Fighting fire with new ideas. (innovative forest fire prevention and control techniques) (Editorial)

From: American Forests | Date: September 1, 1992| Author: | Copyright information

The increasing incidence of forest fires has prompted environmental groups to propose legislation to adequately deal with the problem. These groups have explored a number of solutions including controlled fire starting to clear dry areas and better development patterns to reduce property damage.

The situation in the western forests this summer is critical. Virtually the entire states of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and California were rated as being in "extreme" drought conditions through June. Fire dangers are high, and many of the forests are so full of dead, ...

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