CA resident here. I’m actually relieved that DS chose UC Davis as it’s one of the only UCs not in a high fire risk zone. DH was at Cal during the Oakland fires. We live 30 minutes from Santa Cruz and the CZU fires were very scary for UCSC students and families.Pepperdine students were terrified during the LA fires.

When you look at fire risk consider wind direction ( Diablo, Santa Ana etc), proximity to forest/wild land and evacuation routes.

Did your DC want to attend NAU? I didn't think they received much out of state interest. The rest of Arizona is not fire prone. If you're worried about smoke, or general natural disasters plenty more things to add to the risk list.

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Anonymous wrote:I would never send my kid to California because it’s a shithole.

California is the most beautiful state in the country. You clearly have a political agenda.

Not even close. Maine is by far the mist beautiful.

Anonymous wrote:I would never send my kid to California because it’s a shithole.

NP. There is that, and I am a California native, just smart enough to leave...

Pack your kid in bubblewrap & have her take online classes.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you now redirecting your child’s college choices located in, ie, Arizona, Nevada, California areas (that are very dry and prone to fires) to other schools in less fire zone areas?.

Seems like the future with climate change is affecting all of us on a regular basis. DD was thinking of attending a school in Arizona but we told her no way.

This has to be a troll. Or are there parents this stupid?

Some people are this controlling and have this much anxiety. Hopefully OPs kids are able to get far away from her.

Anonymous wrote:Are you now redirecting your child’s college choices located in, ie, Arizona, Nevada, California areas (that are very dry and prone to fires) to other schools in less fire zone areas?.

Seems like the future with climate change is affecting all of us on a regular basis. DD was thinking of attending a school in Arizona but we told her no way.

This has to be a troll. Or are there parents this stupid?

Anonymous wrote:DC could see the fire from dorm at the 5C’s in the first weeks of school last year. It’s not any different to think about this then to consider hurricanes at Tulane.

She ded?

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Anonymous wrote:As someone who has experienced it in CA, the big problem with fires for people in cities is terrible air quality when the smoke from a nearby fire accumulates in your city.

300+, 400+ PSI is not fun.

It doesn’t happen often, but if your kid has respiratory issues, like asthma, you might want to have a plan for dealing with it.

Well much of the US has had to deal with bad air from fires in Canada the last few summers so OP should rule out the rest of the country too.

Exactly, the entire plains region, down to Texas, deals with poor air quality from fires.

My DS was a freshman at W&M in 2011 when hurricane Irene hit and they closed the school. He had only been there for a few weeks and I live in another state and was heading on vacation because I was an empty nester. HA! Fortunately, his Richmond, VA roommate took him in. Then, the earthquake hit a couple of months later. My point is that weather can happen anywhere.

I'm much more concerned about locations that don't have women's rights — for both my daughter and my son.

I wouldn't rule out whole states, but would rule out somewhere surrounded by forests with only 1-2 twisty little mountain roads as potential evacuation routes.

Anonymous wrote:As someone who has experienced it in CA, the big problem with fires for people in cities is terrible air quality when the smoke from a nearby fire accumulates in your city.

300+, 400+ PSI is not fun.

It doesn’t happen often, but if your kid has respiratory issues, like asthma, you might want to have a plan for dealing with it.

Well much of the US has had to deal with bad air from fires in Canada the last few summers so OP should rule out the rest of the country too.

As someone who has experienced it in CA, the big problem with fires for people in cities is terrible air quality when the smoke from a nearby fire accumulates in your city.

300+, 400+ PSI is not fun.

It doesn’t happen often, but if your kid has respiratory issues, like asthma, you might want to have a plan for dealing with it.

If it's not fires, it's hurricanes. Natural disasters may happen at some point wherever you are. Better to be prepared than to avoid otherwise desirable places.