It seems to me that this forest conceivably could be part of a recovery area. It has been under serious difficulty in recent years because of the recent history of dry weather. A spark could literally ungulf the whole mountainside. To pass an amendment that conceivably could put in jeopardy a protection program relative to preserving ourselves against fire disaster seems to me to be a pretty extreme position, for someone who lives in the territory, at any rate.
Jerry Lewis: “It seems to me that this forest conceivably could be part of a recovery area. It has been under serious difficulty in…”
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Discussing the potential risks of an amendment related to forest fire protection.
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