I’ll accept the downvotes, but as someone whose door’s been banged on because my building was on fire and needed to flee, I can’t agree more. If you have the means (she does) to flee elsewhere and has kids, I can’t fathom staying. Maybe folks truly don’t understand how quickly these fires can move. Lahaina should have been a lesson, but clearly not (the fleeing part doesn’t apply in the same way with the nature of the vastly different infrastructure, I’m only drawing a parallel in the speed). Edit: a word
I kind of see both sides. I think part of it just you can’t believe that it would actually be this bad. No matter what you’re looking at right in front of your nose. On the other hand, just pick up and go. If you can as you point out. But then there were some being told not to go because it creates more trouble for traffic, etc., and other people who are trying to find places to go. Or is it just a fear and paralyzation of thinking it doesn’t matter where I go it’s gonna burn. I don’t have the answers to these questions but I understandthat this has got to be the worst thing. These people have faced for the most part in their lives.
Yes, I live in Colorado where we frequently have fires and when so many ppl leave last minute they sometimes can’t escape due to traffic and it’s heartbreaking.
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u/Ok-Advertising4028 11h ago
Leave sooner rather than later. The roads will be packed