{"id":21356,"date":"2025-02-01T09:01:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T10:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=21356"},"modified":"2025-02-01T10:39:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T10:39:21","slug":"7-steps-l-a-could-take-to-gird-against-future-wildfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=21356","title":{"rendered":"7 Steps L.A. Could Take to Gird Against Future Wildfires"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Fire and wind are certain to shape the future of Los Angeles as the world warms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Los Angeles had started taking steps to prepare. But there are lessons it can learn from other cities adapting to extreme fire weather: managing yards; taking care of neighbors; making it easier to get out of harm\u2019s way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">One big challenge, among many, is that plans like these need to be widely adopted. One home is only as safe as the home next door. \u201cIf your neighbor doesn\u2019t do anything, and you do, if that home burns it will create so much radiant heat, yours will burn too,\u201d said Kimiko Barrett of Headwaters Economics in Bozeman, Mont., a company that advises cities on reducing wildfire damage risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Neighbors matter. Building codes and zoning rules matter. But perhaps most of all, money matters. Building for an age of fire can be expensive, and often out of reach for many homeowners living in fire-prone communities.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-2c100493\">Look hard at the landscape<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Boulder County, Colo., has learned some big lessons from recent fires.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Pine needles and debris around a house quickly spread flames. Juniper bushes explode in fire. In fact, county officials call junipers \u201cgasoline plants.\u201d Firewood stuffed under a deck can ignite and destroy a house.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The county has spent several years persuading people to clear debris and rip out junipers. Voters have agreed to a sales tax hike to help pay for it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Los Angeles has its own problem plant: palms. Many palm species, once they catch fire, are very hard to put out. In fire-prone areas, they should be <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/fire.lacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/PalmsWildfire.pdf\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">avoided entirely,<\/a> according to the Los Angeles County fire department.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171quhb\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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But there are lessons it can learn from other cities adapting to extreme fire weather: managing yards; taking care of neighbors; making it easier to get out of harm\u2019s way.One big challenge, among many, is that plans like these need to be widely adopted. One home is only as safe as the home next door. \u201cIf your neighbor doesn\u2019t do anything, and you do, if that home burns it will create so much radiant heat, yours will burn too,\u201d said Kimiko Barrett of Headwaters Economics in Bozeman, Mont., a company that advises cities on reducing wildfire damage risk.Neighbors matter. Building codes and zoning rules matter. But perhaps most of all, money matters. Building for an age of fire can be expensive, and often out of reach for many homeowners living in fire-prone communities.Look hard at the landscapeBoulder County, Colo., has learned some big lessons from recent fires.Pine needles and debris around a house quickly spread flames. Juniper bushes explode in fire. In fact, county officials call junipers \u201cgasoline plants.\u201d Firewood stuffed under a deck can ignite and destroy a house.The county has spent several years persuading people to clear debris and rip out junipers. Voters have agreed to a sales tax hike to help pay for it.Los Angeles has its own problem plant: palms. Many palm species, once they catch fire, are very hard to put out. In fire-prone areas, they should be avoided entirely, according to the Los Angeles County fire department.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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