Re:How a dangerous stew of air pollution is choking the Unit...
by justinwp on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @05:57PM
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> unison with the landscape and the environment
These are meaningless distinctions.
> the need for localized ecological and geographical knowledge
Fire managers and all of the other resource specialists for the majority of agencies are already local.
> cool fires
not anything unique here. depends entirely on the objectives/goals. if it is to remove juniper in the southwest US, a smoldering fire won't be enough. wildland fire fighters already almost exclusively do the most work at night whether it is a prescribed fire or wildfire. it's a distinction without meaning.
techniques used today are almost always a function of numerous risk calculations and political factors; not some lack of understanding of fire behavior or local knowledge
These are meaningless distinctions.
> the need for localized ecological and geographical knowledge
Fire managers and all of the other resource specialists for the majority of agencies are already local.
> cool fires
not anything unique here. depends entirely on the objectives/goals. if it is to remove juniper in the southwest US, a smoldering fire won't be enough. wildland fire fighters already almost exclusively do the most work at night whether it is a prescribed fire or wildfire. it's a distinction without meaning.
techniques used today are almost always a function of numerous risk calculations and political factors; not some lack of understanding of fire behavior or local knowledge