I have read in various other posts that some will not rebuild in a area burned due to the viewshed being altered.
I will proffer this :
Fire while devastating to humans are beneficial to forests especially ones that have not burned for over 100+ years.
If you have lost property or worse, my sincere condolences.
But to not rebuild or stay based on a changed view alone is a bit short sighted.
Once an areas burns it creates a natural firebreak, yes it does take a long time to start the growing process again.
But would one rather live in a city with concrete and smog filled scenery where bad things happen daily ?
Beautiful pic. This looks like from the 2000 Hi Meadow fire?
So well said. There is beauty to be seen in all the life cycles. Imagine all the nourishment for the elk, deer and other wildlife in years to come.
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FredHayek wrote: Makes sense. But I would worry about grass fires.
Burn areas are great for wildlife viewing, longer views of animals and they like the new growth. Love to hunt burn areas.
You know that was my concern because on the high prairie fires could run out of control burning through the grass. I think Renegade or someone else in another post mentioned though that they don't burn as hot as crowning fires and if ladder fuels have been mitigated around a home, less likelihood of them travelling up the trees to start a crowning fire. And if there are rocks or other ground resistant material around the home, the fire might not get to it. Better odds with a grass fire than crowning fire it seems to me.
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Agree that a firebreak for grass fires is much easier to achieve and a grass fire is much easier to deal with than a forset fire, especially with crowning.
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Beautiful photo mtn60. It is growing back nicely. Look at all the long views.
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"A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government." Thomas Jefferson
FredHayek wrote: Agree that a firebreak for grass fires is much easier to achieve and a grass fire is much easier to deal with than a forset fire, especially with crowning.
Several years ago we made a 7-foot burn barrier around the house -- patio in the back, on the sides of the house paving stones for a path with gravel on both sides of the stones, big turn-around on the front with no vegetation near the house. A burn barrier doesn't have to be unattractive. Cleared all ladder fuels. We mow the property every fall before it snows so the grass is short through the winter. If we experience a ground fire I'm confident that the house will survive. With a crown fire and 60-90mph winds I'm not at all confident.
