This is another entry in the "bfx posts an entire paper instead of key talking points and doesn't expect anybody to read this" series.
Interesting read, given the current state of everything from Montana westward right now.
I got a great Idea! THE BEST IDEA! Let's build homes on the side of a canyon that funnels winds up to 60MPH, IN A FUCKING DESERT, then sue the fire department when they want to do controlled burns because it will make the hillsides ugly.
Yes, they litigated and fought over aesthetics Page 94, hopefully the link. This was in 1987 when they were building out the area. Firefighters and forestry management wanted to do controlled burns and clearings. They went to court and tied everything up for seemingly forever.
16 people died. Not so fucking funny now.
Then they went through the same thing again in four years