We Deserve Better: A Firsthand Case Against Federal Wildfire Mismanagement

Royal Burnett never testified before Congress, but he’s walked in the ashes of hundreds of Northern California homes and watched Federal Incident Management Teams willfully burn tens of thousands of acres under the guise of "resource benefit" — regardless of drought, fuel conditions, or land ownership. No rehabilitation plan. No watershed protection. No accountability. When federal fire policy does more harm than good, it must change. We deserve better than this.