[BroJoeK]

Same problem as California -- poor forestry management.
Many people know how it's supposed to be done but politicians have their own ideas.

[Oldexpat]

A relative worked for US forest service managing federal forests in the west for 25?years. He said the same thing. Man made disaster.

[olesigh]

Dr bill waten berg ( the smartest man you could talk to for free) talked about this for years tying to get cal to clear underbrush and dead wood but the Sierra club won

[datricker]

But in some ways (okay I didn't even bother reading the article) thats kind of the point. The fires that almost burnt my house down and could have easily been in the same situation this year has nothing to do with forests. Its all brush, it grows a ton in the spring gets dry as a bone and then the Santa Ana's come and PG and E and arsonist firefighters do their thing, but anything can set it off really easily - in reality there is only so much you can do but that isn't done.

But in anycase there isn't any forests to speak of in LA and Ventura Counties (I guess some trees in ventura). Through out the Conejo Grade this is all brush and oak trees that seem to handle the fires pretty well.

This isn't forest management its weeding - at least around here