What do fire fighters consider a “savable” home?
During a wildfire, where whole neighborhoods are on fire, a “savable” home is one that has fire around it or near it, but not inside it. Resources are stretched thin during a wildfire, so emergency crews can only cover a small area at one time. If fire or smoke is coming out of a broken window, door, vent, or other opening, the home is not considered “savable”. Likely the home will be totally consumed by fire within minutes. Observing these circumstances, firefighters move on in search of other “savable” homes.
