The politics and policies of fighting fires

Sept. 16, 2014 4:53 PM PT

Does California have enough resources to fight what experts believe will be an increasing number of wildfires due to climate change? Should government restrict building in urban-wildlife interfaces? Adam B. Summers and William Stewart debate.

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Opinion

Restrict building in high-risk areas?

Should government do more to discourage building in wildlife-urban interfaces, or are there better means of protecting homes in fire-prone areas? Adam B. Summers and William Stewart debate.
Sept. 4, 2009
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Opinion

Fighting fire: What government does right, and where it goes wrong

William Stewart says individual communities should take more responsibility for protecting themselves. Adam B. Summers says the federal government does a poor job of reducing the fire danger on land it owns.
Sept. 3, 2009
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Opinion

Fighting wildfires in a cash-strapped state

Adam B. Summers says the private sector should play a bigger role. William Stewart says California ought to stress the responsibility of homeowners in preventing wildfires.
Sept. 2, 2009

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