Southern California Fire

[TwilightPrinces]

Well this is the first I heard of this, I dont really watch the news, no time but.....I think it is all a coincidence all these fires happening together but it is weird.

[keyblademaster42]

they say this fire is worse then the one 4 years I disagree its only smokey where i am bad enough to cancal school but the one 4 years ago it was raining ash in my hometown and that was bad

anyway it looks like rain im hoping it will help quell the fire a little

[Square Ninja]

You realize that this happens ever year, right? California has its dry season in the summer. It's basic climatology, people.

[Ysu]

The fires were apparently important enough to have the victims graced by a presidential visit.

[Square Ninja]

Originally Posted by l4t1n0pr1d3

The fires were apparently important enough to have the victims graced by a presidential visit.

It makes a great photo op.

[Q]

Originally Posted by Square Ninja

It makes a great photo op.

Unlike Katrina

lawlz wat

[cam ron 77]

yeah people aren't really suppose to be living in the frggn forest areas anyway but no they just have to live there. I hate hearing about this every year. there was no school fro me and they evacuated the east part of my city but we stayed cause it wasn't that close. people were evacuated to the ymca thing near my house but its over now. well...not really...now that everythings burned the cycle continues cause once the rain comes the floods will be here. cali has wierd weather but thats how it cleans itself.

[Square Ninja]

Originally Posted by cam ron 77

yeah people aren't really suppose to be living in the frggn forest areas anyway but no they just have to live there. I hate hearing about this every year.

The problem isn't living in forest areas. The real problem is keeping the fuel for fires in check. There are tons of building codes for properties in forests or near forests. They cannot have vegetation within so many feet of their buildings, and the buildings have to be made of certain less flammable materials. It's not like people are just plopping down houses made of matches. One of the things that causes such huge fires is because people are not allowed to remove any dead wood from the area, meaning that the fires can get high enough to reach up the trees. Some people claim removing the dead wood would disrupt the natural environment, but ultimately you'd still be getting all the benefits from the fires from the burning grasses.

[cam ron 77]

Originally Posted by Square Ninja

The problem isn't living in forest areas. The real problem is keeping the fuel for fires in check. There are tons of building codes for properties in forests or near forests. They cannot have vegetation within so many feet of their buildings, and the buildings have to be made of certain less flammable materials. It's not like people are just plopping down houses made of matches. One of the things that causes such huge fires is because people are not allowed to remove any dead wood from the area, meaning that the fires can get high enough to reach up the trees. Some people claim removing the dead wood would disrupt the natural environment, but ultimately you'd still be getting all the benefits from the fires from the burning grasses.

yeah you could be right i was thinking there more to burn in a single tree cause fires are hard to put out

[Square Ninja]

Originally Posted by cam ron 77

yeah you could be right

No, I am right.

[var1ables]

He is. As a resident of south California i know about this... and yes it does happen EVERY YEAR. This one just happen to be all at once. He is wrong about one thing though. the fires didn't happen in forested areas. They spread to forested areas. They started in chaparral, where certain plants are liable to set on fire at crazy times, coupled with the santa anna winds caused the fire to spread out of control. Just bad timing. But it happens ever year, so no one was really surprised at the timing Just the size.

[Square Ninja]

Originally Posted by pwn3d

He is. As a resident of south California i know about this... and yes it does happen EVERY YEAR. This one just happen to be all at once. He is wrong about one thing though. the fires didn't happen in forested areas. They spread to forested areas. They started in chaparral, where certain plants are liable to set on fire at crazy times, coupled with the santa anna winds caused the fire to spread out of control. Just bad timing. But it happens ever year, so no one was really surprised at the timing Just the size.

The fires wouldn't be so bad if they cleared out some of the dead trees and other crap that makes the fire spread so easily.

[var1ables]

^it'd help if thor would give us some rain.

[Square Ninja]

Originally Posted by pwn3d

^it'd help if thor would give us some rain.

Dude, you live in a Mediterranean climate zone. If people don't like dry summers, they should considering getting the **** out of Dodge.