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Originally Posted by Cajundaddy
Anything to make a home more fire resistant helps. Clearing brush back 50' from structures, fire resistant roof and sidings, clear all combustibles from near the house. With a wind driven fire like this one, the heat is so intense that even a fully concrete house can burn because at 3000*F the radiant heat comes in through the glass windows and ignites the interior furnishings. They burn from the inside out.
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Hadn't thought of that. So if rebuilding you also want insulated fire shutters on all windows?
Suppose you had an external fire sprinkler system, activate and it sprays water on roof and walls from an internal water and power supply. Kind of replacing the irrigation system for the landscaping you no longer have (because 50' away is in your neighbor's lot). Make a big difference or not really?