Better then nothing

Time to move out of California

you can buy one at harbor freight right now. less than $300

I’ve had a defensive system now for 20 year! If you’re not willing to help yourself, we’ll, the best of luck to you

‘Every single house…’?!?!

@@heli-crewhgs5285perhaps over exaggerated, my point is pools are not being used by the first responders, the homeowners. If you’re a pilot in the Malibu, Hidden hills, Lake Sherwood, Topanga, Agoura Hills or Calabasas region you would concur the % is high.

What a silly response. Get your own setup to stay and protect your own home from the beginnings of a wildfire so that no harm will come to your property. Or, use this engine to power a water system that you plumb to spray the entire perimeter of your home using your pool water. First sign of a fire, set it and go to safety. But make sure you have enough fuel to power the system for a period of hours if you are not there.

this is the problem with california

You can buy a harbor freight generator water pump and do this same setup for less then $1000.. I live in SoCal and did the same setup.

@@nicolass9165 i got a 1 inch hf pump for 200 bucks it pumps 12 gpm through 5/8 garden hose 250 feet up hill . i bet if you got the 1 inch hose that went with the pump it would prob work real good

This is the type of really stupid law that hinders homeowners that are just trying to be prepared. IMO, they should repeal that law. If I still lived in California, I would buy the pump online and ship it to an address out of state. Then I would drive to pick it up. My understanding (looking into it just a few days ago) is that it is only illegal to sell these under-25HP engines in CA and for companies to ship them to CA. It is NOT illegal to use them in CA. I now live in WA state. I tried to buy some ground squirrel bait/poison off of Amazon and ship it to my address in WA. I couldn't do it. So I shipped it to an Amazon drop store in Idaho. Then I picked it up in Idaho.

Imagine that! Of course so they can steal your property.

Commencé par débroussailler autour de chez vous

Depending on the sprinklers that you select, you may need to put a water pressure reducer or pressure regulator in the line between the pump and the sprinklers. Depending on the pump chosen, it may have an output pressure of 75-100 psi. A regular tripod sprinkler head may not be able to handle that much pressure. Just a thought.

@@edschultheis9537 Yeah, I was wondering what the pump psi output might be. The Huskey tripod sprinkler is rated for 120 psi.

A pump sprayer system needs to be required for anyone who has a pool.

The city should be required to have a functional system of fire hydrants independent of municipal potable supply. Free Individuals should be able to decide what they want to do (fire fighters can use the pool water in an emergency)

@@Brian-rj5rlfire hydrants were all operating that’s the problem the system is not designed to fight 2000 plus burning homes at one time. The system was not designed for wildfires.

@maxsmart8954 true the hydrants didn't malfunction, with 1000's of houses having water pouring out of their mains there was no water psi left for dozens of hydrants or even garden hoses. I've spoken to "first" responders who were on the Eaton fire. Even media confirmed this.

​@@NancyCronk In Australia, in my suburb of Davidson in Sydney, we put a small sticker sign at street level that our house has a swimming pool and the water can be accessed and used in any fire emergency. The fire responders then know they can access that water and have permission to make use of it and access the property. Nearly every house with a pool has this sticker in our fire prone area. Also the community collects funds and places portable (a car can tow these units), diesel water pumps in selected streets. There has been one at the end of my street parked ready for use, tested once per year, for the last 10 years. It has never been trashed by vandals. The local fire responders (volunteers and professional paid ones) hold a BBQ in the local park regularly and collect funds and explain what the portable pump is for and ask people to display the pool stickers, contribute funds, become a volunteer fire fighter and look after the portable pumps parked ready for use. They test the units regularly and Ive seen up to 800 metres of flexible fire hoses attached to it tested on occasions. We l(in Australia) learn from the LA area as we have similar fire risks. I have seen several uTube videos of firefighters in the Palisade's area using swimming pool water and small hand carried pumps to save houses. It saved some houses. The only difference is that here in Sydney we display the stickers to grant access to swimming pool water for fire emergency responders. In the videos of the Palisade's fires I see there were many swimming pools full of water not used because the fire responders did not know where they were and were not confident they could enter properties and use them. Where they did use them, some houses were saved - there are several videos showing this. There are also videos of many fire trucks and responders saying they could do nothing because of lack of water, yet there were swimming pools full of water close by. In my area of Davidson (Sydney) the fire responders do not fully rely on fire hydrants. They may or may not be available. Swimming pools are an excellent alternative source of water and the portable pumps that have a towbar and can be moved easily are a good option that has very strong community support. That way each pool owner does not have to invest in fire fighting equipment and skills - but they can contribute some funds on a shared basis o provide portable pumps that can use pool water. Also, a small number of our Australian politicians contribute their time and resources to volunteer work on an unpaid basis. In my area, Davidson, a member of parliament who became Prime Minister has spent more than 10 years as a volunteer fire fighter. He does not promote this. Ive seen him do an all night firefighting back burn in my area and not seek any publicity. His name is Tony Abbot. He was Prime Minister for a brief period. He is still a volunteer fire fighter and turns up to fight fires at peoples houses from time to time. We do not promote him, we just believe it is a good response that members of our parliament provide hands-on and unpaid time in support of communities. USA could request this from public service people. In Australia, we have empathy with those in the USA affected by fires. We share learnings as we have similar geographical risks. We learn from fires in both countries. We will donate funds to your recovery charities. From Australia, we will help those in the Palisade's area with the disaster recovery and future fire disaster prevention. May we both share experiences, learnings and ways to reduce future fire impacts. Also, thanks to those in the USA who have had empathy to people in Australia impacted by wild fires in 2019. Respect to all those who lost houses in the Palisades suburb. t.