as an integral part of forest ecosystems in the western United States. However, the total acreage burned in California is increasing every year. The increase in burn comes along with a rise in population and urban development, especially development in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI), defined areas with a mix of houses and wildland vegetation. While many wildfires occur in remote parts of California, in 2017 almost an eighth of the acres burned were in the WUI, which is more than twice the previous 10-year average."
AndyRM
XOXO
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That's callous as f*ck. Have a word with yourself.
Marchrider
Senior Member
yes, it's time to wake up to what is happening and prepare for where we are heading
Ajax Bay
Guru
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I am by no means seeking to minimise the threats (the real ones you both imply). But I'd like to keep this thread in 'General Chat' and not relegated to NACA.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/california-wild-fires.300915/#post-7338837
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Interesting perspective from a building contractor in the US. A little bit rambly but some interesting points. Didn't talk about the obvious options of choice of building materials though, seems as though his assumption is still largely about timber framed buildings rather than using lightweight blockwork for example.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZe-TlYxm9g
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZe-TlYxm9g
