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

[annon123]

Just had to evacuate our rental properties... not looking good

Sorry to hear that. Hard to see some of your assets and income potentially go up in flames, let having your tenants potentially lose everything they own. Which fire are your properties near?

My cousin is sandwiched between the new Kenneth fire (5 miles south east of that) and the Palisades fire. He has already packed the car and confined the cat inside waiting for the potential bad news. I have a niece with a newborn first child living 7 miles south of the Palisades fire. I can't imagine what people are going through. It has to be horrific. I know my relatives and their families very stressed out and they don't even have to leave yet.

If your properties don't burn here is some information about medically dangerous smoke and ash fall out due to fires like this (research from the Boulder fire) and what to do.

Here is the research based article:
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsestair.4c00258

Here is a "popular media" news article based on the above research article:

[EXTERNAL LINK] - Wildfire smoke's health risks can linger in homes that escape burning − as Colorado's Marshall Fire survivors discovered

And this one is advice to people on how to deal with the above smoke (and ash if relevant) damage to reduce the medical impact on them.

[EXTERNAL LINK] - How to mitigate post-fire smoke impacts in your home

 

[axeman462]

Now the Insurance Commissioner is saying carriers can't nonrenew

California Imposes 1-Year Insurance Cancellation Freeze In Areas Ravaged By Wildfires | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

 

[somarco]

Better management of ground cover is a start when you live in a desert.

Some types of ground cover that can fuel fires include:
Annual grasses: These grasses grow quickly after a rare rain, then die and create a layer of fuel on the ground.

Invasive grasses: These grasses can provide dry fuel for wildfires.

Plants with shedding bark: These plants can be hazardous because they create heavy leaf litter.

Acacias: These plants have leaves with high levels of resin and oils that are very flammable.

Some other plants that can be flammable include: Bay laurels, Coyote brush, Chamise, Most conifers, and Many species of Eucalyptus.

To create a fire-wise landscape, you can choose plants that are less likely to be fuel for wildfires. Some guidelines include:
Selecting smaller, lower, or less dense plants

Choosing succulents, which have a high water content and are not quick to burn

Selecting deciduous trees and shrubs, which have relatively fire-resistant foliage

Selecting plants that lack volatile chemicals, oils, and waxes

https://fire.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Plant-Selection-Guidelines.pdf

 

[straightnochaser]

Better management of ground cover is a start when you live in a desert.

Some types of ground cover that can fuel fires include:
Annual grasses: These grasses grow quickly after a rare rain, then die and create a layer of fuel on the ground.

Invasive grasses: These grasses can provide dry fuel for wildfires.

Plants with shedding bark: These plants can be hazardous because they create heavy leaf litter.

Acacias: These plants have leaves with high levels of resin and oils that are very flammable.

Some other plants that can be flammable include: Bay laurels, Coyote brush, Chamise, Most conifers, and Many species of Eucalyptus.

To create a fire-wise landscape, you can choose plants that are less likely to be fuel for wildfires. Some guidelines include:
Selecting smaller, lower, or less dense plants

Choosing succulents, which have a high water content and are not quick to burn

Selecting deciduous trees and shrubs, which have relatively fire-resistant foliage

Selecting plants that lack volatile chemicals, oils, and waxes

https://fire.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Plant-Selection-Guidelines.pdf

all great things for homeowners to do and the vast majority of us do this. Isn't gonna stop a fire from spreading though through the canyons and mountains tho.

 

[Tahoe Ray]

Where I live we are very prone to wildfires.

It's actually a law to keep "defensible space" around your home by clearing potential ground fuel.

 

[LostDollar]

all great things for homeowners to do and the vast majority of us do this. Isn't gonna stop a fire from spreading though through the canyons and mountains tho.

However, if it is an individual fire, and firefighters can respond quickly enough, it gives them a chance to save the structure.

 

[straightnochaser]

However, if it is an individual fire, and firefighters can respond quickly enough, it gives them a chance to save the structure.

When you have sustained 40-50mph winds and gusts up to 100mph you have embers flying literally everywhere.

Unless you live here you can't even begin to understand the scope of this and how difficult it is to mitigate. No matter what the dumbfucks on the right like to say.

 

[Allen Trent]

Where I live we are very prone to wildfires.

It's actually a law to keep "defensible space" around your home by clearing potential ground fuel.

Even if a cute endangered species of grasshopper could be living in your landscaping......how barbaric

 

[Tahoe Ray]

Even if a cute endangered species of grasshopper could be living in your landscaping......how barbaric

Most of my yard is xeriscaped so I'm not to worried about grasshoppers.