Is there anything stopping me from an engineering standpoint installing a water tower on my property and making sprinklers around a radius of my home to drench the area in case of wildfire?
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The best defense for homes in these areas is to plan ahead – make a fire break and don’t plant trees/vegetaion around your home, keep the grass short, build with fire resistant materials (cement block, metal roof), etc.
It IS pretty common in Australia to have a large diameter water meter installed alongside the service meter for a mini homeowner fire service. It’s a hose system that falls somewhere between a garden hose and a full fire hose. A combination of all these + training/awareness has had high success rates.
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