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Originally Posted by jyl
I guess this is a wakeup call to check our own insurance, documents, go-bag.
Living in the central city of Portland, I cannot think of any disaster that would destroy my neighborhood. Not an urban/wildland interface area, well above sea level, wood frame house bolted for earthquake. But anyone can have a house fire.
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I was talking with a friend of mine who lives in Bethany in the West Hills of Portland; he can forsee a similar scenario as these Malibu fires because the many similarities of these newer Portland neighborhoods as are seen in Malibu/LA canyon neighborhoods. The street design, the construction materials, the outbuildings and plantings, the city water situation, the emergency access....