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Originally Posted by fotze2
Curious to see the timeline and what the original fire was. Building codes will probably need to be adjusted for the new (if there is a new). Definitely some learnings.
and Lahaina/Kaanapali was the more moist area compared to the more Desert like Kihei (IIRC).
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https://www.iawfonline.org/article/e...d-spread-rate/
According to this, for wildfires, the rule of thumb is 10% of wind speed. I believe this includes things like trees, so it's not like pure prairie grass. So if there were speeds up to 100 kmph, it spread at speeds of approximately 10 kmph. That's about the speed that the average person jogs, but instead it is the speed of consumption of fuel. Crazy.
I don't think you need to change building codes. I think you just need to change rules where you build natural fire breaks between the future town and the landscape.