The problem is that traditional heavy equipment takes too long to get into position due to its bulk and weight. Basically, someone needs to make a backhoe that

The problem is that traditional heavy equipment takes too long to get into position due to its bulk and weight. Basically, someone needs to make a backhoe that is better than 4-20 people with Pulaskis. In addition, it would need to take up less room, weight less, and cost less than the number of people it replaces. There are a bunch of other things that can help control fires, but most of them are not very flashy and some run into problems of NIMBYs torpedoing the control measure. Some measures that can help: 1. Mandate under eave water sprayers in higher risk areas (a fair amount of houses destroyed are caused by embers from main fire). This is probably the easiest to disrupt. 2. Do more controlled burns (especially in areas that have not burned in decades. Huge NIMBY objection to this as they claim it will damage property values or harm children) 3. Require more fire-resistant vegetation or ground cover around residential areas (bare ground is bad as well as lots of trees and large bushes) 4. Require more fire resistant building materials and techniques for roofs, decks, outdoor furniture, etc.