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Auggie

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6. It's a wake-up call to get stuff in order. Not just important papers ...

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Wed Jan 8, 2025, 12:11 PM

Jan 8

but your house as well. Fireproof the landscape, install fireproof crawlspace and attic vents, etc. We're about to undergo a lot of those upgrades this year.

Some homeowners in Paradise (2018) that kept their houses from burning had done just that.

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For all of us who have lived through major fire events [View all] Unwind Your Mind Jan 8 OP

Stay safe! I know this must be terrifying for you. Dennis Donovan Jan 8 #1

I'm nowhere close this time, my people are all safe Unwind Your Mind Jan 8 #3

I looked at homes in Paradise CA before buying elsewhere. It later burned to the ground. usonian Jan 8 #2

That one was especially terrible Unwind Your Mind Jan 8 #4

Traumatized is right KitFox Jan 8 #5

Thank you for saying so 😊 Unwind Your Mind Jan 8 #9

It's a wake-up call to get stuff in order. Not just important papers ... Auggie Jan 8 #6

The Caldor Fire here in the Sierras was our "big one" FirstLight Jan 8 #7

I can see the burn scar from 2020 where I sit right now (Glass Fire) Unwind Your Mind Jan 8 #8

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