Controlled burns help prevent wildfires. Some still resist them.

Controlled burns help prevent wildfires. Some still resist them. - CalMatters

In the Carmel and River fires, few, if any, controlled burns had been done in the original footprints of the flames in the last 10 years.

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Kate Cimini

Kate Cimini is a reporter with the Salinas Californian and CalMatters' California Divide project. She covers economic inequality, agriculture, and housing. Previously, she covered national security, natural disasters, and sports. Her work has appeared in the Houston Chronicle, USA Today, VICE, The Athletic, Sports Illustrated online, and others.

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California residents didn’t want controlled burns near their homes. Some of those homes then burned in a wildfire.