Re:America in flames
by briandear on Friday September 11, 2015 @04:28PM
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Fires will jump over that masonry. Unless you live in a concrete dome, the fire will get across. These are infernos not unlike the fires of hell. Fire is almost raining down on you. Fire resistant doesn't work in the middle of a serious wildfire.
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Defense in depth works just fine for wild fires. Step 1 is zero trees or flammable brush near structure, step to is active misters to keep place damp.
Quick and dirty approach is to use a controlled burn to clear brush near property and then just use a sprinkler system.
Granted these are far from 100% effective, but even a 50/50 shot at saving a property is worth a fair amount of effort.