My apologies. I thought prescribed fires was how they did the brush clearing you are referring to.
Fire breaks (firebreaks?): Are you under the impression that fire breaks (usually a maximum of 60' apart, but average 20-30 feet) would stop the fire from moving in 80-100MPH winds? This video shows the effects of wind on burning trees. I'm thinking even a 120 foot firebreak might not be enough:
Thoughts?
I guess this is not the same fire chief that provided consultation to Old_Slapper, but it speaks to Elon Musk's claims that you are parroting:
“All of the brush clearance, fuel breaks — they’re very effective on what we would consider a normal day,” said Chief Brian Fennessy of the Orange County Fire Authority. “But what you’re talking about here is probably less than 1% of all the fires that we respond to in Southern California.”
The Palisades fire ignited Jan. 7 amid hurricane-force winds, with gusts of up to 100 mph recorded in some areas.
“You could have put a 10-lane freeway in front of that fire and it would not have slowed it one bit,” Fennessy said."
But I'm sure he's just a Democrat who is afraid of losing his job, and it making up stories to help Newsom
Right?
Same with this guy:
Max Moritz, a cooperative extension wildfire specialist at UC Santa Barbara:
Given the weather conditions, Moritz is skeptical that more landscape-level brush clearance would have done much to slow the fire’s initial spread. He also noted that landscape-level brush management is distinct from brush clearance around individual homes, which is typically the responsibility of the property owner and can help give firefighters opportunities to protect structures."
And this: "Several experts noted that the intense gusts lofted embers miles from the fire front, essentially spreading flames through the air — not by brush."
Could better brush clearance have helped slow the spread of the Palisades fire?
As the Palisades fire raged, critics blamed overgrown vegetation for driving its spread. But some scientists and fire officials say removing it may not have made much of a difference, and also risks making the landscape more flammable in the long run.
www.latimes.com
