00:00We have burned up at high intensity in the past two years about three million acres.
00:09That's a good portion of the pristine old growth forest that we have.
00:18The Dixie Fire broke out on July 13th.
00:23The topography and winds at that time pushed the fire upriver toward us.
00:30The Forest Service land had a very dense stand of timber on it.
00:36In essence, the fuels were so dense and the fire was so hot that the energy release caused a firenado in that area.
00:46And it's evidenced by a large diameter circle where the trees that were thrown over, wind-thrown by the wind, are all lying in the same direction.
00:57Here you have these fire-adapted systems. The environmental movement has prevented management.
01:04You've had the growth of brush and understory of trees that have created giant fuel loads.
01:11And how do you roll that back is really where we're at.
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