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joshcryer

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7. Forest Service put out a lot of fires after it was instated.

Reply to Kalidurga (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 3, 2012, 09:46 PM

Jul 2012

This resulted in artificial undergrowth. Total fire suppression sounded like a good idea but it has resulted in weaker forests because now wildfires have massive undergrowth to consume which otherwise would've burned up if the Forest Service wasn't putting out each and every fire.

The Forest Service really just needs more money to clear out undergrowth and deadwood that would naturally be burned up in medium to small fires without adversely affecting entire forests but they don't have the resources to do it and can only do so selectively around where homes are.

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Would you support the use of drones to locate small fires before they turn into huge wildfires? [View all] NNN0LHI Jul 2012 OP

'nother use, after a quake nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #1

why not Kalidurga Jul 2012 #2

Some areas are experimenting with letting the forests nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #3

How do they know Kalidurga Jul 2012 #6

Generally lightning strikes. joshcryer Jul 2012 #8

They don't, but one reason for the much hotter fires nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #9

Yeah, because of this well intentioned but ill considered approach... joshcryer Jul 2012 #12

It's like NASA, for god sakes nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #15

Yep, a lot of hand labor. joshcryer Jul 2012 #19

Forest Service put out a lot of fires after it was instated. joshcryer Jul 2012 #7

Of course! cilla4progress Jul 2012 #4

Of course. Unless MannyGoldstein Jul 2012 #5

Only if it's run by civilians. joshcryer Jul 2012 #10

You would want it privatized? NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #13

No, acedemia / grants. joshcryer Jul 2012 #14

FIRE is an ESSENTIAL NATURAL PART OF THE ECOSYSTEM!!100% suppression leads to catastrophic fires! ErikJ Jul 2012 #11

Well, strictly speaking, 100% suppression would lead to no fires. NewMoonTherian Jul 2012 #26

Sure. Downtown Hound Jul 2012 #16

I'd rather have traditional lookouts XemaSab Jul 2012 #17

That's already happened nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #23

My point exactly XemaSab Jul 2012 #24

Only when the technology is perfected Warpy Jul 2012 #18

I support Demotex. Arctic Dave Jul 2012 #20

Only if they can be launched without crossing or viewing anyone's private property. JDPriestly Jul 2012 #21

More important: would you support helicopter drones to delivery pizza to your front door? Speck Tater Jul 2012 #22

What if they crash and cause a wildfire? Yo_Mama Jul 2012 #25

It appears to be a positive idea however the undergrowth remains the incendiary source it is.. lostnote12 Jul 2012 #27