Stephen Pyne
About Stephen Pyne
Stephen J. Pyne is an emeritus professor at Arizona State University and the author of numerous books on fire, including Between Two Fires: A Fire History of Contemporary America and To the Last Smoke, a 9-volume series of regional fire surveys.
A burning planet: Why we must learn to live with fire
By suppressing all wildfires and incessantly burning fossil fuels, humans have upset the role that fire has historically played in providing ecological balance. We need to rethink our view of fire and accept its presence by changing how we manage lands and plan our communities.
