08-30-2014, 03:51 AM
Daniel says;
"If I was in (what appears to me) that flow's path, I think that I would be securing a storage locker and maybe start relocating hard-to-move uninsured items in the near future."
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I don't know if I'd actually be moving stuff yet, but thinking about an evacuation plan sure would be a good idea.
In Kalapana, in the 1990's there were about 200 homes consumed by the lava. These homes weren't burned because they didn't have time to move them; They burned because their insurance policies covered fire, but not moving them. The owners of these burned houses had plenty of time to evacuate possessions(I even know a local video store owner who managed to increase his coverage significantly at the last minute). There were dozens of homes saved by moving because they didn't have insurance. Another reason some burned was that they were tied to a slab, instead of "Post and Pier" constructed.
Hint;
Lava zone 1; Post and Pier good, Slab bad.(Unless heavily insured and not emotionally attached to home)
"If I was in (what appears to me) that flow's path, I think that I would be securing a storage locker and maybe start relocating hard-to-move uninsured items in the near future."
______________________________________________________________________
I don't know if I'd actually be moving stuff yet, but thinking about an evacuation plan sure would be a good idea.
In Kalapana, in the 1990's there were about 200 homes consumed by the lava. These homes weren't burned because they didn't have time to move them; They burned because their insurance policies covered fire, but not moving them. The owners of these burned houses had plenty of time to evacuate possessions(I even know a local video store owner who managed to increase his coverage significantly at the last minute). There were dozens of homes saved by moving because they didn't have insurance. Another reason some burned was that they were tied to a slab, instead of "Post and Pier" constructed.
Hint;
Lava zone 1; Post and Pier good, Slab bad.(Unless heavily insured and not emotionally attached to home)