Thread: California Bushfires - Pictures

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California wildfires (yet again) - The Big Picture - Boston.com


I don't understand why this keeps happening there. We have bushfires in Sydney but rarely lose a home. Is it the skill of our firefighters, the clearning work done to prevent fires, or just that we have lower density housing?

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Originally Posted by lewy

is it true that the california hills are covered with our gum trees that have gone feral from gardens,that pic with the train for example

Yes and combined with the American Pine that suround these areas, makes for a deadly combination, these two trees are the most flamable trees in the world.

[quote] I don't understand why this keeps happening there. We have bushfires in Sydney but rarely lose a home. Is it the skill of our firefighters, the clearning work done to prevent fires, or just that we have lower density housing?[QUOTE]

The California Hills are very densely populated, much more so than here in Australia so fires invloving lots of houses are very common, add to that the amount of traffic that causes and no access for fire crews and that's how it happens.

Baz.