Fires need to be prevented and not extinguished

"Fires need to be prevented and not extinguished .... what we see is a loss of knowledge and a loss of prevention ..." 

When will more politicians take climate change seriously enough to do something effective about it?
​The tragedy and heartbreak of widespread wildfires in Greece, Turkey, Algeria, US West, Canada, and Russia. Extreme Weather, temperatures over 40C, severe water shortages