[quote=Hatfield]SDG&E was found liable for their power lines sparking the 2007 Witch Fire that burned 200,000 acres, destroyed 1600+ buildings and killed two people. I’d say cutting power to fire prone areas during Santa Ana conditions makes a lot of sense.[/quote]
Exactly. There are pros and cons with whatever decisions they make, but after the 2007 fires, they came up with new procedures.
Personally, my DH and I love the beauty of the more rural parts of the county, and we were seriously looking at houses on acreage, even making a few offers. Ultimately, when we looked around at all the beautiful hillsides, oak trees, etc. that we so enjoyed, we decided that it would really, really suck to be stuck there in a fire. That’s why we ended up buying in the suburbs again.
If people choose to live in the back-country, they should try to find a way to have an off-grid backup system in place. An large generator, solar system, etc. that can be used off-grid should be standard out there.
