Within the last 10 years, a record number of acres have burned, and numbers have surged since the turn of the century (National Interagency Fire Center [NIFC] 2024). Iglesias et al. (2022) found that average fire occurrences in regions of the United States are up to four times larger in size, more extensive, and triple the frequency during the last two decades. In 2023, 56,580 fires were reported nationwide, burning well over 2.6 million acres (NIFC 2024). Of these, over 324,917 acres were burned in California (CAL FIRE 2023d). With increased fires comes increased suppression costs. The fire year of 2021 beat all previous records, with federal firefighting costs hitting over $4 billion, and 2023 following closely with more than $3.1 billion (NIFC 2024).
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