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Re: Escaping Paradise fire, first hand account
Posted by Bear900/CA of CA on 11/25/18 11:13pmMsg #30705
http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/camp-fire-northern-california-destroys-adventist-health-feather-river-hospital-patients

I don't know it's construction or age but though it was damaged it wasn't destroyed. A steel and cement building won't necessarily withstand a firestorm like an underground bunker. Think the Twin Towers. Structural integrity can be compromised. See this report:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101116122857.htm

Insulated concrete form (ICF) block construction will survive fires and is probably being used more. Look closely at what it involves. Building to live on the sun...

http://logixicf.com/blog/insight-and-advice/surviving-wildfires-with-homes-built-with-insulated-concrete-forms-icfs/

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Messages in this Thread
 Escaping Paradise fire, first hand account - Bear900/CA on 11/19/18 11:11pm
 Timeline of Paradise fire shows little time to escape - Bear900/CA on 11/19/18 11:46pm
 Thanks for sharing this. There are many who only managed -  MW/VA on 11/20/18 10:19am
 Pilots in dramatic Woolsey fire rescue while low on gas - Bear900/CA on 11/20/18 10:53am
 Re: Pilots in dramatic Woolsey fire rescue while low on gas -  Cheryl Elliott on 11/21/18 6:52am
 this is the most tragic part of these horrible fires. -  Cheryl Elliott on 11/21/18 6:54am
 Reasons for extreme gratitude this year! Tks for sharing. n/m -  JanetK_CA on 11/22/18 4:55pm
 Re: Escaping Paradise fire, first hand account - Luckydog on 11/24/18 3:04pm
 Re: Escaping Paradise fire, first hand account - Bear900/CA on 11/25/18 1:26am
 Re: Escaping Paradise fire, first hand account - Luckydog on 11/25/18 3:58pm
 Re: Escaping Paradise fire, first hand account - Bear900/CA on 11/25/18 11:13pm
 Re: Escaping Paradise fire, first hand account -  JanetK_CA on 11/26/18 7:16pm
 I agree. n/m - Luckydog on 11/27/18 8:47am
 Re: Escaping Paradise fire, first hand account - Luckydog on 11/27/18 8:46am



 
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