Some Experts Criticize California Wildfire Prevention Efforts

A helicopter makes a water drop as flames threaten homes on a ridgeline as a wildfire threatens homes in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on Oct. 21, 2019. Reed Saxon/AP Photo

California’s persistent wildfires have prompted firefighting authorities to take what some consider to be less than ideal measures to prevent disaster.

The California Vegetation Treatment Program (CalVTP) aims to remove brush from Redding to San Diego with the aid of flames and chainsaws.