Soĺ Cal fires

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harrisonm said:
That's right. Why pay for a subscription when you can have a doctor write you a prescription. I wonder if his health insurance paid that claim?
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Hell yeah. We all know lookin at boobs makes your blood pressure drop. lol
 
mopar head said:
I`ve read a 90 year old had fire dropped from hers and she didn`t know it :(
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I have heard that several insurance companies had pulled out of California. I assume they left people hanging. I wonder if any of these people who lost everything were without insurance because they were dropped and had not been able to find any yet. I certainly hope not!
 
harrisonm said:
I have heard that several insurance companies had pulled out of California. I assume they left people hanging. I wonder if any of these people who lost everything were without insurance because they were dropped and had not been able to find any yet. I certainly hope not!
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I guess we`ll find out in the coming weeks if journalism is worth AF.
 
67/6barracuda said:
Tell me are those palm trees native to California? why do I see so many on fire and blowing ambers everywhere. Seems to me a none native palm should be considered a hazard at this point, that slight change could be the difference before the next big fire storm. Cut them all down for the sake of this tragedy.
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mopar head said:
Nope.
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there is one or two native palms to california. though the majority of non native species were brought around 300 years ago by the spanish and there was a great influx from mexico in the early 1930's (especially to los angeles).

no matter though, because when stucco houses with tile roofs are burning it doesn't much matter what's native or not.
 
go-fish said:
Wind driven fires are the opposite of routine and structured. It's a **** show and many times us firefighters don't have time to develop the perfect plan and have to just abort mission when the wind dictates fire spread and intensity.
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100%. In 2011, I was working the Monument Fire in AZ. The fire was about to crest a hill and begin burning down towards the town. We cut dozer lines and were beginning to back burn the grassy field that the fire was heading towards. The little wind that there was, was at our backs and blowing towards the fire. Everything was moving slowly with plenty of time. We began our back burn and everything was going as planned, until the wind picked up and shifted direction.

We saw sustained 20 mph winds and 30-40 mph gusts within seconds, and by then there was nothing we could do. The fire burned through the dry, waist-high grass just as fast as the wind was blowing. We had to bail. It jumped the 4 lane highway and got into the neighborhood. I don't remember how many structures we lost, but I will always feel regret and self doubt, wondering if there was anything we could've done differently. Luckily, nobody was hurt.

Wildfires are a force to be reckoned with. We win, eventually, but if Mother Nature has other plans, there ain't nothing you can do but get out of her way.
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It's hard to tell, but in the second photo, those flames are about 20 feet long and laying down sideways.
 
Huh I've only noticed it for maybe the fires that have happened the last 5 or so years.
 
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