tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642982.post1124559032306185689..comments2023-10-20T03:44:45.561-07:00Comments on FULL CIRCLE: Fire Season: The California Fire Season Is Now 12 Months LongDj Connellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16897528161962860572noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642982.post-47733488274615883342008-11-20T13:57:00.000-08:002008-11-20T13:57:00.000-08:00Very interesting post. Unfortunately, some people ...Very interesting post. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, some people don't want to look at the root causes of these fires or inconvenient but perhaps effective ways of preventing them--and instead blame them on the Christian God's anger against the gay rights movement. <BR/><BR/>Oh goddess!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642982.post-13020229474047859452008-11-18T08:32:00.000-08:002008-11-18T08:32:00.000-08:00Great article - I worry about all the loose animal...Great article - I worry about all the loose animals as well. As a resident of Malibu, and an amateur wildland fire expert, one thing which absolutely stuns me is the failure of some people in high fire areas to clear a defensible space around their homes. What can theyu be thinking? I saw coverage this weekend of homes starting to burn from Eucalyptus trees growing next to the outside walls of the homes.<BR/> The urban-wildland interface fire problem is going to become an insurance risk issue. The insurers will drive some protective measurers and people are going to have to start paying for their fire protection.<BR/> If your readers are interested, I have written a novel about wildland firefighters in CA called OneFoot In The Black.<BR/>Kurt Kamm<BR/>http://www.kurtkamm.comfirefighter08https://www.blogger.com/profile/15925980306558108066noreply@blogger.com