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Or, you know, stop building in places that are pretty much guaranteed to be destroyed.

by teractiveodular 2y ago

xnx 2y ago
I'd be happy to build there without insurance. There are plenty of ways houses can be wildfire proof in the same way they can be made to withstand hurricanes and earthquakes.
- glimshe 2y ago
  Genuine question: how can you make a house resist major fires such as the LA Fires? Why aren't multimillionaires doing that?
  - xnx 2y ago
    > how can you make a house resist major fires such as the LA Fires? Not an expert, but the main ingredients seem to be to create a defensible space free of combustibles (trees, brush, foliage, wood piles, wooden fences, etc.) within a perimeter of the house and build the exterior fire-safe materials (tile, slate, sheet iron, aluminum, brick, or stone). > Why aren't multimillionaires doing that? I don't think the wealthy have anymore risk foresight than anyone. Almost everything in the system is discouraged from emphasizing catastrophic risk: buyers want a fancy looking traditional house (not a barren yard and unconventional building materials), real-estate agents want to close on as expensive a property as fast as they can, and the municipality is discouraged by owners/voters from forcing expensive fire-safe changes. It's human nature not to learn hard lessons until they directly affect you.
- gaws 2y ago
  > There are plenty of ways houses can be wildfire proof in the same way they can be made to withstand hurricanes and earthquakes. Sounds like a load of bull.
  - xnx 2y ago
    > Sounds like a load of bull. Don't take my word for it. There are plenty of professionals and agencies who explain how it can be done[1]. I'm not saying there aren't tradeoffs, but it is definitely possible. https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/fire-prevention-education-mitigation/wildfire-mitigation/home https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/fire-prevention-educat...

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Or, you know, stop building in places that are pretty much guaranteed to be destroyed.

by teractiveodular 2y ago

Or, you know, stop building in places that are pretty much guaranteed to be destroyed.

xnx 2y ago
I'd be happy to build there without insurance. There are plenty of ways houses can be wildfire proof in the same way they can be made to withstand hurricanes and earthquakes.
- glimshe 2y ago
  Genuine question: how can you make a house resist major fires such as the LA Fires? Why aren't multimillionaires doing that?
  - xnx 2y ago
    > how can you make a house resist major fires such as the LA Fires? Not an expert, but the main ingredients seem to be to create a defensible space free of combustibles (trees, brush, foliage, wood piles, wooden fences, etc.) within a perimeter of the house and build the exterior fire-safe materials (tile, slate, sheet iron, aluminum, brick, or stone). > Why aren't multimillionaires doing that? I don't think the wealthy have anymore risk foresight than anyone. Almost everything in the system is discouraged from emphasizing catastrophic risk: buyers want a fancy looking traditional house (not a barren yard and unconventional building materials), real-estate agents want to close on as expensive a property as fast as they can, and the municipality is discouraged by owners/voters from forcing expensive fire-safe changes. It's human nature not to learn hard lessons until they directly affect you.
- gaws 2y ago
  > There are plenty of ways houses can be wildfire proof in the same way they can be made to withstand hurricanes and earthquakes. Sounds like a load of bull.
  - xnx 2y ago
    > Sounds like a load of bull. Don't take my word for it. There are plenty of professionals and agencies who explain how it can be done[1]. I'm not saying there aren't tradeoffs, but it is definitely possible. https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/fire-prevention-education-mitigation/wildfire-mitigation/home https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/fire-prevention-educat...