reactionary
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Location: korreia
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 Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:08 am Post subject: |
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What they should do is have controlled burns every decade or so.
Thats what occurs in the natural fire cycle. The woodlands are able to clean out and rejuventae.When you have a situation whereby the forest does not get its needed frequent burn through, then a lot of dead undergrowth builds up too much. When it finally catches, it causes a far bigger and more dangerous fire than normal. which is what we see now. |
i agree, but a decade wouldn't be frequent enough! sd county just had a big fire 3-4 years ago - same thing with schools and offices closing down and everything. the fire was seriously about 2 miles from my apartment that time (got some pics on a really crap digital camera). i'm not sure if this current fire is necessarily hitting the same spots, but it sure seems like it.
plus, i think the public, and maybe even some people in the government, are not really aware of the natural necessity of fire. i know they've done controlled burns in some state/national parks, but i'm not sure about CA - we might still be stuck in the smokey the bear mentality - "always prevent fires!" |
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