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- ASIN : B002PY10F8
- Publisher : D. H. Marriott (January 1, 2009)
The Burning of California by the United States Forest Service
In the wild land fires of 2008, the United States Forest Service has usurped 120 years of on the ground fire control experience in our western forests. New management fire plans are now geared to reintroduce lightning and many man caused fires that have been easily extinguished in the past, by an irresponsible reintroduction of forest fires. These containable fires are now grouped into COMPLEXES. The outcome has and will be disastrous. Last year residual smoke covered major cities in the west in hazardous residual atmosphere for months at a time. Breathing stations were set up at intersections for pedestrians in western cities. Asthma and respiratory problems soared. Back Burns, a new term to firemen, were set far away from natural control lines, even miles away. The destruction of reproduction, young stands of timber, mature renewable stands of thousands of acres of timber, structures, homes, ranches, water lines, power lines, wildlife and fish kill, water sheds destroyed, roads closed. All make u p the list of wasted natural resources; not including the many lives of mountain firemen killed that is uncalculated. Look closely at the photos of back burning results in California alone.
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