# Should anyone build a home in a fire-prone area? If so, with what safeguards?

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> [@dolphinboy](#):
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> Not in the part of Lake County I lived in. Zoning is mainly in populated areas. A lot of Montana is unzoned

Watch this documentary for some idea of how freedom meets safety and safety loses.

> **[Bring Your Own Brigade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_Your_Own_Brigade)**
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> Bring Your Own Brigade is a 2021 American documentary film, written, directed, and produced by Lucy Walker. It follows the aftermath of the Camp Fire (2018), the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California's history.
> The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 29, 2021. It was released in a limited release on August 6, 2021, prior to digital streaming on Paramount+ on August 20, 2021, by CBSN Films and Paramount Pictures.
> The film follows the Camp F...

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