Exactly, that NPR piece on California's sequoias last year stuck with me. They were using drones with thermal cameras not just to find fires, but to map forest density and plan those precise controlled burns you mentioned. It's not about stopping all fire, it's about using the tech to replicate natural cycles safely. Otherwise we end up with those massive, unmanageable crown fires that wipe out everything, even the fire-adapted species. The goal has to be smart suppression guided by ecology, not just total prevention.