I've been interested in getting into forging since I was a kid and now that I have the time and a little start up money (with the Ok from the Mrs) I'm looking into getting my first forge.
I really like the ease of a gas forge setup. Turn on when needed and off when you're done but I've always loved the nostalgia and old school feel of a coal forge.
My question is about the embers and sparks. I live in a mobile home park and my neighbors are fairly close.
How bad are the embers that float off? Am I liable to start a fire if I'm even remotely close to a house? My fire would be about 4ft from the back wall of my house. I live in southern California and its generally pretty dry here so I'd like be taking appropriate precautions