Editorial: The next record-breaking fire will happen soon. So how will California pay for it?
by The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Aug 13, 2018
3 minutes
The Thomas fire that roared through Ventura and Santa Barbara counties in December broke records, becoming the state's largest wildfire in recorded history. But not for long. This month, the Mendocino Complex fire in Northern California broke a record for acres burned. Will the record be broken in another few months or sometime next year? It seems possible, given what fire officials and state leaders say about California's heightened wildfire risk because
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