Wildfire strategy doesn’t need a winner—with 3 camps fighting for dominance, the system can’t keep up with the risk

September 14, 2026 · 2:40 pm 1 sources

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• Wildfire strategy doesn't need a winner—with 3 camps fighting for dominance, the system can't keep up with the risk
  Phys.org · September 14, 2026 14:40
  One of the problems with how America deals with wildfires is the belief that there is one primary strategy that can end the nation's wildfire crisis. Whether that's detecting and putting out every fire fast, increasing logging and forest thinning, or allowing fires to burn under safe conditions,…