I had a chance to moderate an event… with Ed Struzik and Aaron Williams. Struzik’s latest book is Firestorm: How Wildfire Will Shape Our Future. Williams has written a memoir of his time with the BC Wildfire Service called Chasing Smoke. These guys know fire, and what they had to say was unsettling. The audience reaction suggested a lot of us still haven’t adjusted to the realities of life in the Pyrocene – the age of fire. As someone who lives in the interface, I’ve become used to thinking of wildfire as a major threat. I haven’t thought much about it as a potential ally, but Struzik and Williams have. Williams said controlled burning as a tactic to fight fires is finally becoming more accepted. …Struzik looked at controlled burns from the strategic perspective – as a way to promote forest health and fire resistance.