Fire Begins Long Before the Spark

• Hydrated soil.
• Managed fuel.
• Functioning terraces.
• Grazing.
• Strategic vegetation management.
• Good access.
• Maintained tracks.
• Water availability.
• Healthy trees.
• Diverse vegetation.
• Active human presence.

Land abandonment therefore matters enormously.

A landscape that is continually visited and productively managed provides opportunities to identify problems while they are still manageable. Vegetation can be controlled. Tracks can remain accessible. Water systems can be maintained. Fallen trees can be dealt with. Equipment can be kept ready.

Fire resilience is not one intervention. It is a consequence of continuous stewardship.