[American Quilter]

Part of it may be related to the environmental policies in the state.

When I moved to a forested area SW of Colorado Springs 25 years ago, it was heavily covered with brush in addition to the huge ponderosa pines. When some of my neighbors began to urge that we all clear the brush and small trees on our properties, I and others argued no. We loved the wild, natural look. That ended when the Waldo Canyon fire struck in 2012 and the Black Forest fire in 2013. People including me have now been working for years to clear our properties of that extremely dangerous brush. Nothing like a little reality to clear one's mind. Of course, we're conservatives, so we actually respond to reality.

[MarMema]

When some of my neighbors began to urge that we all clear the brush and small trees on our properties, I and others argued no. We loved the wild, natural look. That ended when the Waldo Canyon fire struck in 2012 and the Black Forest fire in 2013. People including me have now been working for years to clear our properties of that extremely dangerous brush. Nothing like a little reality to clear one's mind. Of course, we're conservatives, so we actually respond to reality.

THANK YOU. That is partly what I have been trying to point out. That good management beforehand might have been a great help.