It's impossible to clear all the forests of tinder, there is just too much area to cover and the only way to do this is with controlled burns - but conditions have to be right for this to occur. Trump wanted them to "rake" the forests, which is insane.
The issue currently is that even though they have made fire breaks in certain areas to protect property the winds are so strong they are blowing the fire over them and making them burn so hot it's not possible to extinguish.
This is all exacerbated by the complete lack of water in the region - there used to be massive lakes and much more water in the rivers but it all got diverted to grow corn in the desert.
The issue currently is that even though they have made fire breaks in certain areas to protect property the winds are so strong they are blowing the fire over them and making them burn so hot it's not possible to extinguish.
This is all exacerbated by the complete lack of water in the region - there used to be massive lakes and much more water in the rivers but it all got diverted to grow corn in the desert.