In article <c7ldud56mvtnrbhdlgggiettdgod4ht9hr@4ax.com>, Stormin' Norman says...
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>On 9 Nov 2018 21:07:02 -0800, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
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>>In article <v8cbud1ec2c618jehvnj07ju4j46o3aiur@4ax.com>, Stormin' Norman says...
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>>>Are you anywhere near the new fires?
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>>The headline now is that the 'Camp" fire was started by PG&E...yet again!
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>>PG&E: Power line had problems before Camp Fire ignited
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>>https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/PG-E-Power-line-had-problems-before-Camp-Fire-13379438.php
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>>Pacific Gas & Electric Co. told state regulators Friday that a high-voltage
>>power line near the origin point of the devastating Camp Fire experienced a
>>problem just before the first flames appeared.
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>>The public utility, already facing billions in potential liability for earlier
>>wildfires, is under scrutiny from regulators for possibly causing the latest
>>fire, which broke out early Thursday. That same day, PG&E cancelled plans to
>>shut off power in parts of Butte County, where the fire is located.
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>Unfortunate but not surprising. The utility companies have such a
>large footprint everywhere that they are at tremendous risk of
>accident. When conditions are like this, a hot catalytic converter
>can start a brush fire that can devastate thousands of acres.
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>We have lived through more than a few really large fires in our
>immediate area, they are no fun. As the wild fires continue to
>increase in frequency and severity, I can see the insurance companies
>canceling policies and or selling specific wildfire insurance, kind of
>like earthquake and flood insurance.
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The Camp fire (only 5% contained) is already being called the worst wildfire in
CA history. One of the biggest causes is the fact we've had 5 years of drought
and the build-up of dry brush has provided huge amount of flammable material.
As I posted last year, my sister lost her house to the Middleton fire, almost
lost her new one to the Santa Rosa fire last year and now we have this one....
....this shit never ends
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