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Millions of Americans believe they’re safe from wildfires in their cities. New research shows they’re not (www.theguardian.com)

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Many of the suburbs and cities hit hardest in recent years were caught off-guard, and key stakeholders are racing to understand the dynamics that drive these fires

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

One thing I've learned from the experience is to pick up a water pump and keep it handy for the future. When the houses were burning and my trees caught on fire I couldn't do much at all to stop anything because there was no water pressure... I guess because the fire dept was using it all supplying all the trucks.

We could deal with the stuff on the ground, but couldn't get enough pressure to shoot up into the trees so they had to divert a pumper truck to help. Once they got the upper parts managed we could take down the rest. A good pump would have helped a lot.