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To: Dan B. who wrote (481969)	10/27/2003 12:01:10 AM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 769667

These LA fires expose how phony the Bush forest policy is. It's not about forests needing to get cut down, it's about dry conditions, some of them due to global warming. All these fires are burnign despite massive brush trimming. The Bush forest plan won't stop forest fires at all.

To: Dan B. who wrote (481969)	10/27/2003 5:44:24 PM
From: Dr. Voodoo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

The area burning in San Diego around Mira Mesa, and Clairemont isn't exactly what you'd call forest. In fact, with the exception of the San Bernadino fire, most of what's burning in So Cal is more like overgrown scrub brush. However, I agree it should have been managed better, and the idiot tree huggers who are obsessed with the do nothing approach to maintenance are just as much to blame as the idiot money hungry developers who cook up sweet deals with the politicians to build in these areas(Mira Mesa, and several less rural pockets excluded). Furthermore, most of the homeowners fight any and all development around their homes vigorously. In some cases these "patches of nature" are nothing more than space for feral cats and dogs to multiply and give Bob Barker something to talk about on the Price is Right. The net result is exactly what you are seeing. Also keep in mind, that even though I rant about these problems, homeowners in these areas are warned, fined and coerced to maintain fire safety in the immediate area around their property. These rules may become even more strict in the near future, as the fire department realizes that these little canyons are great at smoking homes.