Experts caution that attempting to move homes, facilities may not be the best option in many cases.
High winds lead to risk of wildfires, which can prompt utilities such as San Diego Gas & Electric to implement Public Safety Power Shutoffs. It was a familiar scene: the governor of California warning about the dangers of wildfires as several blazed across the state.with other officials to caution about the risks now and in the future, and discuss what the state and local jurisdictions are doing to address the growing threat of wildfires.
Newsom didn’t talk about managed growth at the event last week, but focused on the potential for another difficult fire season. As of Friday,acres had burned in California wildfires, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. That’s more thanthe average of the previous five years – 38,593 acres – through July 10. However, there have been fewer fires during that period: 3,543 this year, compared with a five-year average of 3,659.
“First, it could mean individual residents or entire communities preemptively relocating away from fire-prone places. Second, it could mean limiting reconstruction in places where a wildfire destroyed buildings. Third, it could mean infrastructural retreat. One form of fire-specific retreat, for example, is to change the configuration of powerlines rather than remove housing.
McConnell noted a difference in scale. She said one recent fire-risk assessment estimated about 44 million houses are situated in the “wildland-urban interface” across the United States. That compares with an estimated 9 million to 15 million homes in high flood-risk zones.
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