00:01We have introduced a man-made situation that basically contradicts the evolution of these FARs.
00:09With the increased development, more and more people using these public lands increase opportunities for human-caused fires.
00:15We're putting infrastructure into these areas at a very rapid pace.
00:21I can modify how houses are prone to ignition. I can modify how communities escape.
00:27What I can't change is the weather patterns, I can't change the extreme heat, and I can't change the wind.
00:33Now you have these astronomical fuel loads that create firestorms.
00:42The challenge that's put upon us is are we fast enough to keep ahead of the curve?
00:48The forests of the American West are some of the last functioning old-growth forests in our country.
00:53They are our heritage, our future, and are vital to our survival.
00:58But they are deeply in trouble.
01:00They are deeply in trouble.
01:01The End
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