Nad R wrote:
>
> "Pete C." > wrote:
> > Nad R wrote:
> >>
> >> sf > wrote:
> >>> On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:44:12 +0000 (UTC), Nad R
> >>> > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> My township has no police department or fire department. House catches on
> >>>> fire it burns to the ground.
> >>>
> >>> What happened to the volunteers? My dad was a volunteer fireman and a
> >>> volunteer deputy sheriff. You house caught on fire, somebody came and
> >>> tried to put it out. Bad guys needed arresting, somebody did it.
> >>
> >> The nearest fire department is ten miles away and they will need to bring a
> >> tanker truck as well. By the time they get her it will all be gone. I do
> >> have insurance.
> >>
> >> The odd thing is that there is a small emergency hospital that is only one
> >> story high and is very nice just five miles away. Also they have an
> >> excellent cafeteria at reasonable prices, better than most of the
> >> restaurants in the area.
> >
> > You should consider building a fire pond and getting a decent pump, it's
> > not that expensive.
>
> I have a half acre pond and pumps also water hoses. What I should have and
> do not is a home sprinkler system like for business... Expensive. Winter
> time pond is frozen solid and water lines are turned off because of
> freezing.
>
> New homes are almost fireproof with the new insulation and drywall. I used
> a welding torch for some plumbing projects and the studs never caught on
> fire with flame scorching the wood. I also put fire resistant sound
> insulation in every wall and heavy doors. I can have the stereo at decent
> sound levels and barely hear it in the next room. I do have an alarm system
> that can notify police and fire, but I doubt they can get here time for
> anything. Still I would not live anywhere else.
>
> --
> Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)

I'm going with non flammable construction - metal barn/shop building and
masonry hermit cabin. The big threat around here is grass fires so
having some pumps and a fire pond available is a good thing.