[xcamel]

Do what the Native Americans did for thousands of years in that area - clean up the dead wood, and do controlled burns.

Anything else is idiotic.

[Coyoteman]

Do what the Native Americans did for thousands of years in that area - clean up the dead wood, and do controlled burns.

Correct. Fuel buildup is the single greatest factor in these fires.

Without the heavy fuel buildup, the low humidity, high temperatures, and heavy winds would have little to work with.

A good book on the subject:

Thomas C. Blackburn & Kat Anderson
1993 Before the Wilderness: Environmental Management by Native Americans. Ballena Press.