California winemakers take wildfire-fighting into their own handsRandy Dunn checks the hose on a fire truck he has purchased to protect his vinyard from California wildfiresNAPA (UNITED STATES) - Water tanks, fire trucks and helicopters: California's Napa Valley winemakers are buying their own equipment to protect their property and their pricey vintages from wildfires. That includes the world-renowned vineyards that dot central California, producing billions of dollars in wine every year. Dunn already owned a vintage 1946 fire truck -- old, but still functional -- and has just bought a newer one. Winemakers like Dunn know that they have to work hard to protect their land. "We've done a lot of work maintaining the forest undergrowth, I think that's really, really important, more so than owning fire trucks."

Source: Bangkok Post September 05, 2021 01:52 UTC