Last summer we had a lightning strike in Central Oregon which started a small fire which could have been put out with a couple of firefighters. The Forest Service and BLM in DC decided to let it burn until it was 35,000 acres and took 4 weeks to put out when the rains started.
Is that the controlled burns you are talking about?
Artificial fire suppression will not stop giant fires. The cases where controlled burns got out of control are vastly outnumbered by those that did not. The question is whether we can stop giant wildfires in boom/bust areas like California and other parts of the West. The answer is no.
Keep telling us what you think I wrote. It seems to be the order of the day.