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> focused our efforts on containment instead of extinguishment (i.e. make a best effort to keep it away from human settlements) The line between extinguishment
by acchow 9y ago
> focused our efforts on containment instead of extinguishment (i.e. make a best effort to keep it away from human settlements)
The line between extinguishment and containment blurs as human settlement expands.
Also, shouldn't humans just stop settling near forests altogether? Easy way to incentivize this - stop extinguishing the fires - they're supposed to burn anyway.