Controlled burns prevent California wildfires, study says. Why aren’t there more?
Landowners are afraid of going bankrupt if a prescribed burn escapes control, the interviewees told researchers. Meanwhile, state and federal workers see little praise for successful controlled burns, and face fears and possible backlash from a risk-averse public, wary of wildfire smoke and mishaps. The Stanford experts suggested those perceptions among the public aren’t accurate.
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