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Wildfire risk is soaring for low-income, elderly and other vulnerable populations in California, Washington and Oregon

  • Written by: Mojtaba Sadegh, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University
imageMany of the people caught in the wildfire that swept through Paradise, Calif., in 2018 were older adults.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

As wildfires burn across the Western U.S., the people in harm’s way are increasingly those least able to protect their homes from fire risks, evacuate safely or recover after a fire.

In a new study, we and a...

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