Good/Bad timing?

[Wade]

May 5-11, 2013 is Wildfire Awareness Week For California. Just in time it would seem. Nothing like the first wildfire of the year (MAY???) to raise awareness.


Camarillo fire: 'Be prepared to evacuate,' officials warn residents - latimes.com

 

[Grifynne]

May 5-11, 2013 is Wildfire Awareness Week For California. Just in time it would seem. Nothing like the first wildfire of the year (MAY???) to raise awareness.


Camarillo fire: 'Be prepared to evacuate,' officials warn residents - latimes.com

I'm glad I don't live in a region that is prone to wildfires. I can't imagine how scary it must be to see a tower of flame making its way to your home.

 

[Wade]

Picture of clouds from powerhouse fire taken from my home in WLA.

Residents remain evacuated as Powerhouse fire spreads to 25,000 acres - latimes.com

 

[mike]

I attended a documentary on a local fire event on sunday

This remarkable documentary looks closely at the devastating 1957 Leura Fire, which destroyed around 170 homes, businesses, schools and churches, cutting a path through Leura and Wentworth Falls. Through interviews with survivors of the fire, combined with archival film footage of the fire's destructive path, we’ll hear first-hand from those who experienced this horrifying event and lived to tell the tale. Their stories are riveting, poignant, and at times even humorous, as an ill prepared community faced one of the blackest fire days in this state’s history.

Its worth noting not a single house was in contact with the actual fire, all of the buildings lost did so as a result of embers,which in turn started spot fires.

One fire fighter told us how a single ember came through a keyhole and set fire to the rug in the hall, which in turn destroyed the whole house.

Its a sobering reminder, than in preparing for wildfires, you must always consider the tiniest of embers as part of your strategy