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This thinking would only work in places where fire can't jump very far AND a very high percentage of people have paid. Living in Southern California with Santa
by Nogwater 16y ago
This thinking would only work in places where fire can't jump very far AND a very high percentage of people have paid. Living in Southern California with Santa Ana winds (warm, dry, and often over 50 mph) this would never work. The fire fighters can't just spray down the neighbor's houses because sparks can jump too far. A similar problem would occur if only 50% of people paid. Too many houses would burn for a reasonably sized fire department to protect the homes of the people who had paid.
- Semiapies 16y agoTo be fair, in big chunks of SoCal, it barely helps to aggressively fight every burning house. The pains of building houses on hills in an ecosystem centered around regular forest fires. :/
- eru 16y agoHow about building houses made of stone?
- Semiapies 16y agoEven stone and brick houses have flammable components. Even a completely non-flammable concrete bunker would have survivability issues with ventilation and temperature if surrounded by a forest fire for any significant length of time.
- eru 16y agoYes. Though it probably does make a difference, does it?
- Nogwater 16y agoFair enough. Still, fires do occasionally make it into the cities (I'm pretty sure I remember seeing one eat a neighborhood in San Bernardino a few years ago).