Subject: Re: Just Three Months Ago
You had darned well have a tile or metal roof if you want any chance at all in a fire storm.

A lot of those homes had very expensive tiled roofs. Again, a huge problem in the older neighborhoods is vegetation. Especially the privacy hedges and shade trees intentionally planted on the west sides of homes for shade. Sycamores are hugely popular. The huge leaf drops in the fall/winter hugely flammable. Hence 'Sycamore Canyon' "Rustic Canyon'

Insurance companies warn people to keep safe perimeters but few do. That's true everywhere people have the water and wherewithal to buy it.

Texas recognizes that as urban sprawl develops, their wildfires will exact an increasing toll.