Location Matters More Than Construction

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As USGS Fire Scientist Jon Keeley has already figured out: where fires have happened before they will happen again. That’s what was witnessed in Ventura. We’ve got the fire maps for our hills that prove it also. State building and fire codes can’t keep up with the losses–there is lag time between the disaster and new codes. The science shows that where the houses are built is more important than how they are constructed. Build homes in a Very High … Read More

Lessons From the Camp Fire

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It is hard to imagine a fire that moved a mile every SIX SECONDS, but that’s what happened in the Camp Fire. This article outlines the lessons learned from previous fires, communication failures from this fire, and how planning plays into it. The article features other projects in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones too like Esperanza Hills (above Yorba Linda). Evacuation concerns is one of the hot button items for Yorba Linda residents fighting the project there. (Photo of the … Read More

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