After the recent landscapes of the Los Angeles community, our nation's mountain fire policy focuses on saving lives and neighbors from future fire, and prevents it from re -occurring. It is necessary to rebuild.
This is not just Los Angeles and California. That's about it A vulnerable community nationwideFrom a dry area in the western United States to a part of the florida, a part of the apallacia, a new jersey, and a community with many risks.
The problem is that as a society, it looks like we cannot have its essential conversation. There is a cultural abnormality like a spell, and mercilessly leads the funds for the wilderness policy for “forest management.” This wrong direction is dangerous to life and community.
Eaton and Parisise destroyed the community and caused a fire that killed at least 28 people in Los Angeles.It was not a forest fire。 The fire that destroyed Lahaina in Maui in 2023 Killed at least 102 peopleIt was not a forest fire. In fact, most of the wildfires wereThe worst impact on life and home was not a forest fire。
However, every time other towns are destroyed by the wildfire, they are usually not near the forest, but politicians keep talking and funding from creating a safe community, instead, focus on forest management. I will hit it. Congress and President Biden did it when he passed the Infrastructure Law in 2021, doing this when he passed the Infrastructure Reduction Act in 2022.
President Trump and the current parliament are doing it. When Trump toured the Parisade fire in Los Angeles on January 24, 2025, he had the closest forest to dozens of miles away, and he proposed that the community was devastated again.Lack of forest management。
The Republican Republican members have recently argued that we were “we” to protect Los Angeles and other places from the fire.Actively increase the pace and scale of forest managementBy “correction of forest law”, in the land of the federal. This is a significant increase in mature wood subsidies that have grown old, mature in the federal land, under the sense of euphoria, such as “thinner” and “fuel reduction”, by disabling and weakening environmental laws. Is a bill that promotes.
On January 23, 2025, the House of Republican members passed the backcountry fell bill. 64 Democrats participated。 This was a house response to the tragic loss of the entire Los Angeles community, and at least 28 people were not near the forest.
Why is this wrong direction so dangerous? Because it distracts attention and resources from the only action.It has been scientifically proven to protect the local community effectively from the fire.: Hardening of the house; a defensive space to prune within 100 feet from a house or other structure. Evacuation plan and preparation including a better early warning system. This community -based approachIt really works。
In contrast, science shows vegetation management and removal activities.There are no additional advantages of about 100 feet from the houseFor home protection. In addition, politicians continue to talk about forest management, but they are not talking about buildings, but unlike wood, they use fire -resistant materials that are not easily burned, such as the structure of recycled light gauge steel. I haven't talked about the reconstruction after the fireHemp clet block And 3DPrinted house。
Even in the forest area, rich scientific evidence indicates thatRemoving trees decreases wind resistanceAnd gust can dramatically increase the speed of the mountain fire, reduce the time to evacuate safely, and reduce the time that the first response helps save lives and houses.
In recent years, large -scale fires have been being held rapidlyBefore burning the town, I wiped out the “thinner” forestIn recent years, it has been tragic in paradise in Northern California, grizzly flat, and Green Building. Native Chapalal's Tsu ASTIC and other removal did not help with the Los Angeles fire.Such actions can only replace Chapalal with very combustible grass.Spread the fire and the remaining fire faster.
In addition, “thin” and other logging activities contribute to the global cycle of climate confusion.Increase the amount of carbon emissions of more than 3 times per acres only by fireDeterioration of climate changeExtreme weatherIt drives a big fire.
The politicians of both parties: Knocks off it in this dangerous and wrong instruction story about forest management. People need your help. If you do not change the course, focus on supporting the creation of a fire safe community, the miserable effects of the Los Angeles fire will occur again and again.
Ched Hanson, based in Kenedimedows in southern Sielanebada,John Mu AprojectThe author of Earth Island Institute “Smokescreen: Ruins the myth of the wildfire to save our forests and climate。 “
