Thread by @Revkin

This 🧵is NOT for those in harm's way in the LA-area catastrophe. Find local advice and help. It is for those facing similar #wui fire risks elsewhere (this is not "wildfire"; it's an urban firestorm sparked by wildfire) and eager to stay safe. As you see the rush to explain the vast losses, look for the word #grandfathered. You won't see it much but it's vital. Here's why. 1/

California has fine building codes for #wildfire risk reduction. osfm.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/cod…. But in most communities, huge numbers of homes and other buildings are exempt because they were built before the new codes went into force. That's where the word #grandfathered comes in. There are other issues. But I'm just focusing on those exemptions for the moment. 2/

The @CountyofLA "after action" report on the 2019 #woolseyfire that devastated Malibu lays this out.
3/ file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/s…

Read the report and then, as the coverage flows forward from the current disaster, keep watch for "grandfathered" as assessments of the thousands of destroyed structures in the #palisadesfire #eatonfire #PasadenaFire and the rest are done in the weeks ahead. I'll be writing a #sustainwhat post on this drawing on insights from folks like @MichaelWWara @headecon and others. Get in touch if you have insights! 4/

For resources on these issues explore @headecon ibhs.org/wildfire/wildf… and its CPAW project cpaw.headwaterseconomics.org @IBHS_org ibhs.org/wildfire/wildf… @FederalAlliance cpaw.headwaterseconomics.org 5/

Here's my initial post on this ongoing catastrophe #palisadesfire #emgtwitter 6/ revkin.substack.com/p/wild-fire-is…

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