- California wildfires are getting worse. In fact, six of the state’s most destructive wildfires occurred in the last four years.
- In 2018 alone, fires scorched nearly 2 million acres. It was California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire season on record.
- To lower the risk of igniting more fires, electric company PG&E cut off power for thousands of people in Northern California in the fall of 2019.
- Fire management and prevention can look very different depending on which part of the state you live in. Fuel driven forest fires are common in Northern California while wind-driven fires happen in the Southern part of the state.
- Here are six ways Californians can control the spread of wildfires, explained with the help of a wildfire expert.
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