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Raging wildfires across West are once again capturing national attention

Massive fires in Oregon that destroyed an area half the size of Rhode Island even threatened neighboring California. While cooler weather has helped calm the fires, the risk of a flare-up remains, and the loss of property is staggering. Numerous fires further south in California have destroyed buildings, forced evacuations, damaged watersheds, destroyed important animal habitats, and degraded the air quality for thousands of miles. Again, the risk for even more damage remains high if high temperatures and low humidity remains.

Eli Lehrer and Jeff Kupfer: Washington’s wildfire strategy must prioritize mitigation and resiliency

If nothing else, 2020 showed Washington state residents they can’t stop worrying about wildfires.

Jeff Kupfer Op-Ed in Napa Valley Register: Wildfire season is here; time to prioritize mitigation and resiliency

Currently, over 4,400 California firefighters have and continue to battle wildfires that have charred more than 4 million acres since the beginning of the year. The fires have claimed at least 31 lives and displaced thousands from their homes.

Unfortunately, these catastrophes are not unusual. In 2018 and 2019, California wildfires claimed more than 100 lives, destroyed nearly 26,000 buildings, and burned more than 2.2 million acres of land. These alarming figures serve as an urgent reminder of the annual threat that wildfires pose to our communities. According to Verisk’s 2020 Wildfire Risk Analysis, nearly 4.5 million homes in the U.S. are at high or extreme risk for wildfires, of which more than two million are in California.

Active Forest Management Protects People, Property, and Nature

Record wildfires this year in California, Oregon, and Washington have been catastrophic, killing over 33 people and destroying millions of acres of forests. Huge swaths of the West have burned, leaving the sky in San Francisco looking like a scene from a post-apocalyptic movie, forcing the closure of National Parks and major freeways, and even causing hazy sunsets as far away as D.C. Dealing with these wildfires is dangerous, expensive, and time-consuming. And the political, financial, and legal hurdles associated with providing aid after wildfire devastation create additional challenges.

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Raging wildfires across West are once again capturing national attention

Eli Lehrer and Jeff Kupfer: Washington’s wildfire strategy must prioritize mitigation and resiliency

Jeff Kupfer Op-Ed in Napa Valley Register: Wildfire season is here; time to prioritize mitigation and resiliency

Active Forest Management Protects People, Property, and Nature