Aaron Bolonick

Towards Effective Fire Management in California

In recent years, massive wildfires in the western United States have captured national attention. In California, all but one of the 20 largest wildfires in the state’s history have occurred after the year 2000, with this year’s Park Fire ranking as the fourth largest in the state’s history. These wildfires come with large economic costs, with estimated losses reaching $117.4 billion annually between the years 2017 and 2021 and $5 billion in annual state fiscal loss.