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Originally posted by ktsnake
Maybe Cali will be more open to logging companies doing some limited cutting in the future? This has really helped some areas and lack of it has really hurt other areas.
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Actually for a lot of the fires it's not trees that are burning but sage brush. The fires in San Bernardino/Crestline/Arrowhead are trees burning that have been killed by bark beetles and drought for the last few years. The areas around Simi Valley are very few trees, mostly sage brush, creosote, and other chapparal. Plus a lot of the areas that are burning are next to developments where if there were trees they were cut down when they built the developments. Most of So. Cal would actually be more desert like except for the fact we use a lot of water from the aquaduct and from the Colorado River.
I'm not as familiar with the areas of the fires in San Diego maybe someone could talk about whether those areas are forested or covered with chapparal instead.
So far the news is now saying there are 10 major fires burning in the So Cal area. Ventura, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Diego counties are all ablaze. None of the fires are even close to being contained. There are fire engine companies coming in from all over the West and we're still going to be shorthanded with fire personnel. It almost seems that the fire trucks are just jumping from area to area just to try to save houses and don't have a chance to actually try to stop the fire.
Now we almost have to pray it doesn't rain for quite a while. They need to get these areas reseeded asap otherwise in December through March you're going to be hearing on the news about massive landslides and floods in these areas next.
Well, I'm off to get ready for work. Let's hope that my building is really a closed ventillation system or it's not going to be a fun day today try to breathe. I was coughing all night long the air quality is so bad. Quite a few school districts have cancelled classes today because of it. The worst part for the kids is that they really shouldn't be going outside to play today.
Carolyn