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You do realize the Native Americans used controlled burns for many centuries, as a way to prevent mass fires? The government hasn't been doing that, and the amo
by Nuzzerino 6y ago
You do realize the Native Americans used controlled burns for many centuries, as a way to prevent mass fires? The government hasn't been doing that, and the amount of combustible material on the ground has accumulated to dangerous levels as a result. Just some food for thought.
- rdiddly 6y agoYes, I've heard about that. Definitely important, though for the record I was talking more about things like the hundred-degree temperatures, bone-dry humidity and the unusual wind event last week (kind of like Santa Ana winds except in Oregon/Washington). But strictly in terms of wildfire suppression, there are people "voting" to keep doing it, whether it's the people who have claimed property and built structures in the forested areas; or ones who, voting with their wallets via the corporations they buy from, want those trees for building houses elsewhere or making paper products; or (ironically) the people who pushed for strict environmental laws, some of which now effectively prevent that kind of controlled burning. Sprinkle the usual "uninformed dust" on top for both voters and their reps, and there you have it! Maybe this kind of event will shove things in a better direction.