[meyer]

I think we have a few people that have seen and dealt with wildfires - I watched one nearby a few years back, the same year that the Chalet Village went up in flames in Gatlinburg. The one I saw was on the mountainside and burned for a couple of weeks. Lots of smoke in the air, and I used numerous HEPA air filters during that time frame. They fought it with helicopters that scooped water out of the river nearby and poured it on the fire. I don’t have details about other techniques used, but I will say that it was exceptionally dry - severe drought conditions.

Likewise, LJ’s hubby has worked wildfires out west. Which apparently are a lot more common than I realized. Anyway, he’s seen burn patterns as well.

We also have a government that is decidedly doing all it can to destroy the country. Arson, by whatever means available, is not out of the question. Any disaster should be investigated outside of the government, as they cannot be trusted.

I continue to collect information.

[GYPSY286]

mark

[rodguy911]

I learned some about fires in 1995 when my house burned down and we lost everything and had to start over.

At that point you either become a ward of someone or learn to fight your own battles.

I was building rods at my home and it was destroyed except for the bottom level which was workable.

The next day after the fire I got an extension cord from my neighbor and went back to work. I'm not big on looking back. For me its always counter productive.

One thing I learned after a few months was all the fire trucks within 20 miles had emptied out all their fresh water. The last load poured onto the house was salt water,that appears to have been a big mistake.

There is steel within the concrete, years later it began to rust and removing it,spalling,was a major job.

Lots of other things as well.

It was a tough year but we made it through.

[ponygirl]

I was staying at a hotel this past weekend and they delivered a USA Today to our room. I never buy newspapers anymore and this was more like a pamphlet than newspaper, but I found this interesting blurb in the “50 States” section:

HAWAII: Lahaina: A fast-moving wildfire that incinerated much of the compact coastal settlement has multiplied concerns that any homes rebuilt there will be targeted at affluent outsiders seeking a tropical haven. That would turbo-charge what is already one of Hawaii’s gravest and biggest challenges: the exodus and displacement of Native Hawaiian and local born residents who can no longer afford to live in their homeland.

Sounds like even USA Today gets it.