That would make sense if not for the fact that there is substantial evidence that frquency of fires has very little influence on how frequently any particular p

That would make sense if not for the fact that there is substantial evidence that frquency of fires has very little influence on how frequently any particular parcel of land undergoes fire. In other words, the fire happens nit because somebody lit it but because the environment is ready for it. If you prevent sources of fire then you just get larger fire when the inevitable spark happens and it effectively makes up for all the "avoided" fires. It is better to have more smaller fires as they are better controllable than one single humongous fire that overwhelmes our resources to control it. To avoid fires without getting rid of all trees it is better to figure out the conditons that make fires happen more frequently on any particular piece of land, like dropping water table or drying climate. I am afraid that until we have drones to detect and remediate EVERY fire, immediately, within minutes, there will be no easy solution.