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#291239 - 12/01/18 02:45 PM Lessons from recent fires
hikermor Geezer in Chief Geezer Registered: 08/26/06 Posts: 7705 Loc: southern Cal	A thoughtful article which discusses what worked in saving structures in recent fires: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/how-th...ires/ar-BBQjSuY Moat interesting was the low cost of building successfully fire resistant dwellings and the disparity in expenditures for fire fighting versus fire and natural disaster prevention. Edited by hikermor (12/01/18 10:01 PM) _________________________ Geezer in Chief
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#291243 - 12/01/18 09:42 PM Re: Lessons from recent fires [Re: hikermor]
EMPnotImplyNuclear Enthusiast Registered: 09/10/08 Posts: 382	Hi, Have you noticed the TV news mention any house preparations besides form a defensible space? Article says Quote: his rooftop vents had taken in ashes despite protective netting. “We’ve got to fix that and get finer mesh,” Moore said. He also plans to get more fire extinguishers. Sounds like a bad plan Hardening Your Home - Ready For Wildfire - CAL FIRE...
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