Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is important to remember and learn from the past.Use details and examples to explain your opinion.

I strongly agree that it is important to remember and learn from the past. My hometown of San Diego is very prone to forest fires. Last summer, there was a large forest fire, but it was successfully contained by the firefighters because they had learned from a past fire that happened 10 years ago. During that fire 10 years ago, firefighters only used water from fire trucks to try and put out the fire—but this wasn't effective. So the fire department learned from that, and bought two firefighting helicopters to prepare for the next time a wildfire would happen. And sure enough, when another fire happened this summer, the department had their helicopters ready to help put out the fire, and they were successful. This is just one example of why we should learn from the past. It can save lives.