re: #185 lawhawk

Forest Service rules limit what can be done in the forests. And it depends on where/when the forests can be cleared. New guidance in the Forest Service allows for certain fires to burn, to restore healthy growth. It also calls for clearing some kinds of undergrowth so as to allow fires from becoming unmanageable because for a long time, the policy was to fight all fires - regardless of point source (arson, lightning, accidental, etc.). That meant that when a fire did occur in those locations, it could grow beyond means to fight it due to the amount of flammable materials.

But without sufficient funds, the Forest Service can’t clear out brush or set controlled burns across all the federal lands it operates/manages.

Thanks, Lawhawk.

Are the feds fighting these fires in Washington or are they being allowed to burn?