See https://www.npr.org/2020/09/10/911592361/are-recent-wildfires-enough-to-restore-the-equilibrium-with-fire https://www.npr.org/2020/09/10/911592361/are-recen

See https://www.npr.org/2020/09/10/911592361/are-recent-wildfires-enough-to-restore-the-equilibrium-with-fire https://www.npr.org/2020/09/10/911592361/are-recent-wildfire..., titled "Are Recent Wildfires Enough To Restore The Equilibrium With Fire?" The TLDR is no, this won't stop them from happening. This article notes: - In 2019, $160M was spent putting out wildfires in CA, but the economic damage was $80B - 3M acres have burned in CA this year - In order to manage wildfires appropriately in CA, 20M acres would need to be addressed (thinning or burning) every year. - There are 48M acres of mountains, brush, and grassland in CA