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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 189939" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>We are no strangers to fires here in SoCal. In fact, my own street backs up to a wildlands area that was set ablaze by an arsonist two years ago -- we had water and fire retardant-dropping helicopters flying so close overhead I could see the faces of the pilots as I stood in my yard watching the chaos. We could see 100 foot high flames across the street as the hand crews worked steadily to create a line of defense across the steep terrain. There were firetrucks parked up and down our street 24/7 for several days. </p><p> </p><p>And of course when our local mountain pine forests went up in smoke a few years ago thanks to a combination of bark beetle infestation, drought and arson, it had the entire region on edge. </p><p> </p><p>Any time I see or smell smoke in the area, I feel like my anxiety is cranked up a couple notches.</p><p> </p><p>I'm not surprised that your anxiety lingers from the disaster you lived through! It's good to face these things, though, and just continue to enjoy living in these beautiful natural places but being prepared for the inevitable (which I think these fires here really are inevitable, even if people didn't start them they would happen at some point, and they do serve a purpose, as evidenced by the way many plants have evolved to rely on fires for seed germination).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 189939, member: 3444"] We are no strangers to fires here in SoCal. In fact, my own street backs up to a wildlands area that was set ablaze by an arsonist two years ago -- we had water and fire retardant-dropping helicopters flying so close overhead I could see the faces of the pilots as I stood in my yard watching the chaos. We could see 100 foot high flames across the street as the hand crews worked steadily to create a line of defense across the steep terrain. There were firetrucks parked up and down our street 24/7 for several days. And of course when our local mountain pine forests went up in smoke a few years ago thanks to a combination of bark beetle infestation, drought and arson, it had the entire region on edge. Any time I see or smell smoke in the area, I feel like my anxiety is cranked up a couple notches. I'm not surprised that your anxiety lingers from the disaster you lived through! It's good to face these things, though, and just continue to enjoy living in these beautiful natural places but being prepared for the inevitable (which I think these fires here really are inevitable, even if people didn't start them they would happen at some point, and they do serve a purpose, as evidenced by the way many plants have evolved to rely on fires for seed germination). [/QUOTE]
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