Big Fires Start Small: The Case for a Paradigm Shift in California's Response to Today's Wildfire Crisis

"We are not helpless in solving the wildfire crisis in California."

These words of author Thomas Pandola form the passion and the premise of this, his first solo book, Big Fires Start Small. Following his service of twenty-five years with the LAFD, Pandola witnessed the annual loss of lives and property and experienced the side effects from the smoke caused by California's wildfire crisis, knowing all along that there is a better way to fight back against wildfires. In these pages, Pandola s...