How to Beat Megafires
Feb 07, 2025•58 min
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Episode description
What happened in LA last month? On that, basically everyone agrees: devastating wildfires that killed at least 29 people and cost at least $100 billion.
But why did those fires burn so intensely for so long? I had my own view, but I don’t follow fires closely. So I talked to Matt Weiner, CEO and founder of Megafire Action.
We discuss:
* California knows it has a fire problem. Why can’t it control it?
* Where does mechanical thinning work, and where doesn’t it?
* What tools from the Department of Defense should we be using in firefighting?
* Do we need more money to fight fires?
* Why do the country’s biggest environmental groups oppose fire mitigation?
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