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Fire departments are testing autonomous drones that fight wildfires before crews even arrive
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I feel like I read a few years back that aggressive suppression of wildfires leads to more and bigger fires.
The fuel piles up and eventually something sets it off, then there's no stopping it.
In California national parks, they will start controlled fires on occasion just because fires can be beneficial to growth. The plant debris can block light and stuff, and burning it turns to ash that helps add nutrients back into the soil.
IDK if that's done elsewhere in the country or the world.
There are also plants specifically adapted for wildfires. Sequoias (and I think redwoods) need them to open their cones and they can't propagate in their own leaf litter, they need to be cleared by fire.