Wildfires Quotes

We think of it as a ladder effect, and the fire can quickly move up into the crowns of the trees. That's when the wildfires move really fast. - Robert Shaffer

We can live in these places, but we ought to understand that some risk goes along with it. People are finding ways to live with fire. [Fighting wildfires] is not a battle to be fought, it's a storm to be weathered. - Tom Scott

We are just not able to keep up with the number of wildfires we are having right now. These guys are actually from North Mississippi. They came down to help us out. We are so short handed that we have had to call in other crews to help us out. - Todd Matthews

This will open the door for short-term emergency needs as well as long-term recovery needs for all of those affected by the Texas wildfires during this very dangerous and tragic wildfire season. - Butch Kinerney

This comes at a real bad time. We're already battling drought and raging wildfires and this thing comes out. People were hanging in there, thinking prices will stay up. - Will Skaggs

They're learning a bit about wildfires -- how they're formed and what feeds them and what they need to do to make them stop. - Jason Hill

The most significant threats are posed by live fire because of its potential to cause wildfires ... As long as they are not going to fire any rounds, there's no conflict with the settlement agreement. - David Henkin

The idea behind QVM is all about information and empowerment, ... Vegetation management is a business that is becoming more critical to the public every day - from keeping utility lines free of trees, to slowing wildfires in the west, to safeguarding our native plant and animal species from invasive threats. - Derek Miller

The conditions right now are about the worst we've seen. It's already brittle dry. All we need is ignitions to see wildfires. - Jim Payne