CA Fires ...

Just heard from my Sister who lives and works right in the thick of it. Northern Santa Monica is being evacuated now. There is also a new fire that has erupted in Hollywood, so they are under evacuation orders now as well.
 
dwalby said:
Bob, this isn't a CA problem specifically. The forests in all the western states are mostly on federally owned land, called National Forests. They are all prone to wildfires, as we see every summer and fall, regardless of which state they're in. Forest maintenance costs a lot of money, and everyone knows Americans are averse to paying anything in extra taxes that won't directly benefit them, so who would fund that widespread maintenance over the entire western US anyway?
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Not just the forests, there is a lot of property that the state owns and also personal property that should all be maintained, but isn't. What's is burning now is not forests, but what I just said!
 
Due to the significant increase in forest fires Ontario has a FireSmart program to guide homeowners on how to protect their property.

Be FireSmart

Information from the FireSmart program on how to protect your property from wildland fires.
www.ontario.ca www.ontario.ca

We looked at the specs for our tree surrounded cottage and realized we'd be cutting back a huge number of trees if we implemented all of the the recommendations. We settled for removing brush and plant matter around the house and left it at that.
 
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