Marin County is uniquely beautiful,with hills, canyons, meadows and waterfront. Narrow, curving, tree-lined roads, the privacy of dead-end streets, and the little decks and private bridges ;spanning creeks are charming, until an arsonist, a careless person, or an earthquake starts a fire and a deadly chain of events (did you know that many of those bridges and driveways in Marin will not support a fire engine). Huge disasters such as major earthquakes and wildland fires seem a remote possibility in tranquil Marin Countybut the experts say our risk is one of thehighest in the state. If you think a disaster can't happen here, you are gambling with your life.