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California is a very large state and there are limited regions where brush fires occur. Those that live in them know the risks. Almost anyplace is susceptible to some type of natural disaster--and all are vulnerable to man made disaster.
How likely is it that a town or city in California will be destroyed by fire?
A whole city? Nil.
Right now it is the driest year on record as well as the hottest spring on record so it is looking like summer will be a scorcher too. Of course, it is impossible to attribute a specific event to climate change but this is all exactly with in line of the models where it gets drier and hotter in the far west.
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I think that sooner or later Big Bear is going to go up in smoke. Lake Arrowhead already got hit pretty hard but even that could have been worse. I think there's a lot of high risk towns in the north Sierra foothills, especially if things continue to dry out. Wrightwood outside of LA is another tinderbox just waiting for a high wind and a match.
Ever hear of houses going up in flames, from brush fires, across the border in Tijuana? Smart! You can't even get homeowner's insurance on houses/apartment buildings/motels built out of wood in Mexico! Concrete all the way!
When I had my house designed for me in the south Tijuana hills, every square inch of that house: concrete, even the roof, and metal framed windows! What could possibly burn?
How they must laugh at the idiots across the Border!!!
Pretty much the entire "San Angeles" megapolis is smack-dab in the middle of fire-modified savannah. The chances that there will be a brush fire and that some property will be damaged is high, but usually not bad enough to take out an entire township much less a larger city. Plus a city = asphalt + concrete = limited fuel for brush fires unless you're at the edges and the flames jump house to house because of overcrowding and high winds.
Ever hear of houses going up in flames, from brush fires, across the border in Tijuana? Smart! You can't even get homeowner's insurance on houses/apartment buildings/motels built out of wood in Mexico! Concrete all the way!
When I had my house designed for me in the south Tijuana hills, every square inch of that house: concrete, even the roof, and metal framed windows! What could possibly burn?
How they must laugh at the idiots across the Border!!!
Good point. We see too little in terms of houses being constructed appropriately for the climate, potential natural threats, and resources.
Reminds me of when some developers starting introducing those cathedral ceilinged houses in New England- until the home heating bills reminded people of how totally stupid they were in cold climates!!!
Good point. We see too little in terms of houses being constructed appropriately for the climate, potential natural threats, and resources.
Reminds me of when some developers starting introducing those cathedral ceilinged houses in New England- until the home heating bills reminded people of how totally stupid they were in cold climates!!!
The lumber companies in this country are powerful lobbyists on a Federal, state, county, city level and they will always lead you to falsely believe that it's so much more expensive to build with concrete!
The main reason for America's penchant for wood construction is speed! Habitat for Humanity has proven, if organized, you can put up one of these fire-trap wooden houses in a matter of a few days, or more. No, you could never get that kind of speed with concrete construction! It might take weeks, months to get it built!
And, as they say wisely, haste makes waste!
If the day comes and anarchy sweeps this country, given our penchant for wooden construction, they'll be able to burn half the country down in a matter of days! The Watts riots in 1965 should be a warning!
Fire can weaken and destroy concrete. Government forces at the Mt. Carmel massacre in Waco used incendiary tear gas to immolate church members. Fire destroyed the concrete buildings as well. I'm appending supporting documents.
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