> It kinda seems to me like this is a decently well-known effect that the government has been just been slow to acknowledge... I think the problem is that with

> It kinda seems to me like this is a decently well-known effect that the government has been just been slow to acknowledge... I think the problem is that with controlled fires, there is always a risk they could get out of control and burn down some properties, which will probably end the career of any politician who supported the decision/policy to not suppress that fire. Suppressing fires is safer in the short run, while creating problems in the long run.