Deeply misguided to talk this way. Casting wildfires as an enemy has been the M.O. for governments and insurers for a very long time - fire has always been a force to be 'fought'. Many surplus WWII aircraft went directly into service for forestry agencies.
@theguardian.comWe need a wartime mindset to fight the threat of wildfires | Seth Klein
theguardian.com
We need a wartime mindset to fight the threat of wildfires | Seth Klein
While many leaders compare the wildfire crisis to the second world war, governments fail to adopt the real lessons of pre-emptive wartime action