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Resident warns dead pine trees are highly flammable, urges chipping or controlled burning
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Summary
A resident warned that dead pine trees can act as long-burning "1000 hour fuel" and recommended property owners remove the material by chipping, hauling off, or controlled burning to reduce fire risk.
A resident speaking during the meeting warned that dead pine trees are highly flammable and urged property owners to remove the material to reduce wildfire risk. "This tree is highly flammable," the resident said, adding, "This tree's dead."
The resident described the condition that makes the tree dangerous, saying it is "so dry" and has "no pitch in it," and characterized the dead material as a long-burning fuel. "This is a type of tree and this is what we're gonna call 1000 hour fuel or, something that burns for a long time," the resident said.
As a mitigation step, the resident recommended three removal options: chipping, hauling off, or burning. "I would recommend getting them down either chipping or hauling off or burning," the resident said. The speaker expressed a preference for burning in some cases, saying, "I like the burning because it gets I know it gets rid of them, and I'm not transporting them across the city."
The resident also described a simple on-site burning technique: "If you can put 2 logs together, an extra 3 by 3 pile, then burn several different logs." The transcript does not record any formal vote, directive, or staff response to the recommendation.
