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CrispyQ

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3. Makes sense to me, entire neighborhoods burned to the ground with nothing to salvage.

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 09:51 AM

Jan 12

At least in a flood or hurricane the neighborhoods are still standing. People still have their house & possessions. I'm just down the road from the Marshall fire that happened 12/30/21. We had zero moisture since July of that year & everything was crisp. The fire started in the morning & by evening 1000 homes were gone. The next day it snowed.

on edit: Wind was a HUGE factor in the Marshall fire & CA is looking at serious wind coming up.

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