The growing list on this page explores some of California’s most destructive wildfires. Firefighters and homeowners literally could’ve made it rain all over using Pool Throwing Units (PTU’s). In many cases we’re talking about flow rates over 100 times greater than an entire neighborhood fire hydrant network.
This is provided as a general example to show what could be possible. The output here is being thrown over 150 yards. This is likely a bit large for residential neighborhoods but would be possible using an advanced version of the PTU solution. Just image the possibilities when exploring the fires below. Pools should not sit full while homes are destroyed.
This fire started in November of 2018 and burned 18,804 structures in Butte County, CA. It was initially thought that nothing could’ve been done to save homes from this fast moving firestorm that devastated the city of Paradise. After some research, it’s now believed that this new concept would’ve been a game changer. Examples for this fire show how these PTU’s could’ve been used to establish fire breaks and protect neighborhoods.
This fire started in October of 2017 and burned 5,636 structures in Napa/Sonoma, CA. Neighborhood after neighborhood was destroyed while pools and waterways sat full all over. There were so many pools it would’ve been like making it rain in a big way.
This fire started in October of 2003 and burned 2,820 structures in San Diego, CA. As Fire swept through the community of Scripps Ranch, homeowners tried to protect homes with garden homes while responders called for them to evacuate. Firefighters were on the scene doing what they could. A large concentration of eucalyptus trees and wood shake shingle roofs made the problem worse. Pools sat all over that could’ve been used to stop the fires spread while protecting most of these homes.
This fire started in October of 2007 and burned 1,650 structures in San Diego, CA. Neighborhood after neighborhood was destroyed while pools sat full all over. Many of which had so many pools it would’ve been like making it rain in a big way.
This fire started November of 2018 and burned 1643 structures in Ventura, CA. There were more pools than you could ever be used. So many homes could’ve been saved.
This fire started in July of 2018 and burned 1,614 structures in Shasta County, CA. Neighborhood after neighborhood was destroyed while pools sat full all over. Many of which had so many pools it would’ve been like making it rain in a big way.
This list currently shows 6 of the top 9 most destructive wildfires in California history with over 32,000 structures destroyed. The Glass Fire is number 10 on the list and will be added soon. So far we’ve found this PTU solution would’ve applied in a big way to 7 of the 10 most destructive wildfires. We’ll continue to add to this list until all of the top 20 most destructive wildfires have been studied. We’ve taken a quick look and this PTU solution would’ve applied to many of fires 11 to 20 as well. Refer to the following link to see the details on California’s 20 most destructive wildfires.