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5 Myths About Wildfires

By Amy Jacobi | on August 31, 2015 | 0 Comment
Cost of Wildfires Fire Mitigation Forest Health Syndicate

Kyle Dickman, writing for the Washington Post, debunks myths about wildfire in his article 5 Myths About Wildfire, including:

  1. Technology has changed the way we fight fires.
  2. Fires are bigger now than at any point in history.
  3. More firefighters and more air tankers can control wildfires.
  4. More wildfires mean more homes burned.
  5. Fires must be put out.
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