Should we put out wildfires?

Because we should. Because fire is bad for world. And world is nice :) We need make world nice clean and no more fire. read more

But the more money we invest into stopping wildfires, the worse they seem to get. Year after year, the number of forest fires is increasing globally, along with their size and intensity. In fact, the six worst fire seasons in the last 50 years have all occurred since 2000. read more

Yes We Should Put out Forest Fires! I think we should put out forest fires because they spread easily, they are hard to keep under control and the smoke from the fire ruins our air. read more

For almost a century, federal agencies in charge of managing public lands in the West believed their mission was to put out fires, natural or otherwise. They were responding to public will. My neighbors, when I was in the ranch business, regarded putting out fires as an absolute government responsibility. read more

Because forest fires are natural and hard to control and potentially dangerous to try to control. Large animals simply move out of the way of the spreading fire, and do not fight against fires. The main reason to intervene and fight forest fires, is to protect human interests. read more