Originally Posted by Seahawk
I have hesitated to post this, but here is what we did on the small ranch I grew up on outside of Newbury Park, California. The reason is my father, from Castro Valley, worked summers in HS as a volunteer fire mule...that was in the mid 1940's.
- We had two goats, each on 50 feet of rope, that we moved around the outside of out property, which was scrub. The goats could be near each other but could not intertwine. 100 ft of clearance around the property.
- We would then move them inside the property, a little more interesting because they had to be in a movable pen, but they eat, clear everything.
- No trees, shrubs near the house, which means 50 feet or so.
- Gas powered pump for water in the swimming pool. Hoses with the old brass nozzles for the pool and all other outdoor faucets.
- Fire plan and assignments. My Dad covered the house, the rest of us had specific tasks because we had horses, goats, chickens, etc...the goats were smart, the rest of the herd not so much. All time based with a, "get in the truck, let's go" matrix.
- Bug out kits. We had all important documents in a binder boxed with other important family stuff. I still have the footlocker, from Cadet Bob's time at West Point.
- Lots of little insights, like sealing vents into the attic.
Now, would all this helped in the current fire situations in LA? I have no idea, only that we were aware of the threat and took steps to mitigate the threat to the best of our abilities.
No judgement meant or intended.
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