Monday, November 12, 2018

PARTISAN FIRE DANGER

A yellow half light at times, and thoughts of barbecued ribs. That's what smoke over the Bay Area from the Camp Fire up in Butte County has meant. Plus, because people are affected by such things, peculiar behaviour. Subdued, yet irresponsible. Quirkiness.
It's not as bad here as during the fires last year.
But those were much closer.
One major reason for the horrendous fires this year and last is Federal mismanagement of their wilderness areas coupled with ill-advised (and vindictive) budgetary cutbacks.

Let that sink in.


Much of the land burning, the major part of the problem, is Federally owned and managed. And, because of current priorities, woefully underfunded.
The people fighting the fires, and the resources utilized for that effort, are strictly Californian.


The problem lies in Washington.




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