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We made wildfire an enemy for 110 years. It could have been an ally
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We made wildfire an enemy for 110 years. It could have been an ally

Starting with the Big Blowup of 1910, the U.S. Forest Service’s strategy mostly has been to put out fires as fast as possible. With climate change and shifting populations, we’re losing that war.
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