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From KQBD in San Francisco, this is Forum.

I'm Mina Kim.

The devastating losses from the wildfire in Maui, the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century,

and in Canada, the summer of fire that at times has sent smoke as far down as the southern U.S. have reminded us that intense, long-lasting wildfires are a new normal, something Californians are all too

familiar with.

And we can feel powerless in the face of it.

But my guests, Nick Mott and Justin Engel, say there are things we can do to adapt to an increasingly

fire-prone world.

Their new book, This Is Wildfire, is a guidebook of sorts on how to lessen fire's destructiveness,

protect ourselves and our communities.

How do you live with the inevitability of wildfire?

Join us.

Welcome to Forum. I'm Mina Kim. Co-authors Nick Mott and Justin Engel say every wildfire has at least two stories. One story is about the damage and devastation to humans wrought by the flames. The other story, sometimes at odds with the first, about fires positive impacts on ecosystems.

Fire is something we need to suppress and control, they write, yet it's a natural force we need

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