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Austin will have a bad fire some day too

2011 was pretty damn bad but yeah agree we could be in trouble soon
 
Anytime you want to go out to see the dead trees and underbrush I'll take you out
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!
 
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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.
Their fire cycle has been drastically altered to a very frequent burn rate now. It’s a tough situation to manage.
 
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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.
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.
 
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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!
Only two ways out of River Place. How man routes out of Steiner Ranch?

People in LA were cavalier about their prospects because life was so beautiful looking at the ocean. People in Samoa didn't take earthquakes seriously until a tsunami hit.

Mother Nature is a bit stronger than the average persons perceptions
 
I live on a hill just south of Barton Creek Resort and our community owns 60 acres of preserve area that leads down to a creek that is a tributary of Barton Creek. We became a Fire Wise Community a few years ago, doing many things to help avoid damage from a wildfire. Still, my home insurance company dropped me last year because of wildfire risk. We have the Austin Fire Department out every year to make recommendations on things we should do to minimize risk. The risk of devastating wildfires in much of Austin is very real.
 
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.

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.
 
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.
it's been happening for hundreds of years in LA area
look it up, history of the Santa Ana winds
remarkable and frightening
i've been there during these while living in LA and they are remarkably eerie, usually without harm, but warm winds
Texans have never experienced it unless you've been
 
I live in Northwest Hills with a canyon view and back up to a massive canyon full of trees. If that were lit it would burn up like crazy and a lot of homes would be in trouble. I used to cut trees/brush and pile it up down there but now I haul it all out (partly due to a coyote family building a home in one of my piles) but primarily due to fire danger. My neighbors insurance spiked last year due to additional fire coverage, mine hasn’t caught on yet…
 
Bastrop had a **** ton of fuel on the ground to carry that thing.
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.
 
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