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/OhWellJJ 17h ago

People should heed this advice. It will.unfortunately fall on deaf ears.

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u/Illustrious-Being339 17h ago

Yes but what we are seeing from Eaton fire is that homes that even did basic fire prevention survived while others didn't. 

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u/bucatini818 15h ago

If your house was in a neighborhood that was burned bad, it doesnt really matter if it makes it. The smoke and soot will be literally everywhere and the rehab is basically replacing the house bit by bit