What is the 10 a.m. Rule? Controversial firefighting strategy could be back
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The Forest Service abandoned its "10 a.m. Rule" some 50 years ago after research showed that suppressing every wildfire as fast as possible could lead to more severe fires. Now, some worry that recent changes in federal wildfire policy are shifting the U.S. back to that aggressive approach.
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The Forest Service abandoned its "10 a.m. Rule" some 50 years ago after research showed that suppressing every wildfire as fast as possible could lead to more severe fires. Now, some worry that recent changes in federal wildfire policy are shifting the U.S. back to that aggressive approach.
After a series of catastrophic blazes in the early 1900s, the U.S. Forest Service mandated the "10 a.m. rule," declaring that wildland fires should be put out by 10 a.m. the day after they were reported. The plan backfired, leaving forests with debris that fueled more dangerous fires.
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