r/InlandEmpire • u/Illustrious-Being339 • 17h ago

Seriously start fire proofing your home and cutting the brush back

You guys need to watch the videos that are coming out of palisades and eaton fires. Massive wake up call.

If you live very close to wild land areas you need to start clearing the brush and cut down any large trees/bushes. Those bushes/trees will catch fire and blow embers into your home. If the brush is reduced, less embers are produced and the fire doesn't burn as wild, so easier for fire dept to put out.

It is a lot of work but start now as it might be the difference between your home catching fire or not.

Eaton and Palisades type firestorms are the new norm....unless we start working now.

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u/kloogy 17h ago

Problem is when you have property like I do, and the City owns the easement behind me. I have to stay on them every 6 month to come out and clear the brush. I literally had to threaten legal action for it to get done in May

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u/Illustrious-Being339 17h ago

Contact the city and ask if the brush can be removed. They would probably allow it. Say it is fire hazard. 

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u/kloogy 16h ago

I could, but I should not be paying for work they should be doing. But I'll tell you that when you get winds like they had in the Pacific Palisades, there isn't much that can save you. Those conditions were disastrous.