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Be stamped out. then in 1910, wildfires destroyed three million acres across the u.s. west. so the u.s. forest service made it their policy to put out any fire as soon as it started. as a result, forests became dense and overgrown. there were too many small young trees and dead trees and dry brush accumulated on the floor. add drought and climate change to the mix and you have the perfect kindling for a wildfire. isn't there a part that the wildfires started to do things people hadn't seen them do before? >> yeah. one thing i noticed is how fast the wildfires move. you can look at it one hour....
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