This was a front page article in the September 29 edition of the LA Times:
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Sorry if not entirely relevant to the Rim Fire, but I thought it'd be a good addition to the discussion on the skyrocketing costs of fighting the blazes.
Rim Fire--photo report from this weekend
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If you build in an area, you should be required to make sure you have a protected boundary around either a subdivision or a single house. Given the area and the apparent relative neglect at clearing safety zones, It kind of becomes build at your own risk.
I feel the same about areas in valleys around Solano County. Some of those fields are left to just build up enough grass fuel that overrun subdivisions. You don't see most actively either cutting or tilling around the edges of their fields for that protective zone.
I feel the same about areas in valleys around Solano County. Some of those fields are left to just build up enough grass fuel that overrun subdivisions. You don't see most actively either cutting or tilling around the edges of their fields for that protective zone.
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That is basically what happened.rlown wrote:... Maybe just focus on the important structures and let everything else just go to water or granite? ?..
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