Subject: Re: [LPNY DISCUSS] Re: forest fires
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 00:03:16 -0500
To:        <lpny_discuss@yahoogroups.com>
From:     Bob Armstrong <bob@cosy.com>
On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 12:12:31 -0800 (PST), Travis Pahl wrote:
>=A0The first word is key. =A0'INFREQUENT'.
 
 Right !  But they happen with or without man's puny efforts .

 The important parameter not given in that quote ( may be on the
 web site ) is the area in which such a catastrophe occurs .
 It seems to read that at any particular place you will find
 that such a fire occurred within the last couple of centuries .
 That would correlate with the ecology of Douglas fir ( and I
  just learned from
http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/environment/practsustainforest/whycle=
arcut.asp
 , Loblolly pine ) . Clear cutting mimics the natural=
 CATASTROPHIC
 fire cycles .

 Multiply that by a hundred disjoint areas and you get a=
 probablity
 of such a fire happening somewhere every few years .

 Multiply that by the number of fires caused by humans either
 accidentally or criminally and you easily account for the=
 observed
 frequency . ( What is your philosophical take on TRYing to stop
  fires like the Colorado one which was set by a scorned woman ?=
 )

 I can't believe I'm citing Greg , but 
    For FUCK's sake man! It's a fucking FIRE!

 It's either under control or out of control .

 If it's out of control , it's as dangerous to the community as
 an Indian attack .

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