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I worked the fires several summers as a radio technician. Met a lot of interesting people. One was high up in the management of an unnamed western state out for his annual field work.
“What’s the solution?” I asked. His answer: “For millions of years, nature did just fine on her own. We’ve been screwing this up for well over 100 years. Stand out in front of Home Depot with a semi load of chain saws; give every swinging Dick with a pickup truck one and tell ‘em to go to it”. I thought he was joking; he wasn’t.
Google “the big blow up” - it’s about the Great Fire of 1910 in Montana and Idaho. Fascinating.
If you are ever in the Coeur d’Alene area, stop and see the fire exhibit at the Museum of North Idaho.