Wild fires are Mother nature in action. If Man will not clear up the dead brush with control burns, she will.
Yes it is all about the fuel. 6’ plus of pine needle duff in the Sierras around Lake Tahoe.
Can you say “matchbox”?
Exactly!
Hubby fought wildfires in California for over 33 years. He says most of the huge fires now are because of environmentalists and politicians. No logging, no underbrush clearing, etc., etc. And the trees are all dead and ate up with beetles which Barbara Boxer stopped them from clearing many years ago.
Climate change my rear end.