Most of the forests in the Western US
are government owned and most forest fires are celebrated throughout the year
in the West. By contrast, in the East,
most forests are owned by private tree farmers who clear out brush, harvest and
plant trees, sell the trees and put out their own fires.
The
2019 wildfire season has not been as active as 2018. However, in late October
significant fires broke out throughout California, leading to the evacuation of
over 200,000 people and the declaration of a state of emergency.
From
January 1 to November 22, 2019 there were 46,706 wildfires compared with 52,080
wildfires in the same period in 2018, according to the National Interagency
Fire Center (NIFC).
About
4.6 million acres were burned in the 2019 period, compared with 8.5 million
acres in 2018.
Australia
lost 15 million acres in their Forest Fire Festival that started in 2019 and
continues through 2020.
California
Mudslide Festival 2019
California
Mudslides usually follow the Forest Fire Festival. The fires burn the trees and
the rain that follows creates the mudslides.
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Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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