Forestry experts are beginning to question the policy of attempting to
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0 k3 v' Q" {7 b5 K. e, S2 W: mObservations about the results of forest fires have indicated that their
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forest.
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Which of the following could most logically be one of the "observations"
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More than half of all forest fires are the result of natural causes such as
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Most people are killed or seriously injured each year attempting to / O: D0 j1 e* W8 w' j# W& d$ v( _* d
fight forest fires than would be killed or injured if the fires were
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Frequent small forest fires prevent the accumulation of highly flammable
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, l7 r( b- m" A) I! Q+ f The animal and plant life destroyed by forest fires seldom represents
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Study of tree tissues indicates that forest fires were a regular occurrence ' G0 e2 Y: E: `/ s# m/ M$ Q0 P
in the times preceding human occupation of forest areas.
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