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EGregyesterday at 6:15 AM2 repliesview on HN

And those precautions are… putting out the fire before it spreads, right?


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raframyesterday at 2:02 PM

No. Forest fires should be allowed to spread to prevent fuel buildup. It’s bad when they cross into developed areas, though, so you want to prevent that.

If anyone ever implements your drone-based surveillance-state wildland fire suppression system, please let me know so I can avoid hiking in the area.

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dborehamyesterday at 6:33 AM

That's not how these fires work. Wind and dry fuels mean they can't be put out by the time they've been identified and someone has verified they're not some dude burning trash. Drone armies can't carry enough water.