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From: Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org>
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Subject: Re: OT: Typical Globlist
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 22:34:50 +1100
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On 19/01/2025 8:49 pm, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
> Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> wrote:
> 
> [...]
>> The proposition that radiant heat generated by one burning would set off
>> an adjacent house is pretty dumb. Fire codes are written to make sure
>> that houses aren't vulnerable in that way.
> 
> In that case, what spread the fire?

Burning embers have been known to do the job. In high wind, more massive 
burning chunks of vegetation or debris can spread a fire pretty effectively.

In Australian bush fires, some people chose to stay and defend their 
property. It can work, but it can also be a fatal mistake.

-- 
Bill Sloman, Sydney