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Butch, It is sad....no doubt...but there is so much to be learned from this event. I hope the people in charge out in California take the time to sit down and discuss what happened here. It doesn't have to turn out that way. There will always be fires. We can't stop that from...

For those of you who might be interested, here's a link to a site that contains aerial views and videos, taken by drones, of the entire Paradise California (Camp Fire) area. https://buttecountyrecovers.org/drone-images/ Joel

Tree09, My Brother, Kevin, works in the control room at the Jeffries Coal Fired Electrical Plant near Manhattan, Kansas. They have three boilers in that plant that produce a max of 795 MegaWatts per hour. I asked him about the coal and about how much they go through each day. Here is his...

The temperatures around here have risen nearly 60 degrees since the cold spell hit and it's still not going to get warm enough to begin melting. This is not unusual though. The snow that falls here in October typically remains until April. We've had many snow days in May. It's not terribly...

Currently 10 PM on Tuesday, Jan. 28th, 2019. It's cold........sure.......but this cold spell is being blown way out of proportion by the media. Christmas of 1983 was the coldest I've ever seen it. It hit -44 back then. Tonight it's going to get down to about -31F. Super Bowl Sunday, 2007...

To everyone who has responded recently, I wish to thank you for chiming in on this topic. I truly appreciate the feedback and the comments. Now Stig........this topic is not a bad place to be commenting on climate change. It is because of the perceived man-made climate change that Paradise...

Mrs. B, I was just one person in a group of about 100 certified arborists who were called in to assist with the Camp Fire remediation efforts. The entire project was headed up by PG&E, with the primary goal being to restore electrical and gas service to those homes that survived the fire...

CurSedVoyce, Many thanks for the fantastic info. I don't know that I'll be going back. PG&E has filed for bankruptcy and we were all promptly dismissed from the project. I have no idea who is going to resume the effort. Maybe we'll get called back, but I highly doubt it. At any rate, the...

CurSedVoyce, From the link you provided above.......... "The Timber Harvesting Plan (THP) is the environmental review documents submitted by landowners to CAL FIRE outlining what timber he or she wants to harvest, how it will be harvested, and the steps that will be taken to prevent damage to...

CurSedVoyce, Many thanks for your assistance in linking the facts to the stories I've been hearing over the past two months. It's nice to see the laws in writing. That's awesome material to have. Sometimes the laws seem so ridiculous that they don't seem possible.....but they really do...

SeanKroll, Thank you, my friend. A good smile and a little laughter is a healthy thing. Enjoy life. It doesn't last as long as some people might think. Joel

Blacksmith, I'm known for having a pretty good sense of humor. Apparently this isn't a trait that is sought after any longer these days. When looking forward to a day off from work while serving out in Paradise, a friend asked me at meal time, "What would you like to do on your day off?" I...

Cory, Apparently the Board of Directors at the Paradise Pines Property Owners Association must have been inundated with tree removal permit applications, as they voted last week to remove the requirement to get a permit before having any dead trees taken out. This is noted at the top of the...

Here's the FAQ page from the Paradise Pines Property Owners Association. http://www.paradisepines.org/ Q. My insurance company says all of the trees from my burned out property need to be removed. Do I still need to get a permit? A. Yes. You will still need to obtain a permit. Permits for...

Blacksmith, That was my response, as well. Permission? From who? Why? Well, as the story goes, there are layers upon layers of laws and regulations that start at the State, followed by County, township, city, and homeowners associations, or Property Owners Associations. To have a tree...

Mr. Underwood, There are additional stories to share with your students. While on patrols, I was stopped by the former Fire Chief of Paradise. He asked if we were certified arborists. My partner and I explained that we were both certified arborists who were called in to help with the...

Flushcut, I hear ya, loud and clear. One poor fella came riding up to me on his ATV as I was out inspecting tree work that had taken place along a power line. He pointed to a large black oak that was leaning heavily over the access road. He asked me to mark that tree for removal. I...

Cory, You might not be old enough to remember this, but back when I was a little kid, a 2x4 was actually 2 inches by 4 inches in size. As trees became more difficult to harvest and politics made it harder to obtain, the mills began making the lumber smaller. This reduced size was approved by...

Two sides of the same coin. Here we have a beautiful city park, where the tree population was kept in check. The lawn is kept clean, mowed, and maintained. No fire damage to report. None. Next door, a home that has no yard, no mowing equipment, no rakes, shovels, wheelbarrows...

A few observations from my time in Paradise, California assisting with fire disaster relief. 1. Very few people had lawns. The landscape surrounding the homes consisted of trees and forest duff......or a layer of fallen needles and leaves. Most homes had no grass at all. 2. The homes that...