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[quote=Anonymous]CA here in the Bay Area. I’ve only been here 8 years and it’s shocking how the fire risk map has changed. We looked at several houses and were very careful to avoid high or moderate fire risk. We ended up buying a house that was north of major highway and in a more urban/suburban neighborhood than one in a neighborhood closer to the foothills because DH really wanted to be able to walk to Starbucks and restaurants. Even though the other neighborhood was low fire risk 8 years ago, this changed to moderate and then high. Insurance rates went through the roof, The houses still sell way above asking because they are in the same good school district , have pretty views and inventory is really low. There hasn’t been a fire yet but IMO it only takes one.

What has changed is that it is much hotter in the summer. The weeds in California are crazy. It requires an enormous amount of work to get rid of them. The regrowth when it rains is almost overnight. The weather is more extreme so it’s a cycle of vegetation skyrocketing up, and then drying out creating a lot of fuel. The winds are faster so the embers travel further. With the added fuel, the fires burn hotter and larger, [/quote]

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