Strong winds in California heighten fire risk in drought-stricken Los Angeles.

[straightnochaser]

I'm not a P&C guy and I don't track this other than living here in SoCal where we have fires every single year.

Can you cite a link to back this up?

I agree that it will never be eliminated. I'd like to see better prevention or better allocated prevention methods as well as better preparation for when these massive fires do break out.

Here’s how California has increased wildfire response and forest management in the face of a hotter, drier climate | Governor of California

www.gov.ca.gov

 

[straightnochaser]

I'm not a P&C guy and I don't track this other than living here in SoCal where we have fires every single year.

Can you cite a link to back this up?

I agree that it will never be eliminated. I'd like to see better prevention or better allocated prevention methods as well as better preparation for when these massive fires do break out.

Plus it looks like at least the palisades fire was deliberately set.. how do we prevent shit like that?

 

[DHK]

Plus it looks like at least the palisades fire was deliberately set.. how do we prevent shit like that?

Having a culture of actually enforcing and prosecuting law-breakers would be a start.

 

[straightnochaser]

Having a culture of actually enforcing and prosecuting law-breakers would be a start.

We both live in Southern California. You know they take fire seriously, no one is getting let off for starting a fire.

 

[Life Hawk]

Plus it looks like at least the palisades fire was deliberately set.. how do we prevent shit like that?

You don't, but you have water reserves to put it out.

 

[DHK]

We both live in Southern California. You know they take fire seriously, no one is getting let off for starting a fire.

Eh... "catch and release" can feel that it's a 'free-for-all' regardless of the crime.

 

[toolbelt]

You don't, but you have water reserves to put it out.

A forest fire has never been "put out" by man.....ever. It would take literally billions of gallons of water per day. It takes about 2000 gallons just to put out a single house fire. Forest fire fighting involves prioritizing which limited number of people or structures you hope to save. As long as there are forests, there will be forest fires. Those who live in forested areas need to be aware of those risks.

 

[LostDollar]

We both live in Southern California. You know they take fire seriously, no one is getting let off for starting a fire.

Not saying this is what happened here, but it is frightening to see how our country would be so exposed to acts of terrorism along those lines

 

[scagnt83]

Engineers disagree that there is nothing we can do to avoid fire losses.

Trees do not have to be eliminated. But groves of trees can be far enough away from structures so they are not a threat.

Same goes for powerlines and power stations. There is talk about this fire originating from a power station failure.

Building codes can be enhanced so houses are not tinderboxes.
(there are single trees beside houses that still stand.... but the house is ashes)

The issue is that nobody wants to pay for it on the front end.

 

[straightnochaser]

Engineers disagree that there is nothing we can do to avoid fire losses.

Trees do not have to be eliminated. But groves of trees can be far enough away from structures so they are not a threat.

Same goes for powerlines and power stations. There is talk about this fire originating from a power station failure.

Building codes can be enhanced so houses are not tinderboxes.
(there are single trees beside houses that still stand.... but the house is ashes)

The issue is that nobody wants to pay for it on the front end.

Embers travel for miles when winds are blowing at 70mph+

Good luck getting PGE to pay to bury power lines in CA!

Trees are attached to the ground and are full of water, it makes sense that they don't burn over dry wood...

You're spot on on the last point...