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climate 26 change contributes to the problem , it ’ s not the major cause , he said .
Hydrants are placed at curbside , forcing engines and water tenders to block the very roads needed for residents to escape .
But California is a flammable landscape .
And we love to live next to nature . Because roads have improved , commutes are easier .
“ These areas have always burned , and they ’ ll burn again ,” she said .
“ Anyone who thinks we can fire proof these wild areas is mistaken .”
But here ’ s the good news : If we ’ re the problem , we ’ re also the solution .
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climate 26 change contributes to the problem , it ’ s not the major cause , he said .
“ The number one driver is people ,” said Keeley . “ People have to be put somewhere , and we ’ ve put them in wildland areas .”
Land planners don ’ t understand the basics of fire behavior , resulting in approval of thousands of subdivisions without firebreaks or other mitigation , according to a 1995 paper by the late Robert Irwin of the National Museum of Forest Service .
Roads can ’ t accommodate evacuation and response traffic at the same time .
Hydrants are placed at curbside , forcing engines and water tenders to block the very roads needed for residents to escape .
Homes are larger , nicer and cheaper . It feels serene .
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“ There ’ s a preference to living next to open space . And maybe it ’ s how people who want nicely-built big new homes can afford them ,” said Chase .
“ Historically . you ’ ve always had people who want to live outside the city , although you didn ’ t necessarily see a lot of subdivisions , where housing is sold en masse ,” she said .
“ People think , ‘ I am in suburbia , and my house won ’ t burn .’ ”
But California is a flammable landscape .
In fact , fires are an essential part of our healthy ecosystem , said Randi Spivak of the Center For Biological Diversity .
And we love to live next to nature . Because roads have improved , commutes are easier .
Jacquelyn Chase of CSU-Chico
Randi Spivak of the Center For Biological Diversity
“ These areas have always burned , and they ’ ll burn again ,” she said .
“ Anyone who thinks we can fire proof these wild areas is mistaken .”
But here ’ s the good news : If we ’ re the problem , we ’ re also the solution .
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