Maybe if you would look at fire for what it is, it wouldn't be such a boogey man to you. Everything you talk about is a simple response from nature to man's inept attempt at control. Thinning out the national forests is an impossible idea. Thinning out some areas around towns, homes, not so impossible. Now I know you have a vested interest in the logging industry to supply the podium (paper) for your rants, but come on. Take a trip to Yellowstone and try writing something about the wonderous system of rejuvenation the Creator put in place. Look at the natural state of overstocking created to allow for survival of the fittest to achieve a healthy, balanced forest. You have such a one sided view of the situation and yet you continue to rail against other views based on fact? Don't lecture me about conservation because the view you have is supported by industry only, it has no biological basis for a ecosystem that can take care of itself. Conservative use of a resource is one thing, but don't tell me ist all for the forest's benefit, because it isn't.