[ibbryn]

I believe the CA fires around the LA areas are not really taking place in logging country. From the tv footage and cities I've heard are affected they are mainly high chapparel areas -- lots of dried grass and low bushes on rolling hills driven by the hot, fast (50mph) winds Santa Anas.
I doubt logging has much to do with this - the area just burns every once in a while.

[Rattlins]

No, the forests are not for logging, that's a no,no!
It would be smart however to clear the brush around
homes to give them a chance to survive.
There is also no reason that the back country does not have fire breaks, all this to protect mother nature
while she is laughing at us

[Rattlins]

It's rather ironic, the champions of this fire were the developers. New constuction had cleared some areas of
brush in the path of the fire which impeded it's progress.
Political Football, you bet! Wait until the people find out this could all have been diverted if our Gov. Davis
had made 1 call!