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They've protected against forest fires for so long that the undergrowth has built up to dangerous levels, so any fire whatsoever ends up being a massive burn th

• adamredwoods 5y ago
  Very debatable: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40725-015-0013-9 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40725-015-0013-9 >> Objectives for fuels management have not changed much over the years and generally aim to achieve the above-stated benefits at least cost. Even so, documentation is scant that specific payoffs are actually realized. Arguably, wildfire encounters with areas where fuels have been manipulated provide the best evidence of fuel treatment effectiveness, but limited information is available here as well.