Do more on fire prevention

[donaldduckmoore]

I like the goat idea and I also feel that remote residents should pay higher taxes for fire prevention is an acceptable strategy.

[drunkle]

i wouldn’t call rb or penasquitos far flung. besides, the last fire butted up to kearny mesa…

where’s the sense of civic duty? the shitty air quality alone, which affects everyone, should be reason enough…

edit:

note, not all of us live in the ghetto, yet we all contribute to the police. we live in a desert and yet people up north share their water. not all of us have kids and yet we all pay for public education. etc etc..

[drunkle]

i wouldn’t call rb or penasquitos far flung. besides, the last fire butted up to kearny mesa…

where’s the sense of civic duty? the shitty air quality alone, which affects everyone, should be reason enough…

edit:

note, not all of us live in the ghetto, yet we all contribute to the police. we live in a desert and yet people up north share their water. not all of us have kids and yet we all pay for public education. etc etc..

[drunkle]

i wouldn’t call rb or penasquitos far flung. besides, the last fire butted up to kearny mesa…

where’s the sense of civic duty? the shitty air quality alone, which affects everyone, should be reason enough…

edit:

note, not all of us live in the ghetto, yet we all contribute to the police. we live in a desert and yet people up north share their water. not all of us have kids and yet we all pay for public education. etc etc..

[TheBreeze]

I’m not sure that clearing brush/creating fire breaks would be the answer in any event. All an arsonist would have to do is light the fire on both sides of the break. I heard that the main problem in this case was either lack of water planes in the air or inability to get planes in the air due to the wind. Hopefully the magnitude of this fire will spur the county/state/federal government to buy more planes.

If clearing brush is an answer, I say raise property taxes so that the county can pay people who want to do it. My job pays better than what I could make as a brush clearer and I’m sure a single skilled dozer operator could do the job much better than 10 people with skills similar to mine.

But again though, feel free to get started on the job yourself. I have much more respect for people who lead by example than those who volunteer others to do something they want done.

[TheBreeze]

I’m not sure that clearing brush/creating fire breaks would be the answer in any event. All an arsonist would have to do is light the fire on both sides of the break. I heard that the main problem in this case was either lack of water planes in the air or inability to get planes in the air due to the wind. Hopefully the magnitude of this fire will spur the county/state/federal government to buy more planes.

If clearing brush is an answer, I say raise property taxes so that the county can pay people who want to do it. My job pays better than what I could make as a brush clearer and I’m sure a single skilled dozer operator could do the job much better than 10 people with skills similar to mine.

But again though, feel free to get started on the job yourself. I have much more respect for people who lead by example than those who volunteer others to do something they want done.

[TheBreeze]

I’m not sure that clearing brush/creating fire breaks would be the answer in any event. All an arsonist would have to do is light the fire on both sides of the break. I heard that the main problem in this case was either lack of water planes in the air or inability to get planes in the air due to the wind. Hopefully the magnitude of this fire will spur the county/state/federal government to buy more planes.

If clearing brush is an answer, I say raise property taxes so that the county can pay people who want to do it. My job pays better than what I could make as a brush clearer and I’m sure a single skilled dozer operator could do the job much better than 10 people with skills similar to mine.

But again though, feel free to get started on the job yourself. I have much more respect for people who lead by example than those who volunteer others to do something they want done.

[drunkle]

“But again though, feel free to get started on the job yourself. I have much more respect for people who lead by example than those who volunteer others to do something they want done.”

not that online respect means anything (just as online bravado, self promotion, etc mean anything), but the alternative suggestions of raising taxes, herding goats, etc aren’t exactly self sacrificing either.

just thought that was funny.

[drunkle]

“But again though, feel free to get started on the job yourself. I have much more respect for people who lead by example than those who volunteer others to do something they want done.”

not that online respect means anything (just as online bravado, self promotion, etc mean anything), but the alternative suggestions of raising taxes, herding goats, etc aren’t exactly self sacrificing either.

just thought that was funny.

[drunkle]

“But again though, feel free to get started on the job yourself. I have much more respect for people who lead by example than those who volunteer others to do something they want done.”

not that online respect means anything (just as online bravado, self promotion, etc mean anything), but the alternative suggestions of raising taxes, herding goats, etc aren’t exactly self sacrificing either.

just thought that was funny.

[one_muggle]

In the LA foothills you are required to irrigate or clear all of your property. About 1 month before the projected start of fire season the fire department surveys high risk regions and issues orders for clearing out areas that are in violation. About two weeks later they come back, and if it isn’t cleared, they clear it for you–and bill the land owner. I’ve seen the bills, these guys charge more per hour than a plastic surgeon.

It’s a great fund raiser, better than the pancake breakfast.

-one muggle

[one_muggle]

In the LA foothills you are required to irrigate or clear all of your property. About 1 month before the projected start of fire season the fire department surveys high risk regions and issues orders for clearing out areas that are in violation. About two weeks later they come back, and if it isn’t cleared, they clear it for you–and bill the land owner. I’ve seen the bills, these guys charge more per hour than a plastic surgeon.

It’s a great fund raiser, better than the pancake breakfast.

-one muggle

[one_muggle]

In the LA foothills you are required to irrigate or clear all of your property. About 1 month before the projected start of fire season the fire department surveys high risk regions and issues orders for clearing out areas that are in violation. About two weeks later they come back, and if it isn’t cleared, they clear it for you–and bill the land owner. I’ve seen the bills, these guys charge more per hour than a plastic surgeon.

It’s a great fund raiser, better than the pancake breakfast.

-one muggle

[patientlywaiting]

If clearing brush is an answer, I say raise property taxes so that the county can pay people who want to do it.

Huh? How about cutting somewhere else and finding the money to do what needs to be done?  The job of government is to best allocate and prioritize the money we send them, not spend and raise taxes when something new pops up.  Any idiot can do that.   

 

[patientlywaiting]

If clearing brush is an answer, I say raise property taxes so that the county can pay people who want to do it.

Huh? How about cutting somewhere else and finding the money to do what needs to be done?  The job of government is to best allocate and prioritize the money we send them, not spend and raise taxes when something new pops up.  Any idiot can do that.   

 

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