Fire in California

bobfriesenhahn said:
All it takes is the tiniest spark to start a fire. A dragging hitch chain is enough to do it.

The building density is high but the brush and other flammable plants are between the buildings from the top of the mountains down to the ocean. The tinder was set long ago, just waiting for the ideal conditions. Everyone knew it.

In the past few yesrs, it has not been possible (or feasible) to insure many properties against fire. Many people were dropped by their insurance companies and insurance companies left the California market entirely. That means that many of the properties which burned are a total loss.

The fire will make it even more difficult/expensive to insure against loss. The insurance companies will pass the bill on to those of us who still have insurance to pay.
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Lmao, dude, what? 🤣
 
Ddays said:
There have been estimates of the amount being between $13-50B
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Probably low estimates.

Some insurance companies are insuring on a month-to-month basis. One of my brothers (near Ramona, California) got dropped instananously because he was a week late paying a bill which never arrived. After jumping through hoops (including re-evaluation of his property and it's fire safety) he was able to get his insurance again.
 
Mike Pierson said:
I’m wanting to the actual cause… I already know DEI, bad planning and utter incompetence allowed to get out of control. What was the source of ignition? Was there a lightning strike… did PGE lose a power line… did a stupid ass homeowner use his chainsaw to cut chain-link fence. Lol
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Hard to watch the devastation on the news, though there has been reports/video of sparking wires from the winds. And also some footage of asshats kids setting dumpster and tree fires. Can confirm either started any of these.
 
Mike Pierson said:
I’m wanting to the actual cause… I already know DEI, bad planning and utter incompetence allowed to get out of control. What was the source of ignition? Was there a lightning strike… did PGE lose a power line… did a stupid ass homeowner use his chainsaw to cut chain-link fence. Lol
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Bro, my community was very effected by the Bear fire in September last year. We are all still waiting for three things: 1. The cause of the fire. 2. The arrest of the asshole who started it. 3. CalFire to come and "restore the effected landscape".
 
cosmokenney said:
Bro, my community was very effected by the Bear fire in September last year. We are all still waiting for three things: 1. The cause of the fire. 2. The arrest of the asshole who started it. 3. CalFire to come and "restore the effected landscape".
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I get it, not sure why you’re telling me this though. I’m simply asking for the cause of these fires. Also, look up Camp fire, Carr fire, Dixie fire and recently the Park fire… I’m surrounded by them and others every year.
 
JAGS said:
Hard to watch the devastation on the news, though there has been reports/video of sparking wires from the winds. And also some footage of asshats kids setting dumpster and tree fires. Can confirm either started any of these.
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Interesting, I’ll look for that, thanks Jason.
 
Mike Pierson said:
I get it, not sure why you’re telling me this though. I’m simply asking for the cause of these fires. Also, look up Camp fire, Carr fire, Dixie fire and recently the Park fire… I’m surrounded by them and others every year.
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I did read somewhere the Palisades fire was started by fireworks. But I’ve not seen any official reports. I have seen some wild ass conspiracy theories that actually tie it in with the Lahaina fires.
 
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