> Should controlled burns be done more often to reduce the impact of inevitable wildfires when they do happen? The forest management servicepeople are starting

> Should controlled burns be done more often to reduce the impact of inevitable wildfires when they do happen? The forest management servicepeople are starting to wake up to this, although there is a lot of inertia in bureaucracy so reform is slow. But controlled underbrush burns are becoming more common. Source: father owns a house in Yosemite National Park. We have to take care of our property by mowing/removing virtually all vegetation within 50ft of the house, but there are also controlled burns semi-regularly in our community performed by USFS.