There is a large forested area managed by the National Forest Service not ten miles from where I am. Every year they controlled-burn portions of it, and alternate areas, so that every 5 years or so, all the forested areas have had their floor litter burned off.
They don't have any out-of-control fires. None. Unlike, say, CA, which burns every year.
Apparently, climate change doesn't affect Kentucky.
No not at all. You need to get out more often, or get better informed. Get out your rake, there Buckwheat.
"Hot, dry weather over the last two months has left much of the state in a
moderate to severe drought. The conditions have stripped much of the moisture from the state’s forests as leaves begin to fall from trees, creating additional fuel for fires to burn."
"The state’s forestry division recorded 107 wildfires in September, a month that typically doesn’t see any fires. And only two days into October, five fires are burning across the state, according to
Kentucky’s Wildland Fire Management."
Drought Fueling Hazardous Kentucky Wildfire Season