Some of the areas that burned around here have burned just a year ago, and had barely a year worth of vegetation on it. It's not the lack of clearing that was the problem.

When you have 60-100 mph winds and chunks of flammable material, regardless of where it came from (bush, power lines, cars erc), they're going to land somewhere, and most likely start another fire. Sort of like pissing in the wind.

When there's no winds like we had earlier in the week, theese fires in populated areas start all the time, and are put out very shortly. In brush areas, we have clearing and controlled burns all the time. Burning brush is the least of the problems. Especially in the 'heavily regulated rich areas that are burning now'. They're heavily fines, and the fire departments use the fines come to clear the flammables for you.

Like I said, when there are winds of that magnitude we had, clearing won't help much. Houses het showered with burning embers, and everything and anything that can go up in flames, does. Flowers, patio furniture, plastics, car paint (on your car)... embers fly inside the house, and anything in there, carpets, curtains, furniture... catches on fire.  With winds this strong, this can happen even without brush. It can happen from a neigbor knocking over their BBQ and catching the lawn on fire or, as we've seen happen pretty often from a car catching on fire.

Dajadues, I have no idea what you're talking about. Looks like you're very misinformed, and have fallen into ignorant stereotyping. If you're going to have a strong opinion, and would like it to be heard rather then discounted, you should base it on facts rather then sterotypes.

See, between fires, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and number of other natural and man made threats, there isn't a place on the planet that's safe from it all. For people, or animals. Dajadues, that includes you too.

I hope when you need help and emphaty, others have more grace and class then you and offer emphaty and helping hand. The person that may be in a position to help you may just be someone that has less then you, and considers you rich (compared to them). You obviously have enough of a living standard to have access to the computer and have 3D as a hobby. There's milions and milions of people around the world that don't have as much, and will consider you rich.

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