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In recent discussions, Edward Ring, a prominent figure in California policy, expressed his concerns about the state’s approach to forest management and fire prevention. He stated that if an honest history of early 21st-century California is documented, it would show that misguided environmental policies allowed forests, which had thrived for millennia, to become hazardous tinderboxes. Ring's sentiments reflect a growing frustration among certain policymakers and citizens alike, who see the devastation of wildfires not merely as a natural disaster but as a preventable tragedy due to policy failures.