Science tells us that standing dead trees ("snags") slow down fires. This article provides the best argument yet for immediately stopping the logging of Stanley Park:

https://www.landconserve.org/news/snags-large-downed-wood-and-fire

Despite what uninformed common sense might lead one to believe (viz., dead trees are a fire hazard) this is a case where discovering the actual science leads one to a different conclusion. 

The logging of Stanley Park for the purpose of fire safety is wrongheaded and without scientific justification!