I have to think that in light of the known dangers of dry weeds and such, why the hell doesnt the forestry service and the firefighters go in and cut and remove the weeds before the get to the dry fire danger point?
It seems to me that far less man hours, costs, and destruction could be found, by simply going into certain areas, and if nothing else cutting fire block lines-BEFORE thing get to burning time?
FLASH
You know how much they have to pay wildland firefighters for doing what they do. Apperantly its more of a 'When It Happens' than a 'Before It Occurs' type deal. Every hour they are on the fire line, they are making double their normal rate of around $14 an hour.
Hell, its good money. Get on with BLM and you could be making pretty good money. I know thats one of the few reasons I'm getting my 130/190 card.
That, and theres just too much brush. Drive down the highway and look. If they were to just take a dozer and clear maybe 30ft on each side of the road down to the dirt, i doubt it would be as big of a problem. Then again, with this lightening, you have to expect it.
Winds pick up the embers and carry them towards unburned areas, where the wind is blowing half the time. Even the best fire line wont stop lightening, spot fires, and embers.
