The fires are still burning in some places. More fires may come. The immediate danger and the massive, wind-driven firestorm that swept Los Angeles for nearly two days is over. People are going home, some to devastation and some to relative normalcy.
Some of my thoughts:
The Santa Ana River is some sort of parkland that knifes into the heart of Yorba Linda. It allowed the fire to spread deeper into the city than it would have otherwise. Parks are nice, but perhaps some wide and well-maintained firebreaks are in order.
Many of the homes that burned had the required fire resistant roofs. The heat was so intense that radiant heat was starting fires inside the houses, through windows. And, while the roofs were resistant, the underside of the eaves were not. Kinda … Read entire article »
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