Article content While many people will point to climate change to explain recent historically destructive fire seasons, B.C.âs history of fire suppression and archaic forest management has turned our forests into an overstuffed matchbox that grows more dangerous with each passing year. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Jesse Zeman: Archaic management has turned our forests into an overstuffed matchbox Back to video We have already witnessed tragic losses experienced by the Nlakaâpamux First Nation and the village of Lytton. It will only get worse. Decades of fire suppression have resulted in fuel loading and forest ingrowth, crowding out biodiversity and putting people at risk. By putting out every fire on the landscape, we are creating forests that are bristling with fuel just waiting for a spark.