A prominent wildfire expert, reacting to the deaths of 19 Arizona firefighters, says it’s time for a major change in policy.
John N. Maclean
Start a wildfire, go to jail – or worse
For many decades, the practice of lighting fires in wildlands to clear brush, improve browse, or to create jobs for fire crews was virtually a prerogative of rural living. For the most part, nobody got hurt and nobody went to jail. In the past decade, however, as a more urban-oriented population has spread into previously […]
Some notable arson wildfire cases in the West
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The Fiery Touch
Wildfire arsonists burn forests, grasslands and houses — and kill people. Now one faces the death penalty.