Sept 27 Yellowstone - Forest Fires

There are 3 fires burning in Yellowstone - the parks approach to forest fires is to "let them run there course" ... it seems strange but it has a scientific method to it. Fires allowed to burn create natural firebreaks and new habitats for different animals. Also if the fires were continually put out then over the years the dead wood would reach a critical amount and they could end up with a huge devastating fire.