"But, unless you think that there is absolutely no value at all to a few remnant wild places, then it seems a reasonable compromise to leave well enough alone and to preserve intact the few remaining relicts of our natural heritage."--Tanvat

there you go making up assumptions that are untrue, of course there is value to wild places, but the value is in man's ability to use those places, when they burn up that value plummets for generations and they are totally burning up, not nice little ground fires, crown fires, firestorms wasted landscapes for miles and miles and miles and you guys think that it is great.

It's not great, it places people in danger and ruins entire economies in various regions, those evil outfitters you speak of go out of business pretty quick when their area of the forest that they have a permit to operate in goes up in flames.