CA: Extreme Fire Hazard as 12.5 Million Trees Stand Dead

[SunSeeker]

9. Private residences with a fire hazard should be ordered to do a cleanup.

I am personally thankful when the fire department makes my neighbors clean up their dried kindling so that my house does not burn down along with theirs.

When we're talking about millions of trees in a forest, cutting down all those trees would do more harm than good, leading to soil erosion and turning the forests into deserts. People who live in rural areas in or near such forests know to maintain a clear fire perimeter around their property. I am right up against my neighbor here in suburban Orange County, California, so I don't have the space to do that and must rely on the fire department enforcing fire regulations to keep my neighborhood safe.

But hey, if you insist on hijacking this thread to pursue your own personal anti-government issues, knock yourself out. Clearly the real thing to be mad about here is fire department overreach, not the fact that California is running out of water.