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Steinman: Forest management is solved and Europe avoids catastrophic fires through it

Joshua Steinman · Joshua Steinman talks cybersecurity and the vulnerabilities of a digital world. · Mar 17, 2025 · at 20:34

Former government official and cybersecurity entrepreneur Joshua Steinman discusses wildfire prevention solutions in California with TBPN host Jordi Hays.

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“Forestry management is a solved problem, right? Let these guys get out there. The Europeans laugh at us. The president talks about this all the time, but it is literally true. They don't have these types of catastrophic forest fires because they have good forestry management.”

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