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Could we stop wildfires by starting more fires?

An air tanker drops retardant on the Parleys Canyon west of Park City on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021.

An air tanker drops retardant on the Parleys Canyon west of Park City on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. (Scott G Winterton, Deseret News)


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A government's decadeslong strategy of snuffing out any type of forest fire is changing course.

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