Brush clearance requirements around here are 100 ft. With Santa Ana winds blowing though, that doesn't mean a thing. The winds can carry embers the size of a rolled up newspaper 2 or more miles. You just have to hope the winds are blowing the flames away from your house. Other than that it's all up to chance. I've seen wildfires skip houses and burn others to the ground. There's really no rhyme or reason to it.
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Date: 2007-10-25 07:25 pm (UTC)