Oh great, forestry is not what it once was, so in order to perpetuate the careers in a failing industry, our government has created these make work projects using YOUR TAX DOLLARS.

Get a grip man!

I empathize with these forestry workers and their struggle for stable or any employment.

There are 2 problems with this solution as I see it:

1. It is that this is just another incident of OUR TAX DOLLARS being wasted,

2. Mechanical fuel mitigation strategies on small plots don't work. As long as they continue to douse fires everywhere, the available fuel builds up. The only forest fires that need to be contained are those that threaten infrastructure or people directly. The rest, let go man. The flash fire will rip through so fast that only the loose tinder will blase up , then the fire will die a natural death. A healthy forest cannot continue to burn once those loose fuels are consumed. Have you ever tried a campfire with fresh fallen green wood?

If this is about "helping" those forest workers to be employed, provide training in another industry or in an entrepreneurial program.

If this is about the real issue of fire fuels in the forest, I have matches.

Forestry is almost dead, long live the forests.