Lynne Thoman

It's such a critical topic today. Jack, can you explain briefly the major causes of wildfires? Is it lightning or is it man-made causes such as sparks from power lines or is it something else?

It's such a critical topic today. Jack, can you explain briefly the major causes of wildfires? Is it lightning or is it man-made causes such as sparks from power lines or is it something else?

Have wildfires changed in the 20th and 21st centuries? Are they different now than they used to be?

Have wildfires changed in the 20th and 21st centuries? Are they different now than they used to be?

And when you look at the massive devastation of recent fires, such as those in L.A. and elsewhere, is the problem wildland fire management or is it urban fire management and the ways the fire spread in urban areas?

And when you look at the massive devastation of recent fires, such as those in L.A. and elsewhere, is the problem wildland fire management or is it urban fire management and the ways the fire spread in urban areas?

So how do fires spread in communities? Do they spread like a wall of flames that engulfs a whole neighborhood?

So how do fires spread in communities? Do they spread like a wall of flames that engulfs a whole neighborhood?

Is the most effective way then to fight fires more firefighting resources, more fire engines and firefighters?

Is the most effective way then to fight fires more firefighting resources, more fire engines and firefighters?

The home ignition risk management strategies that you believe are the most effective are flame resistant materials for roofs and for sidings and the clearing away of dead brush and plants away from homes. Is that right?

The home ignition risk management strategies that you believe are the most effective are flame resistant materials for roofs and for sidings and the clearing away of dead brush and plants away from homes. Is that right?

It would seem that changes to zoning requiring rebuilding with fire resistant materials would be beneficial to communities, especially communities like L.A. that have been devastated by fires. To your knowledge, is L.A. implementing new zoning requirements of flame resistant materials? Yes.

It would seem that changes to zoning requiring rebuilding with fire resistant materials would be beneficial to communities, especially communities like L.A. that have been devastated by fires. To your knowledge, is L.A. implementing new zoning requirements of flame resistant materials? Yes.

Jack, is there anything else you'd like to add before I ask for the three takeaways you'd like to leave the audience with today?

Jack, is there anything else you'd like to add before I ask for the three takeaways you'd like to leave the audience with today?

Jack, what are the three takeaways you'd like to leave the audience with today?

Jack, what are the three takeaways you'd like to leave the audience with today?

Jack, thank you. Thank you for all your work fighting fires and mitigating damage to homes and communities.

Jack, thank you. Thank you for all your work fighting fires and mitigating damage to homes and communities.