wild fires..think these homes could have been saved??

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http://www.break.com/index/the-colorado-fires-up-close-2340597

do you think these homes could have been saved if places that are in wild fire risk zone did a few things to protect there homes??
one thing i noticed in the video is a lot of the homes have tree's and bushes and burnable items right up against the homes. I did see one home owner in the video that had stones around the home. also why does the town or state not put in a dirt street or dirt area from the bottom of hills to the first row of homes?? do you think that hoes should use metal roofing and cement so that in a fire like the video is showing that more homes would not burn from hot ash on roof and wood.

Posted on Jun 29, 2012, 10:14 PM

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  1. Not with a fire that big. Hans, Jun 30, 2012
  2. There was an experiment a few years back.... , Jun 30, 2012
    1. Re: There was an experiment a few years back.... CF, Jun 30, 2012
      1. .... , Jun 30, 2012
      2. Tile won't stop the heat.... Snowtroll, Jul 1, 2012
        1. Yep, we do that too...... Hans, Jul 1, 2012
        2. Re: Tile won't stop the heat.... CF, Jul 1, 2012
        3. Ah, but.... Robin Bobcat, Jul 2, 2012
  3. probably. wolf13, Jun 30, 2012
  4. Some things are just to big to control.. MephitMark, Jul 1, 2012
    1. Water bombers. Urban Werebear, Jul 1, 2012
      1. Usually not a military job. Hans, Jul 2, 2012
        1. C5s equiped for this??. , Jul 2, 2012
          1. Re: C5s equiped for this??. CF, Jul 2, 2012
          2. Probably not a C5. Hans, Jul 3, 2012
      2. not really a surpise. wolf13, Jul 2, 2012

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