Charlie Bell wrote: > > Maybe once this dies down and people have a chance to take stock, > people in bushfire zones in the US will take a look at the > strategies used Down Under. With it being the start of the fire > season here, the "Make a Plan - Leave Early or Stay And Fight" > stuff is all over the TV and the volunteer fire crews in every > country town are preparing intensively. > Years ago, I watched a Botsuana movie "The Gods Must Be Crazy", where the bushman hero used an interesting technique to fight an out-of-control fire: he used fire to start a controlled fire, creating a barrier of ashes, so that the uncontrolled fire would not get close to where he was.
I don't know if this is possible in California, but maybe that would be the best solution to save what can be saved. Alberto Monteiro PS: and now in Rio we have a (minor) flood... _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l