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| Who set the Sonoma County Fires? If intentional; It's Mass Murder |
| 2017-10-14 |
| [Barely a Blog] In Washington State, all I ever hear is that practically all our devastating fires are "caused by lightening." I seldom see lightening here. I know what it looks like (thunder follows, so if you hear it, you know lightening preceded it). I saw plenty lightening in my native South Africa, especially on the highveld. I’ve seldom seen lightening in my state. Says Ken Pimlott, director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: "These are all fires that were in areas that are populated, and 95% of the fires in our state are started by people" in some way, he said, downplaying the chances that lightning may have played a role. Are the Powers looking the other way? Investigate. If these fires are intentional; this is mass murder. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 I don't have her address. The hoses are stored on reels out of sight, so the only unusual thing might be the water tank on the premises. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-10-14 23:22 |
| #8 I spend a great deal of time in Estes park. Where is this located? |
| Posted by: Bman 2017-10-14 21:57 |
| #7 I have a friend in Estes Park CO who installed a water tank filled with fire suppressant material and a system of fire hose / sprinkler hoses that can be deployed in a few minutes to cover the entire exterior. She did use it at least once to save her home from a wildfire. I am surprised the neighbors don't object to that unsightly water tank. Eeeew. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-10-14 16:06 |
| #6 1. Some parts of the USA regularly have storms with wind gusts to 70 mph, other parts very rarely so. Severe wind storms have a way of pruning or killing overgrown vegetation, and when this happens every few years the result is less damage per storm. If an area goes 200 years without bad winds, a lot more trees will grow up to become vulnerable. Don't know if this is the case for this fire area. 2. Electrical utilities are responsible for whatever tree trimming is necessary to keep their lines up during wind storms. The NIMBYs are responsible for the opposition to this necessary safety measure. 3. Homeowners & builders are responsible for considering protective measures against wildfires, such as roofing and exterior materials that don't burn easily. As far as I'm concerned, homes costing over $750,000 should have their own exterior and interior fire suppression systems already installed. A fine home should be more than gingerbread, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Classic mediterranean buildings with their masonry exteriors and terra cotta roof tiles should be extremely resistant to wildfires. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-10-14 16:01 |
| #5 Can confirm on the power. We lost it at 11:15 pm and evac'd in total darkness. Given wind gusts up to 70 mph, downed wires and exploding propane tanks will do it |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2017-10-14 14:21 |
| #4 There were several calls about power outages at the time the fires started. Smart money is on power lines and blown transformers failing and sparking in the 70 mph wind gusts. |
| Posted by: AuburnTom 2017-10-14 13:04 |
| #3 The Japanese ballon bombs occurred to me as well. This is what they hoped to achieve. BTW, we were evac'd @ 2:00 am,fire was so close LE didnt gave time to go door to door but were driving through on bullhorns telling us to get out now. We were already up monitoring situation and still just managed to get out with the dogs and some important papers. Today is looking dodgy too. There will be some tough questions when the smoke clears |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2017-10-14 12:37 |
| #2 Japanese had a goofy plan or two during WW2 to do this sot of thing. I'm amazed Al Qaeda and like thinkers never made the attempt. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2017-10-14 11:05 |
| #1 If started by a cigarette butt tossed out a car window by one of those "immigrants who make us all stronger by coming here," it's all harm, no foul in a Sanctuary Stateâ„¢ |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2017-10-14 10:23 |