Controlled burns help prevent wildfires. Regulations make them nearly impossible.
The Marshall Fire made it clear that Colorado’s grasslands need better management, but layers of gov't rules stand in the way
Source: boulderbeat.news
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Control burns ease wildfire risk but nearly impossible to do with red tape involved
The controlled use of fire by expert crews is widely considered the most effective way to reduce the dangerous build-up of grasses and other vegetation that fuel larger conflagrations, experts agree.
Source: aspentimes.com
Controlled burns help prevent wildfires, but regulations have made it nearly impossible to do them
Even though the 2021 Marshall Fire made it clear that the fire threat posed by Colorado’s grasslands endangers large urban areas, federal, state and local rules continue to make it difficult to address the risk.
Source: kunc.org
How Regulation Makes Preventing Colorado Wildfires Difficult — ProPublica
Even though the 2021 Marshall Fire made it clear that the fire threat posed by Colorado’s grasslands endangers large urban areas, federal, state and local rules continue to make it difficult to address the risk.
Source: propublica.org