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Alternatively, this allows you to burn when you want to, such as when conditions are favorable to maintain control of the fire. You're correct that preventing l

Alternatively, this allows you to burn when you want to, such as when conditions are favorable to maintain control of the fire. You're correct that preventing large fires is important - control burns must be part of the solution.

RC_ITR 5y ago
Yeah, we should definitely put out small fires in August and let (or force) bigger ones to burn in March. Wild how little critical thinking gets put behind these meme ideas like 'historic forest management is the only problem and we should let everything burn'.
- jasonwatkinspdx 5y ago
  Instead of snark I'd suggest doing some research. The science on this has been solid for about 50 years now. The political will is the problem.
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  - RC_ITR 5y ago
    You think controlled burns during fire season are a good idea? I agree with you that controlled burns are good, but I'm saying a 'controlled burn' is impossible from Aug-rainfall. And sure, letting the entire Sierra burn is one solution, but we have the technology to do controlled burns when appropriate and not let wildfires run unfettered. Those are not mutually exclusive. Hence the 'critical thinking' snark. The answer to stopping massive wildfires is not to stop fighting them whole cloth, because, surprise California's equilibrium burn pre-contact was probably 4m acres/year anyway!
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