Even with concrete shingles? the eves are still wood and that's where the embers lodge and the fire starts, working its way under the roof and into the attic.
Most of the houses in these areas are not modern construction and don't have interior sprinkler systems.?
What's sad is that a code requirement to use fire resistant material such as glass impregnated lumber on all exterior exposures would not add significant cost to construction and has been available for decades.
It would also end the dry termite epidemic in California, which is also senseless.?
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