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Re:Years of fighting every wildfire helped fuel the Western ... by fathompinball on Thursday August 05, 2021 @11:34AM (#28075176)
> We forget so quickly. We used to burn the forests out of indifference and perceived abundance.

A quick look at some papers indicates that prehistoric California burned much more acreage than the modern variety.

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