Fire behavior has become so extreme that communities are limited in their ability to suppress fires with ground forces alone, causing higher intensity and more destructive fires to spread into areas that haven't seen wildfires in over a century. One proposed solution to this problem is to buy the most high-risk lots with identified funds so that they will never be used for development.
Fire behavior has become too extreme to be suppressed with ground forces alone, leading to more destructive wildfires spreading into communities that have not seen wildfire in over a century, and a proposal to identify and purchase high-risk properties to prevent further danger.