The purpose of a controlled burn is to remove underbrush and create gaps that an uncontrolled fire could not cross, right? Wouldn't it be possible to archive those goals without fire? (e.g. just going through the forest and clearing underbrush manually)
Of course some fires are still needed, e.g. to trigger fire-dependant seeds.
Of course some fires are still needed, e.g. to trigger fire-dependant seeds.