Conversation

"During a 13-day period in Southern California in 1970, 773 wildfires burned 576,508 acres, destroyed 722 homes and killed 16 people."

An interesting story here of how much organization and investment California has put into preparing for these kinds of fires.

https://wildfiretoday.com/2019/05/16/the-wildfires-in-1970-brought-about-firescope-changing-the-way-emergencies-are-managed/