An environmentalist can view a human abortion with icy indifference but will weep hysterically at the sight of a tree being cut. At the core of policy there are human attitudes, values however bizarre, and beliefs. The environmentalists and their ilk have a solid hold on power in California. Therefore there will be no effective forest management and there will be many more devastating fires.
Some years ago, a San Diego homeowner was jailed for using a CAT to clear a fire break on his own land! His backyard backed up to Jack Murphy canyon; the canyon was on fire, so the homeowner did the prudent thing to save his house.
His neighbor’s houses burned; his did not. He went to jail for a short while. I don’t recall the final outcome, but you can get the gist of how much control CA environmentalist whackos have!