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California needs to rethink urban fire risk after wine country tragedy

  • Written by Max Moritz, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Wildland Fire, University of California, Berkeley
imagePicking up the pieces after fire devastated the city of Santa Rose, California. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

We recently witnessed the wind-driven Tubbs fire blast its way through densely urbanized neighborhoods in Northern California, causing dozens of fatalities and thousands of home losses. This tragic event easily ranks as the most catastrophic fire in...

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