[Tijeras_Slim]

Some folks have saved their homes that way, or by using garden hoses. But when a fire really gets going, the winds and temperatures are unbelieveable. A buddy of mine lost his ranch in the Pecos (NM) in 2000. When the fire came over the ridge, the fire fighters estimated it was close to 2000 degrees. When he later went up there, there were holes in the ground five feet in diameter that branched off downward. It was the hole left by huge ponderosa pines that burned to ash where they stood, including the roots.

[Ditter]

I know that forest fires are very hot. I heard a story about some people trying to get out of a fire in their car & the tires melted. I have seen people with a garden hose wetting the roof down. But the area around SanDiego looks like low brush. I think in an area like that when the sparks are blowing in from far away that a roof sprinkler system would help.