Record wildfire threats mean California must pick when and where to fight, utilities, analysts, CalFire agree
Justin Sullivan via Getty Images In 2020, California had over 9,900 wildfires, which burned a record 4.25 million acres and killed 33 people, according to the state’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire). It is time for California to rethink its approach to wildfires, stakeholders said. Both wildfires and utility-owned power lines run throughout California’s federally-, state- and privately-held forest lands. Regulated utilit...
Source: utilitydive.com