Fire vs firestorms. A slow moving, low fuel burn is very good for the forest. A fast moving, extremely hot firestorm will burn everything to bits and destroy t

Fire vs firestorms. A slow moving, low fuel burn is very good for the forest. A fast moving, extremely hot firestorm will burn everything to bits and destroy the ecosystem for decades. Redwoods, and other plants and trees cannot survive a firestorm. This is the problem with our forest fires these days. They are too hot because the fuel is both dry and overgrown and condensed into non-natural areas. When we build so many homes and cities in the forests, we change their natural make-up and put everything at risk.