Here in the South the government regularly does controlled burns and it doesn't seem to seriously bother people, even though there are plenty of people that liv

Here in the South the government regularly does controlled burns and it doesn't seem to seriously bother people, even though there are plenty of people that live in (with some breaks) and around the burning areas. My impression is that it's an American West political problem, not a fire management problem. Maybe I'm wrong. It is drier there.