Why do we keep putting out forest fires? (how much, money, news)

[MJJersey]

A firefighter died trying to put out a forest fire, and we are spending god knows how much money on this nonsense. Why? Because someone who built his home in a forest doesn't want it to burn down?

Firefighter killed as wildfires rage across the West, destroying dozens of homes - U.S. News

Fires are good for the forest. In fact, forest fires actually reduce the number and intensity of future fires. Maybe if we stopped meddling we wouldn't have so many massive, out-of-control fires on our hands.

[cruxan]

but we humans can control nature, right?? nature will do her thing with or without us, we just make it worse..