Build better homes and you won't have to really deal with the issues. Things like ERVs with HEPA filters and homes that are airtight make these wildfires a non-

Build better homes and you won't have to really deal with the issues. Things like ERVs with HEPA filters and homes that are airtight make these wildfires a non-issue for breathing. Things like making defensible land and better housing materials also make wildfires mostly irrelevant. Same for energy concerns if power goes out due to PG&E cutting you off over here in SV - get solar + battery backup (upside - you pay less money to the fuckers at PG&E now too). Obviously you need to worry about a variety of other things but most things can be addressed by just making a better home. Problem is - no one knows these things to start and then no one wants to spend the money or effort to do it. (I do not blame them on the money/effort front to some extent - contractors know that these things are something they can gouge customers on because the demand is high and the supply of installers is low) Instead of doing it themselves or what not though, they're focused on complaining and then trying to justify their move post-facto. Let's not ignore that where they moved from in Oregon is much more expensive now than where they ended up in NH - this likely had a serious cause with the pandemic going on full force. Their rental burned down and then they couldn't afford a home in Ashland anymore. Compare prices in Enfield, NH (https://www.redfin.com/city/22657/NH/Enfield/housing-market https://www.redfin.com/city/22657/NH/Enfield/housing-market) to Ashland, OR (https://www.redfin.com/city/803/OR/Ashland/housing-market https://www.redfin.com/city/803/OR/Ashland/housing-market). It's all bullshit, IMO.