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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 4237908" data-attributes="member: 5412">Very true.  My local Rural FD said my inground 30,000 gallon pool would be depleted in minutes if they had to fight a house fire and probably not save the house if a tanker wasn't available. Oklahomabassin and others on this forum have been fighting grass and structure fires for many years, so take their advice to heart. They have seen it all. Personally, we keep the grass short with trees and bushes away from the house. Nothing flammable near it that can't be put out with a tractor sprayer. Those with homes surrounded with trees and bushes suffer. I live in Osage County. Huge ranches, some I used to work on as a kid. Still have good friends there. When there is a big fire, people come out to help. In the 90's there was the million acre fire that started from Highway 60 between Ponca City and Pawhuska. Got a call to help and rode horses north of the fire to cut fences so cows could have an escape 20 miles ahead of the fire. Bluegrass that's 4-5' tall travels quickly. So fast that cattle and horses can't get out of the way sometimes. Here is a little explanation. <a href="https://wfca.com/wildfire-articles/how-fast-do-wildfires-spread/" target="_blank">https://wfca.com/wildfire-articles/how-fast-do-wildfires-spread/</a></blockquote>