Interview: Wildfire scientist says LaMalfa’s recently introduced wildfire suppression legislation takes the wrong approach

"This legislation that proposes that we put out every wildfire--it's impossible to implement. There's nothing about that [legislative proposal] that would change the outcome of a fire like the Dixie Fire or the Caldor Fire because they're not proposing at the same time to build up more resources or to support wildland firefighters doing their job better. They're just taking away one of the tools we have." said wildfire scientist, Zeke Lunder.

"To say that there's absolutely no time to let public lands burn for resource benefits--that's ridiculous!"