Plumes of smoke rise as wildfire approaches a home during the Fairview Fire near Hemet, Calif., on Sept. 7, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
Until the fires in Hawaii, California accounted for the most wildfire damage in the United States. Twenty-two percent of total acres destroyed by wildfire was in California. This was partly due to drought and poor forest management. California has a suppression over-prevention philosophy when it comes to forest fires.
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Anne Johnson was a commercial property and casualty insurance agent for nine years. She was also licensed in health and life insurance. She went on to own an advertising agency, where she worked with businesses. She has been writing about personal finance for 10 years.
