[bert]

Not forest managers....... the press

[Paul R.]

I agree with that.

But, you said "To assume forest management can control the current fire problem is folly."

and that's where I disagree with what you said. Forest Management properly applied would reduce these fire problems a lot.

Now, a point is made above that most of these fire areas in Canada are too remote for such management to be applied. Which is a very curious thing. Here we have a resource (forests) in enormous demand, and most of it doesn't even have any access.