Sheriff Maketa and Black Forest Fire Chief Harvey

[BushMasterBoy]

Stupid people with petroleum products for roofing. I don't think I could live in a forest with an ashphalt roof. Some insurance companies won't even write a policy if you have a cedar roof. You can build extremely fire resistant houses if you want to. Reminds me of the folks that don't wear seatbelts...and all the news from mainstream media is an absolute joke. It sometimes shocks the conscience.

[Colorado_Outback]

Stupid people with petroleum products for roofing. I don't think I could live in a forest with an ashphalt roof. Some insurance companies won't even write a policy if you have a cedar roof. You can build extremely fire resistant houses if you want to. Reminds me of the folks that don't wear seatbelts...and all the news from mainstream media is an absolute joke. It sometimes shocks the conscience.

Yeah.. everyone that lives there is clearly an idiot ... I mean where do they get off not having an extra couple thousand bucks each to get more fire resistant roofing in place before this happened?!

The nerve of some people..

[screagle2]

Yeah.. everyone that lives there is clearly an idiot ... I mean where do they get off not having an extra couple thousand bucks each to get more fire resistant roofing in place before this happened?!

The nerve of some people..

Just FYI, it is called personal responsibility and fore thought. Things lost on all too many.

[hatidua]

I don't think I could live in a forest with an ashphalt roof.

stucco & tile

Regardless of asphalt, or stucco/tile or even entirely corrugated metal siding/roof, there's no way I'd choose to live surrounded by forests in a climate as dry as Colorado - period.

[GilpinGuy]

Stupid people with petroleum products for roofing. I don't think I could live in a forest with an ashphalt roof. Some insurance companies won't even write a policy if you have a cedar roof. You can build extremely fire resistant houses if you want to. Reminds me of the folks that don't wear seatbelts...and all the news from mainstream media is an absolute joke. It sometimes shocks the conscience.

Would it be fair to say "Stupid people living in wood frame houses on the plains...a tornado can come by any time"?

Several years ago I had severe hail damage to my asphalt shingle roof (racquet ball sized hail - no sh*t). Insurance would only pay for a replacement asphalt shingle roof, and there was no way I could afford the much more expensive metal or ceramic roof. Am I stupid?

I'm not trying to antagonize you here, but jeez, not all of us in the mountains are wealthy and can afford the "latest and greatest" in fire protection. Now, I have come to terms with the fact that my entire property could go up in flames and have prepared as best I could with a plan to escape with the essentials if I have time. If you live up here, you just have to realize that there's a risk and live with it.

Just like living in the plains, or on the sea shore, or near a volcano, or near a fault line, etc.

[Bailey Guns]

Stupid people with petroleum products for roofing.

Almost as bad as stupid people making stupid generalizations.