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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You just described the cultural burning practices that were in place for thousands of years though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Right, which I would say is not forest fire prevention, since they are starting forest fires. It's more so forest fire mitigation. Perhaps that's getting into semantics, but I thought it was a necessary clarification.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Thank you, no that makes total sense