You see, much of this carnage that is affecting all of us...could have been prevented. A little brush clearing, downing a few bark-beetle infested trees, and a few more cows being allowed to graze down much of what is burning could have been done, and was in fact advocated for years. I take issue with this. We don't need to thin just a few trees, it's a lot. With 2,000 trees per acre, 75%, at least, should come out, probably 90% depending upon size.
Oh the insanity! Don't you just love the inmates running the asylum. People make enough mistakes in life without giving free reign to fruitcakes guaranteed to be dealing with a stacked deck