The winter storm in 2021 killed a lot of cedar trees and the dead trees are still on the ground. The areas in River Place the Balcones Canyon Reserve are prime examples.
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Anytime you want to go out to see the dead trees and underbrush I'll take you outMeh, it won’t matter if there’s not field to carry it. The tree densities aren’t likely high enough to carry a major fire.
Nowhen was our last bad fire? Is it a semi-annual event that we fail to prepare for?
I’m just saying it’s gonna need fuel to carry it well. The trees may be dense enough but you would be surprised how dense it needs to be to really carry a strong fire. That fuel load is so important for fires. Then again, you get the right winds and it won’t make a damn because it’s gonna go!Anytime you want to go out to see the dead trees and underbrush I'll take you out
Their fire cycle has been drastically altered to a very frequent burn rate now. It’s a tough situation to manage.Austin doesn’t have the seasonal winds that California has most years.
It is the high winds that cause the spread of fires for miles.
Truly heart breaking what LA is experiencing.
Yep, almost impossible to control!Their fire cycle has been drastically altered to a very frequent burn rate now. It’s a tough situation to manage.
It's not the dead ones you have to worry about. Yes they will burn, but compared to a green cedar it's a joke. A green cedar with a hot fire goes up in seconds. The sap is like gasoline when mixed with a hot fire.The winter storm in 2021 killed a lot of cedar trees and the dead trees are still on the ground. The areas in River Place the Balcones Canyon Reserve are prime examples.
SoCal has Santa Ana winds and nonexistent forest management. Combine that with idiots in charge and you get what we are seeing.The winter storm in 2021 killed a lot of cedar trees and the dead trees are still on the ground. The areas in River Place the Balcones Canyon Reserve are prime examples.
Only two ways out of River Place. How man routes out of Steiner Ranch?I’m just saying it’s gonna need fuel to carry it well. The trees may be dense enough but you would be surprised how dense it needs to be to really carry a strong fire. That fuel load is so important for fires. Then again, you get the right winds and it won’t make a damn because it’s gonna go!
Cedar Park 2023Bastrop,Steiner , Spicewood fires from 2011.
Bastrop has fires every few years
What happened in Bastrop?Tell me you don’t care and out Bastrop without telling me you don’t care about Bastrop.
Austin doesn’t have the seasonal winds that California has most years.
It is the high winds that cause the spread of fires for miles.
Truly heart breaking what LA is experiencing.
Bastrop had a **** ton of fuel on the ground to carry that thing.That and like no humidity. Those winds out of the desert don't help. We aren't California, for a variety of reasons. That said, the Bastrop fire happened, so anything is possible.
Bastrop had a **** ton of fuel on the ground to carry that thing.
What happened in Bastrop?
it's been happening for hundreds of years in LA areaAustin doesn’t have the seasonal winds that California has most years.
It is the high winds that cause the spread of fires for miles.
Truly heart breaking what LA is experiencing.
Having fought my share of brush fires, green cedar and some wind will carry just fine. You don't need fuel on the ground. We actually wait for it to get out of the cedar and back in grass or light brush to fight it. You aren't going to knock down a cedar fire with 10 mph winds. The green cedar tree goes up in about 30 seconds. It's pretty unbelievable.Bastrop had a **** ton of fuel on the ground to carry that thing.