Originally Posted by LadyMischief

Apparently the idiots in this thread yakking about California being polluting because of fires must forget that major fire is a VERY IMPORTANT part of the renewal process of nature. In fact, many types of trees cannot go to seed without fire, it resets the process and allows for new life. They start on their own as well and if people weren't around to build and own the land and put them out, they would just burn their way out like they did before people came along.