Climate change is to blame for many destructive natural phenomena. But Mark Finney, a research forester with the US Forest Service, says that climate change isn't the cause for a seeming increase of fires around the western United States. Finney says that weather, even a dry week or two, can set the stage for a fire. And while controlled burns, or "prescribed fires," are the most effective treatment against wildfires, Finney suggests that people leave them to professionals, even around their yards.