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| − | '''Wildfires''' are a common occurrence in the state of California each fire season, which reaches its highest point during mid to late part of the summer<ref name="How wildfires start">[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/wildfires/ "Here's how wildfires get started—and how to stop them"], National Geographic, retrieved September 12, 2020</ref> during the dry season in the state.<ref>The dry season in California roughly correlates with the state's summer.</ref> Wildfires begin in rural areas, often where forests and grasslands are located, but can spread to suburban or urban areas if not contained, causing property damage or loss of life. | + | '''Wildfires''' are a common occurrence in the state of California each fire season, which reaches its highest point during the mid to late part of the summer<ref name="How wildfires start">[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/wildfires/ "Here's how wildfires get started—and how to stop them"], National Geographic, retrieved September 12, 2020</ref> during the dry season in the state.<ref>The dry season in California roughly correlates with the state's summer.</ref> Wildfires begin in rural areas, often where forests and grasslands are located, but can spread to suburban or urban areas if not contained, causing property damage or loss of life. |
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| | + | In the summer 2024, "26,000 people [had] to evacuate" when a "Thompson fire broke out before noon Tuesday about 70 miles (110 kilometers) north of Sacramento, near the city of Oroville in Butte County."<ref>https://apnews.com/article/california-wildfires-8091a7f73b1765b440f9923d76f8e664</ref> |
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| | President Trump 'blamed the wildfires on "years" of poor forest management in California'<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/513031-trump-criticizes-california-for-wild-fires-youve-got-to-clean-your Trump hits California officials over wildfires: 'You've got to clean your floors']</ref> | | President Trump 'blamed the wildfires on "years" of poor forest management in California'<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/513031-trump-criticizes-california-for-wild-fires-youve-got-to-clean-your Trump hits California officials over wildfires: 'You've got to clean your floors']</ref> |
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| − | :* California’s deadliest year of wildfires has been decades in the making, with overlapping environmental rules, both state and federal, making fuel load reductions in forests and coastal chaparral nearly impossible ...<ref> [https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckdevore/2018/11/27/trumps-right-about-californias-fires-it-wasnt-climate-change-two-new-california-laws-prove-it/#71404dfc22e3]</ref> | + | :* California’s deadliest year of wildfires has been decades in the making, with overlapping environmental rules, both state and federal, making fuel load reductions in forests and coastal chaparral nearly impossible ...<ref> [https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckdevore/2018/11/27/trumps-right-about-californias-fires-it-wasnt-climate-change-two-new-california-laws-prove-it/#71404dfc22e3 Trump's Right About California's Fires: It Wasn't Climate Change; Two New California Laws Prove It]</ref> |
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| | :* All this dry wood can stoke small blazes into uncontrollable infernos that ravage towns and choke the region with smoke.<ref name="grist-dry-wood"> [https://grist.org/article/why-california-is-fighting-fire-with-fire/ Grist, Sep 19, 2019]</ref> | | :* All this dry wood can stoke small blazes into uncontrollable infernos that ravage towns and choke the region with smoke.<ref name="grist-dry-wood"> [https://grist.org/article/why-california-is-fighting-fire-with-fire/ Grist, Sep 19, 2019]</ref> |
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| | An article from the blog Debating Science in 2018 stated, "This issue could be solved by what are known as prescribed fires, or controlled burns. ... Burning supplemented by thinning generally is seen as the most effective combination in preventing severe wildfires".<ref> [https://blogs.umass.edu/natsci397a-eross/controlled-burns-the-solution-to-californias-wildfire-problem/ blog at University of Massachusetts]</ref> | | An article from the blog Debating Science in 2018 stated, "This issue could be solved by what are known as prescribed fires, or controlled burns. ... Burning supplemented by thinning generally is seen as the most effective combination in preventing severe wildfires".<ref> [https://blogs.umass.edu/natsci397a-eross/controlled-burns-the-solution-to-californias-wildfire-problem/ blog at University of Massachusetts]</ref> |
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| − | President Trump mentioned forest management as a possible option for reducing the severity of wildfires during the first Presidential debate in 2020, saying, "[W]e have to do better management of our forests."<ref name="Forest management">[https://abc7.com/california-wildfires-trump-climate-change-forest-management-presidential-debate/6677210/ ABC]</ref> A state senator responded via Tweet claiming the federal government is the majority owner of forested land in California and encouraged Trump to "get to work".<ref name="Forest management" /> | + | President Trump mentioned forest management as a possible option for reducing the severity of wildfires during the first Presidential debate in 2020, saying, "[W]e have to do better management of our forests."<ref name="Forest management">[https://abc7.com/california-wildfires-trump-climate-change-forest-management-presidential-debate/6677210/ Trump slams California forest management during 1st debate as wildfires rage on]</ref> A state senator responded via Tweet claiming the federal government is the majority owner of forested land in California and encouraged Trump to "get to work".<ref name="Forest management" /> |
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| | ==Prisoner firefighters== | | ==Prisoner firefighters== |