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> With the fires still largely unconfined, and no sign of letup from the winds spreading the blazes, the loss of JPL is looking increasingly likely. This is un
by rafram 2y ago
> With the fires still largely unconfined, and no sign of letup from the winds spreading the blazes, the loss of JPL is looking increasingly likely.
This is unsourced conjecture. If JPL actually burned, it would be a tragedy, but there's nothing to suggest that a massive, fenced, landscaped facility with a fire station literally at its gate [1] is in any real danger.
[1]: https://maps.app.goo.gl/B1F9ULKFrs7KvQa7A https://maps.app.goo.gl/B1F9ULKFrs7KvQa7A
- onecommentman 2y agoWe can look to the experience of Los Alamos National Labs during the Cerro Grande fire in 2000 to provide perspective.