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Originally Posted by manaboutown
Probably fires were part of the natural cycle long before humans showed up in California.
Forest management is difficult and controversial. I remember this fire as I had lived in Los Alamos, NM for nine years although it occurred after I had moved away. Through a mismanaged 'controlled burn' 400 homes were lost in a town of fewer than 18,000 people. Cerro Grande Fire - Wikipedia |
I have just heard that from someone who lived there and someone whose opinion I respect. I guess answers to a lot of problems only look simple from afar.