Categories: 2018 Fire Season

Fire Fighting Strategy in California

Sent to me by Ryan Webster, USFS Firefighter, and written by a great journalist who does wonderful in-depth research, Lisa Krieger of the SJ Merc News:

“As ashes cool on a sequence of wildfires — Delta, Carr, Mendocino Complex and so many more — there’s a statewide sigh of relief, a collective sense of gratitude as real as the hand-painted signs thanking the firefighters who contain those dangerous blazes.

But a different sentiment is stirring among many experts: California is a place forged by fire, they say, and our fierce fire-fighting policies are, paradoxically, creating a fuel-filled landscape that burns hotter and faster than ever.

Now it’s time, many say, to try a different approach[.] …

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a lengthy, in depth report backed up by solid research. Well worth the read. The rest of this article can be found here:

https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/09/19/is-californias-firefighting-strategy-making-future-fires-worse/

Okay, South Coast, who wants to go in on a herd of goats to buy or rent?

 

bigsurkate

Appointed appellate counsel for indigent defendants (retired.) I have lived in Big Sur since 1984, first on the north coast, and on the South Coast since 1989.

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