What fires teach us.

[SoCalDem]

1. we should all have a safety deposit box for our important papers.. If you must have a copy at home, make it a xerox

2. really old an irreplaceable pictures should be put on a cd and the originals also in that safety deposit box, along with a copy of that CD

3. trimming of brush & overhanging trees is a MUST

4. a big fancy house can burn to the ground in minutes

5. having more pets than you can move to safety in 15 minutes is a recipe for heartbreak

6. zoning people need their heads examined for allowing home building to continue in canyons & on steep hillsides.

7. a palm ember can travel 10 miles or more and burn your house down,even when you are not near the fire, when the firestorm winds are 70 mph.

9. save your life..not your stuff

10. firefighters are magnificent people