Hi my name is Noah and I am an Explorer in Manitou Springs, Colorado. I am working on a school research project (ten page) and would like to get some views on these questions.

1) What do you think the world would be like if firefighters were not around?

2) Should we focus on protecting houses in forested areas near a forest fire, but, allow the fire to burn a bit longer clearing away more underbrush that will become even more fuel if another fire were to come through?

3) Why do you think people believe that firefighters only put out fires when we do so much more?

4) Which one is a harder career forest fighting or structural firefighting/medical, or are they even?

Please post your answers to the questions because it would be very helpful for me to have some thoughts for my research project.