Fires used to be massive, entire parts of cities could burn down, numerous cities around the world have one — or more — historical events called «The Great Fire». That no longer happens. Because we’ve gotten smart about fighting fires. This very interesting article ponders how the key strategies to mitigate fire risk — prevention, detection, passive protection, and active protection — can be applied to something much more dangerous: pandemics.

From Weekly Filet #422, in December 2022.