http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/mega+fires IrishCentral mega fires en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/from-the-right/decades-of-mismanagement-have-left-our-forests-vulnerable-to-terrorism-161580355.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/from-the-right/decades-of-mismanagement-have-left-our-forests-vulnerable-to-terrorism-161580355.html Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:00:42 PDT Smokey Bear told us: “Only we can prevent forest fires” But behind him was a vast and growing firefighting bureaucracy, equipped with fleets of heavy equipment, aerial tankers, helicopters and satellite guided workforces This firefighting juggernaut has not only crushed many would be disastrous fires over the years, but many beneficial ones as wellMany of the forests protected by these fire fighting efforts have also been shielded from best forest management practices READ MORE ]]>