There are many reasons to burn the forest down. Fighting fire is very big business with it’s own well entrenched union structure and lobbying efforts. Follow the money; PG&E is negligent in tree/power line management. They saved millions by not trimming trees properly. All of the bare wires were supposed to be replaced decades ago and weren’t.
I could go on but I don’t feel like keyboarding much more.
Nice theory but I don’t buy it.
PG&E being short sighted in the maintenance department makes some sense but that has yet to be proven.
Most fires are the results of lightning strikes in dry area combined with the wind.
The solution is proper forest management. Clearing under brush, controlled burns, more fire breaks and roads to reach into the forest.
But my original comments were directed at the idea that someone set the fires to make way for the high speed train. I don’t for a minute believe that for the simple reason the high speed train will never get built. It is nothing more than a wealth transfer scheme to transfer money from the taxpayers to friends of the Democrats.