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English > Preventing Fires
Sometimes, we can't do much to stop a fire once it is started (see fighting fires). However, we can do a lot to prevent fires, as the following sections explain:
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Fuel Management The best way to avoid catastrophic wildfires is to stop them before they start. This is done by removing the fuel wildfires need to burn with prescribed burns and logging... (read more) |
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Fire Suppression Since the 1910 wildfire season, an attempt has been made to put out almost every fire in the United States. The catastrophic fuel buildup caused by this policy of fire suppression is one of the main causes of today's severe wildfire seasons... (read more)
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Fire Policy Fighting wildfires has changed drastically in the past century; forests are much better understood now, there are more homes in wildland/urban interface areas, and firefighters now... (read more)
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