"Dr. Deb" wrote:

It sounds like you have a situation there that has plagued a lot of
forest
land in the US, poor management. This has allowed a huge amount of
deadfall to accumulate in the US Forest areas and makes for one heck
of
firestorm when it lights off.

No burn off of the chapparral in 50 years? This cannot end well,
unless God
is very good to you.

Much of this terrain is mountainous accessible only to mountain goats.

Nestled among the mountains are canyons full of brush.

Over night the fire has expanded to over 85,000 acres.

Not sure there can be a realistic land management plan.

Lew