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To: one_less who wrote (15013)	6/19/2002 4:49:17 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

That could have been a rerun from 13-14 years ago, that particular debate was much in the news circa the Yellowstone fires in '88 or so. But the topic seems to be heating up again, as it were. I assume it's most likely true. But the Forest Service is mostly run for the benefit of lumber companies. In general the FS manages to lose money overall on timber sales, by spending more building roads than they get from the timber companies for their environmentally friendly clear-cutting enhancements of federal forests. Remember the big Oakland Hills fire from the '90s? Then there was the Los Alamos "controlled burn" that sort of got out of control. I found this site with a lot of forestry news clips that seems to have several fairly recent stories on the matter, I guess it's in vogue fs.fed.us ( see fs.fed.us and fs.fed.us for example) Just for esteemed sometimes moderator LL, a link from a source he might like: reason.com The Forest Service's realization that fire suppression has contributed to fewer but more intense and destructive fires brings the agency more into line hard-core environmentalist thinking, which favors a "let it burn" policy. Can't quite tell if they're for or agin' it.

To: one_less who wrote (15013)	6/19/2002 5:01:52 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

The funny thing is that the consequences of suppressing natural fires has been known for decades. One result is that fuel builds up because it is not burned and once a fire does break out it is much worse than it would be otherwise. But, as you pointed out, people have moved into forested areas. They want to be able to srep outside and see these beautiful trees towering above them. They don't even want to cut them back a safe distance from their houses. And then the fire comes.... How close are you to the fires?