[Pentagon Leatherneck]

Nature is infinitely more powerful than man. Two modern problems have disrupted natural rhythms:
1. Man’s high-tech interference with the natural course of burns.
2. Man’s expansion into residences in forests.
The two problems are, of course, related.
TC

[palmer]

The opposite is more like it. Before man came along there were boom and bust forest fire regimes across the US lasting decades or centuries. Then the indians came and started massive fires. The eastern US in particular was burned a lot. Now we have a lot less fire in general. Sure there are issues with our fire control approach like putting out small fires and ending up larger ones, but for the most part fire is way less than it was.

These facts are all recorded in layers of charcoal that have been dug up and inspected. Here's one of many example studies: http://www.esajournals.org/doi/full/10.1890/060161