Planned burns can reduce wildfire risks, but expanding use of ‘good fire’ isn’t easy
Prescribed burns can decrease the potential for some of the large, severe fires that have affected western states in recent years.
Prescribed burns can decrease the potential for some of the large, severe fires that have affected western states in recent years.
Like other natural hazards, wildfire cannot fully be prevented. However, it is not only possible but urgent to prepare for it, and to get people out of harm’s way when conditions are life-threatening.