[Cool Beans]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

Pretty comical argument
Take a ride down a road in Paradise on Google maps street view or another fire area.
Then come up with some brilliant way to fireproof suburban California
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7776...7i13312!8i6656

You would be surprised how well the dead dried old growth wood tends to create huge flying burning ash that just loves to float down and land on houses. The more dry dead growth there is, the more fuel these fires have, and the harder it is to fight. A forest fire of mostly live growth is much slower to spread and much easier to put out, but add 20% or more of dry dead fuel and things like this fire happen.

Load your fireplace all the way to the top with green wood and chances are you wont even be able to light the damn thing, but fill it to the brim with dry wood and you will likely burn down your damn house.