Chaparral Wisdom
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Category: Fire
Fire Service Unfairly Blamed for Wildfires
Research rejects past fire suppression and “unnatural” fuel build-up as factors in the size and occurrence of large fires in southern California A new scientific review and five major studies now refute the often repeated notion that past fire suppression and “unnatural” fuel build-up… Continue Reading “Fire Service Unfairly Blamed for Wildfires”
A Plea to the Fire Service: No third time
We all want to prevent another loss of firefighters like the 19 young men killed during the Yarnell Fire in Arizona. And like the 5 killed during the 2006 Esperanza Fire.How?Change the objective.Protect lives (including firefighters) and property rather than attempt to stop wildfires in the… Continue Reading “A Plea to the Fire Service: No third time”
The loss of 19
In reading and talking to folks about the 19 firefighter deaths this past week in the Yarnell Fire, I am reminded of how I felt after learning about the details of the 2006 Esperanza Fire where 5 firefighters were killed defending a house. The… Continue Reading “The loss of 19”