Fred Upton actually said...

There is no question that the biggest driver of the recent wildfires is decades of mismanagement of our nation's forests.

The bottom line is that we need to make sure that our utilities and government regulators are taking an all-hazards approach.

It is crazy to think about living in a modern society where one must constantly worry about whether the lights are on.

Wildfires are not a new phenomenon. Before the pioneers settled in the West, wildfires were much more widespread and they burned many more a...