You probably need to add a zero to that amount, but it's a start. Three years ago, I overheard a conversation of three CalFire employees on the way up to Tahoe

You probably need to add a zero to that amount, but it's a start. Three years ago, I overheard a conversation of three CalFire employees on the way up to Tahoe. The topic of the discussion was that "some" fire is desirable. And then I remember what the Chief said, and I'm roughly paraphrasing - "People tend to forget that CalFire's charter is to extinguish fires. [...]", and then hinting that unless that charter changes, more fuel will build up over time.