A fire that burns into a community is a disaster, but if we see fire only as a disaster, then we will follow the example of many wildland fire agencies that are adopting urban, all-hazard models in place of traditional land management. This leaves them fighting the fires that break out, rather than managing the settings that sustain those fires.
让问题与解决方案匹配要求我们正确地描述问题。烧进社区的火是一场灾难，但如果我们只把火视为灾难，我们就会效仿许多荒地灭火机构的例子——采用风险重重的都市模式来实施传统土地管理。这导致我们与烧起来的火作斗争，而不是管理让火持续燃烧的条件。