DIY Wildland Fire Suppression Kit
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CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
I would still like about 3 more 1000 gallon tanks on my hill. We only have about 2000 capacity currently between the two houses. Would love one of those pumps as well. I plumbed my tank at this house to have a fire tie in at the side of the house so we could utilise it closer as the tank is about 100 feet away.
sotc
Dormant hero!!
I am working under forest service IFPL level 3 waiver this week. My spray rig will double as my water tank. I need to modify it this winter to use my pump to fill it or to bypass the tank all together.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Waiver on saw use or equipment as well ??
sotc
Dormant hero!!
Going to let us run saws till 1pm with a 2 hour fire watch. Chipper is easy, turbo and a muffler is double spark arrester and chipping into the trucks eliminates that danger
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Cool. Have to keep the chipper and vehicle roaded? Often we can't even take them off road here even after we clear the road of grass and what not.
sotc
Dormant hero!!
Dirt roads. We rarely get off those anyway
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Stephen, in your area, is it common for homeowners to have their own fire suppression system set up? I thought that was an excellent vid.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Some do. Most don't. Some even have retired fire trucks. All newer homes are required to have water storage tanks for the FD though. Some have ponds and pumps to help keep the house hosed down. When we defended our home, we just made sure the fuels were down and away from the house. Basically surround two homes with 12 acres of defendable space. Spacing in canopy and no low ladder fuels. Our home can be defended with hand tools for the most part. After that, you need to keep the roof wet for embers. A good wild fire will easily through hot embers for a 1/2 mile or better.
bonner1040
Nick from Ohio
You know in ohio we dont have fires, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, mudslides, crazy smog, sandstorms or any of that jazz.
It snows quite a bit in the winter, and truth be told there is a minor tornado every few years ,but rarely any damage. I cant remember a natural disaster related death ever here. It seems like every place has 'its' disaster but not here.
It snows quite a bit in the winter, and truth be told there is a minor tornado every few years ,but rarely any damage. I cant remember a natural disaster related death ever here. It seems like every place has 'its' disaster but not here.
Reddog
TreeHouser
I bet tornado's have claimed a few in area western of Clevland Ohio.
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ClimbingFool
Guest
Have you heard about the new legislature law passed for state fire prevention services in Cali ? cost us $150 a year and what do we get ? a bunch of literature that we already get for free from Cal Fire and our local fire dept. It's time to move out of Cali. I'm so sick of the bs. Just another way to slip in a tax increase but through another loop hole...
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
We voted an $80.00 per year tax added to our property tax couple years ago to get more money into our fire departments for new equipment etc. Now the state feels we'll pay more (per structure). Bull shit. We voted what we could afford. Not to open the door for more taxation. Government is unsustainable spending 40% of GDP. They really need to figure that the fug out.
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ClimbingFool
Guest
Doesn't that just Piss you off ?
bonner1040
Nick from Ohio
I am sure we have our fatalities, but I cant recall any.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
YUP! Try to do our share... They just keep wanting more. Gee I wish I could do that with my customers.... Force them to pay what I want for a wage.
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ClimbingFool
Guest
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Cool. I have the same engine on my power washer. That thing can throw some water!
