Comments on: As far as fire risk is concerned, these areas combine the worst aspects of wildland and urban environments https://www.isegoria.net/2025/02/as-far-as-fire-risk-is-concerned-these-areas-combine-the-worst-aspects-of-wildland-and-urban-environments/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: T. Beholder https://www.isegoria.net/2025/02/as-far-as-fire-risk-is-concerned-these-areas-combine-the-worst-aspects-of-wildland-and-urban-environments/comment-page-1/#comment-3746968 T. Beholder Sat, 08 Mar 2025 09:28:33 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=52674#comment-3746968

Over the past fifty years, people all throughout developed nations have moved into suburban areas

It was a trend. Or maybe heating costs? ;] https://www.unqualified-reservations.org/2009/04/gentle-introduction-to-unqualified_15/

As far as fire risk is concerned, these areas combine the worst aspects of wildland and urban environments.

Compare: «Administration plans 100,000 new highway deaths» (Vin Suprynowicz) https://web.archive.org/web/20190514171716/www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/administration-plans-100000-new-highway-deaths/
All coincidences are purely coincidental, etc.

]]> By: Jim https://www.isegoria.net/2025/02/as-far-as-fire-risk-is-concerned-these-areas-combine-the-worst-aspects-of-wildland-and-urban-environments/comment-page-1/#comment-3745534 Jim Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:51:12 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=52674#comment-3745534 Bob Sykes, besides WTC 1, WTC 2, and WTC 7, the latter of which was not hit by an airplane and had, therefore, zero jet-fuel exposure, which of the five thousand steel-frame skyscrapers built since 1885 have fallen by any means other than controlled demolition?

]]> By: Bob Sykes https://www.isegoria.net/2025/02/as-far-as-fire-risk-is-concerned-these-areas-combine-the-worst-aspects-of-wildland-and-urban-environments/comment-page-1/#comment-3745424 Bob Sykes Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:56:09 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=52674#comment-3745424 Underpass fires seriously weaken the concrete and steel structure. That is what happened to the WTC. The fires themselves might not collapse the overpass, but weakened structural members might fail at less than their design load.

EV’s exacerbate the problem, because they can be 50% or more heavier than their ICE counterparts.

]]> By: Bruce https://www.isegoria.net/2025/02/as-far-as-fire-risk-is-concerned-these-areas-combine-the-worst-aspects-of-wildland-and-urban-environments/comment-page-1/#comment-3745237 Bruce Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:22:50 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=52674#comment-3745237 Feckless D party corruption will always stop any effective firefighting.

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