This isn't a canal kind of area, Dick. Too much infrastructure to work around and not enough water to fill them. The discussion now is to rebuild with materials that don't burn, to landscape in a way that you don't have fuel growing against the house, and to rework the reservoir system to give more access to water when needed like this.

I won't be surprised to see more non-traditional structures going back into the burned areas. And those who didn't burn - this time - need to look to the future to harden their homes to fire.