Canada wildfires (2026)

[sanda]

If I remember correctly it was 1902 when Congress said all forest fires must be out within 24 hours nationwide. Their continued bad policy's over the years handcuffed our agencies from conducing forest management to include logging. A healthy pine forest is 20 trees per acre. Many of our forests are 200+ trees per acre. Even in the best water conditions the trees are stressed to the point that they can't survive the beetle kill and wildfires. This was all because of political pressure from the environmentalists.

 

[Underboss]

Around land you want to not burn, you pick it up. If you operate campgrounds you allow the public to burn anything that falls to the ground. Parks that allows this have free labor.

Once you have established your parameters you the. Make your fire break and let nature handle the rest.

Great for an occupied area. Not so much for wilderness areas.

 

[Underboss]

Raise goats on it.

Actually many outlying areas in LA, Agoura , Calabasas, etc do use goats on their land. Still not enough. I would assume that us all being in the rv lifestyle, we have traveled the country and have seen how much vacant land, forest, etc there is. Exactly how many goats should we have?
And then will the goats get smart, realize their numbers and take over?
I find it funny that last year we were choking on smoke from Florida wild fires and no one called into question the lack Florida's forest management. Florida is flat. California and much of the rest of the country and Canada is mountainous. Not an easy task and who will pay for that, most is Federal land.

 

[redbaron]

Great for an occupied area. Not so much for wilderness areas.

The let it burn principal addresses these areas

 

[Underboss]

The let it burn principal addresses these areas

I agree. If it is not endangering people or homes. Winds spread these fires rapidly.

 

[sanda]

Actually many outlying areas in LA, Agoura , Calabasas, etc do use goats on their land. Still not enough. I would assume that us all being in the rv lifestyle, we have traveled the country and have seen how much vacant land, forest, etc there is. Exactly how many goats should we have?
And then will the goats get smart, realize their numbers and take over?
I find it funny that last year we were choking on smoke from Florida wild fires and no one called into question the lack Florida's forest management. Florida is flat. California and much of the rest of the country and Canada is mountainous. Not an easy task and who will pay for that, most is Federal land.

That's what we need. More old goats.

 

[Old Islander]

Around land you want to not burn, you pick it up. If you operate campgrounds you allow the public to burn anything that falls to the ground. Parks that allows this have free labor.

Once you have established your parameters you the. Make your fire break and let nature handle the rest.

When a campaign fire gets rolling, fire breaks probably won't work -- even if they're plowed with a dozer and wider than a typical bush road. We were up in the Williams Lake area several years ago, where an out-of-control fire, being whipped by strong westerlies, jumped across the Fraser River. These fires can throw flaming brands and other burning material kilometers in front of the main fire.

 

[murphysranch]

I've been on level 2 evac three times. Its horrible.

 

[Underboss]

I've been on level 2 evac three times. Its horrible.

You are right, its is horrible, you realize whats important and are fortunate to be able to grab it. The Old Topanga fire 1993. It was on the ridge about 1.5 miles from my house. We were grabbing a few things and ready to go but then the winds turned and drove the fires to Malibu. So many homes lost. I would have lost mine, even though I did the prerequisite fire clearance. Winds negate fire breaks.