The Paradise Fire might have been an entirely different beast than the survivable events that are primarily discussed in this article. (I still think this is a great article; bookmarking for reference.)
But the Paradise fire moved so fast, and so tall, I don’t think anything stood a chance. Look at, for instance, the Safeway in the town — completely demolished.
Flew over the area the other day — got a first hand look at the smoke from above which we’ve all been breathing in down in the South Bay all week; tragic, devastating event.
Edit: primarily talking about the stuff related to landscape and building design. I’m in favor of controlled burns, but it’s not trivial to start doing it given just how much fuel is built up in California.
>I don’t think anything stood a chance. Look at, for instance, the Safeway in the town
Eh, I would disagree. Pull up google maps and drop in street view. This town, in the middle of fire country, is filled with pine trees. Many of them have ladder fuels under them. Tall fires happen because of crown fires.
But the Paradise fire moved so fast, and so tall, I don’t think anything stood a chance. Look at, for instance, the Safeway in the town — completely demolished.
Flew over the area the other day — got a first hand look at the smoke from above which we’ve all been breathing in down in the South Bay all week; tragic, devastating event.
Edit: primarily talking about the stuff related to landscape and building design. I’m in favor of controlled burns, but it’s not trivial to start doing it given just how much fuel is built up in California.