Editor,

Regarding the March 18 guest perspective, “What the ‘Three Little Pigs’ can teach us about wildfire preparedness” we can learn from good fairy tales, but we should not be misled by bad ones.

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Terence Y
Terence Y

Thanks for your letter, Ms. Normoyle, but it sounds like the status quo regarding forest management that you’re in favor of didn’t work out too well for folks in Los Angeles County. Wouldn’t it be better if we can make use of trees instead of allowing wildfires to burn these trees and houses and many other things standing in their way? You say we should focus on strategies for protecting property and lives. Exactly. Wildfires will occur but we can limit the size and scope of these wildfires with proven fire and forest management techniques. As for CO2, how much CO2 was emitted from these latest forest fires, along with hazardous chemicals and asbestos? I’m betting the amount of emissions is much larger than what California has “saved” with electrification over several years, if not a decade.

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Esalinger
Esalinger

Well said Jennifer. Thank you! The wind driven fires that are responsible for loss of property cannot be stopped by “thinning”forests. And it is well known that what the Forest Service calls “thinning” is actually clear cutting. And that brings to mind your comment about following the money.

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