[pct-l] Wildfires

[teamcourage at bresnan.net (Dave)]

  hey if we wernt here teh fires would be here this is one of the first 
summers i ahvent workd fire control for the rocky motuains states. 
forest fiores are good we just have all of these things in there way. 
but fire are anturel priocess. there is evadnce that yellowsoten has had 
a fire like 88 for the last serval throusda year  adn new paklnts come 
up. the reison we haev so mnay fires it that we don;t let them burn.

CMountainDave@aol.com wrote:

>Wild fires used to burn tens of millions acres yearly in the West before its 
>settlement. Now, one million is considered a big deal. Anyone want to bet that 
>each and every wildfire will now be touted as a great reason to "thin" out 
>all them forests that are supposed to burn at regular intervals, but "can't" now 
>because of all the houses in the way? Another great plan: thinning creates 
>lots of jobs and allows development (more jobs and more local tax dollars) in 
>forest lands to continue unabated, and comes with a net income for the Federal 
>Government. Just change the local zoning laws to require fire buffer zones and 
>voila! Even more jobs and more impact fees. Wonder if anyone out there is pro 
>fire? Was last year
>  Maybe they should start putting giant bolts on the San Andreas Fault while 
>they are into stopping natural "disasters." Could save a lot of real estate, 
>and employ LOTS of engineers. Pay for it with a local levy
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