Quote:
Originally Posted by Racehorse
I heard a long time ago that a lot of forest fires were due to poor forest management. They do not do any logging, instead, waiting for the trees to die naturally. Then they leave the old, dead stuff on the ground to dry out, making kindling for whatever spark ignites, and whoosh, the fire is uncontrollable.
|
I this might be something greater than miss management. Much of the fires are grasslands, combined with extended drought and high winds, I dont know what can be done other than cutting a fire gap. Early pioneer stories of prairie fires that couldnt be out run is what is happening. The low populations in central Canada resemble the population densities of Nevada, Montana and Wyoming. They may not have enough personnel considering the total population of Canada when you get as far north as Calgary.